Category: Florida Home Inspections
Roof inspection
Check Out These Tips About Roofs Before You Buy A Home
What You Should Know About Roofs Before You Buy A Home Insurance carriers may deny a policy based on the age of the roof. If it is insurable, you may have to replace it sooner than you expected. Your policy will most likely be written for Actual Cash Value rather than Replacement Value. Unless you […]
Drainage Piping Testing
How Will You Know If The Drainage Piping Is OK?
With a standard home inspection, you may not. Home inspectors check drainage by running the water in the home. Typically, that constitutes about 60-80 gallons of discharge during a typical home inspection. That may not be enough to disclose a broken or compromised sewer line. Learn how to find out about a compromised sewer line […]
Florida Home Inspections
Builder Warranty Inspection
IF YOU ARE BUYING A NEW CONSTRUCTION HOME, the single most important thing you can do to protect your rights against defective construction or latent defects is to have the home inspected before the end of the first year of ownership. This inspection is even more important than having a pre-closing inspection. Unless you observe […]
Florida Home Inspections
Florida Home Inspector Qualifications
When is a Florida home inspector “appropriately qualified” to render an opinion, make a recommendation, or predict failure of any building component? Unfortunately, most real estate agents and home inspectors alike have no clue even though it is clearly defined by the Florida statute (FAC 61-30).
Radon Testing
Radon Testing & Requirements in Florida
Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that emanates from the ground. Elevated levels of radon gas are known to be harmful and is a leading cause of lung cancer in the USA.
Building Inspection Jacksonville
Florida Crawlspace Homes
Few of our Florida homes have basements but a great many have elevated finish floors over what is commonly termed a “crawlspace.” A crawlspace is the open area/gap between the finished floor and the ground. They vary in height and accessibility. Some have as little as a few inches between the floor joists and ground […]
Florida Home Inspections
New Citizens Insurance 4-Point Report Requirements
It’s going to be harder to sell older homes… Effective February 7, 2018, Citizens Property Insurance issued new guidelines for 4-Point inspections on homes over 30 years old. Citizens is the largest carrier serving Florida and, no, simply finding a different carrier may not help. This requirement results in more risk and time to the […]
Florida Home Inspections
News You Can Use
Let’s talk WDO Inspections The Veterans Administration (VA) has backed off forcing the Seller to pay for the WDO upfront. Buyers using a VA loan can, once again, pay for the WDO and get reimbursed from the Seller at closing. Of course, the Seller may still pay for the WDO upfront although that rarely happens. […]
Florida Home Inspections
Ponte Vedra Beach Home Inspection
Quality of Life; Quality of Inspection Nothing represents First Coast quality of life better than Ponte Vedra Beach. Established homes have an average listing price of $707,511 ($176/sf); while you can also find a new home in the Nocatee community from the $200’s. Over 1300 restaurants serve a population of just over 29,000 residents […]
Florida Home Inspections
A Business Owner and a Service Animal – What Are the ADA Expectations?
A Business Owner and a Service Animal – What are the ADA Expectations? Why be proactive? As a business owner, you strive to make your contact with the public an enjoyable and satisfactory experience – that is what leads to repeat business. Customers have diverse needs and backgrounds; this would include those who bring […]