What is the home inspector responsible for?
top All professional inspection firms will have an inspection agreement for you to read and sign. This agreement will spell out the company’s capabilities, responsibilities and limitations. Do not assume you know what the inspector can do for you based on what want him to do. There are reasonable limitations. Generally, their function is to observe and evaluate the major systems of the home and report the conditions they observe. When problems are found the inspector will either offer verbal recommendations of how to repair the item(s) or recommend further evaluation by a licensed, qualified specialist in the particular. An inspector cannot predict the condition of a system five years from now or even what condition it will be in the next day. What are the limitations of the inspection? top A home inspection is not an appraisal or a check for compliance with building codes and it’s not an evaluation for any biological or environmental hazards. We are unable to inspect things hidden by
