Welcome to the Total House Inspection blog page! For the last decade, THI has been providing property inspection reports to the people of Rochester Hills, Troy, and Sterling Heights. The articles you’ll find on this page represent some of the knowledge we bring to each and every home inspection.
In this series of blogs, Total House Inspection will be detailing many of the finer points of home inspection. What’s included with a home inspection, and, just as important, what is not? Should you have radon testing done on your home, or is mold inspection more important? And what’s so important about a sewer inspection? Read on to find out!
When most people think of house inspections, they primarily think about us checking for things that have gone wrong with a house over time. Is the furnace still working? Is the roof still holding up to the elements? Has…
As we discussed many times before, there are multiple reasons people have their homes inspected. The most common, of course, is when they put an offer in on a house and want to make sure that the house is worth…
While some homeowners decide to have a pre-listing inspection performed on a home, there’s no doubt that the most common type of house inspection is done by prospective buyers who want to ensure the house they want to buy…
There are many reasons that people call a home inspector. The most common is, of course, that they’re about to purchase a home and want to ensure that there won’t be any huge surprises once they move in. Others…
People choose to purchase new-construction homes for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they do so because they want to get out of the middle of town and can get a bigger backyard in a new neighborhood. Some people feel that…
When most people think of home inspections, they usually think of a house inspection that is paid for by the prospective buyer. The buyer is usually getting the home inspection done in order to protect themselves from any unseen problems…
In a recent article, we discussed what home inspectors look for when they are performing property inspection. We also talked about what home inspectors do not look for and what is not part of a property inspection report for real…
While radon testing isn’t an included part of a standard home inspection, it can be a very important aspect of it. While the average home inspection is mostly about making sure that the potential buyer isn’t financially harmed, radon inspection…
One of the most common questions we get as home inspectors is “what do home inspectors look for?” And, by extension, the unasked question is “what is not included in home inspection services?” Having a home inspection performed is an…
If you’re about to purchase a house, a home inspection will almost certainly be part of your lender’s requirements. And even if you’re paying for a house in cash, you should still have a property inspection done in order to…