WiseEyes Home and Property Inspections Inc.

Basic Home Inspection

The BASIC home inspection is a bare bones inspection that meets only the minimum trade association and legal standards. It is the absolute minimum, does not offer any additional services and most closely resembles the inspections offered by most of my competitors. It includes only major defects.

It does not include (1) recall and safety concern research on appliances and equipment, (2) cosmetic damage and “minor” defects (note that cosmetic damage and “minor” defects are determined solely by inspector and may differ from your opinion or from the opinions of third parties), (3) Estimation of costs to repair or (4) urgency rating of defects.

A typical and common complaint I receive concerning this type of inspection is not noting doorknob holes in walls; loose hardware on doors, cabinets, and drawers; and small holes or minor damage to screen doors and windows. In the overall scheme of things, those common problems are not difficult or expensive to resolve. However, if you want me to document as many of those as possible, you want at least my CORE inspection. Keep in mind that one damaged screen window might be okay, but what if there are 15 damaged screen windows? Now that minor cost for repairing a screen is multiplied by a factor of however many screen windows are involved.

The BASIC inspection is suitable for Clients needing just the bare bones, major defects, either because they are an investor and will be gutting and renovating the house, are a home seller just interested in major defects or because they are an experienced contractor or other person familiar with the ins and outs of real estate and home repairs including costing.

To discuss your particular inspection needs or for help on any aspect of home inspection please call me at 800-573-3170. I am always glad to help you in any way that I can.