Home Inspections What you should know Brought to you by EDC Home Inspections.

Home Inspections

What you should know

Brought to you by

EDC Home Inspections

The role of your home inspector

• Most importantly, to help the client make an informed decision on the purchase of their home.

• Act with integrity, honesty, punctuality, and being available during and after the inspection to answer all questions.

• Providing an unbiased report based on the current condition of the homes structure, grading, and major systems

• To advise the client of conditions and or components that are: unsafe, require immediate repairs or maintenance, and items that may be nearing the end or their intended life span

• To adhere to the state regulated standards of practice

The Inspector should not be expected to…• Report on minor cosmetic items

• Determine the remaining life span of components

• Quote exact costs for repairs (estimates may apply)

• Perform technically exhaustive inspections

• Perform “punch lists” on new construction

• Put themselves in dangerous unsafe situations

• Advise on whether or not the property should be purchased

• Turn on any utility that is not turned on at the time of the inspection. i.e. gas, water.

Building Codes

• Inspectors are required, by law, to call out all “Significantly Deficient” items. Not code violations.

• Codes vary from town to town. National standards do not.

• Codes are a minimum standard of required work.

• Being in accord with local building codes is not the same as being safe. A house can be perfectly compliant with code, but be perfectly unsafe. i.e. smoke alarms

• Codes change continually, and are updated

• Fine line between code compliant and common sense

• Older homes grandfathered in compliancy

What do we look at?

• Roof system & coverings

• Exterior & Lot

• Basement, foundation, crawlspace & structure

• Heating Systems

• Cooling Systems

• Permanent Appliances

• Plumbing fittings & fixtures

• Electrical supply & distribution

• Fireplace & Chimney

• Attic & Insulation

• Doors & Windows

• Interior components

What are our limitations

• Think of a home inspector as your “family” doctor. We are generalists, not specialists. If a condition warrants further review or repair, we will refer you to the appropriate specialist in that field.

• The report should only be considered “a snapshot in time” and can only represent conditions viewed on the day and time of the inspection

• The inspector can only report on systems that they can see based on reasonable access

• A home inspection is NOT a warranty and implies no guarantee of the future condition of the home or its systems

Structure types

• Commercial buildings• Residential dwellings: from Westside cottages to large

homes• Apartment complexes• Duplexes, 4plexes• Medical offices• Restaurants• Golf clubhouses and surrounding buildings • Outbuildings• Barns • Bowling Alley• Structures from 500sf to 60,000sf

Types of inspections

• Listing inspections

• Buyers inspections

• Construction phase inspections

• Lender inspections

• One year warranty inspections

• Pest and dry rot inspections

• Residential

• Commercial

What do we find?

How much would you save by not getting an inspection?

Our report

• Delivered via email as a PDF file

• Digital pictures pointing out major defects

• Easy to read narratives, not just a check box

• Summary Report

• Full Report

• Same day reports

• CD or hard copy available upon request

Affiliations & Licensing

• COAREI Central Oregon Assoc. of Real Estate Inspectors

• COAR Central Oregon Assoc. of Realtors

• NACHI National Assoc. of Certified Home Inspectors

• AII American Institute of Inspectors (WDO & WDI certified)

• CCB Construction Contractors Board #164773

• OCHI Oregon Certified Home Inspector #1015

• BNI Business Network International (membership committee)

• COCBA Central Oregon Christian Businessman Assoc.

• Licensed, Bonded

• E&O Insurance

Clients of ours

• Central Oregon Realtors

• Leeway Bank

• Bank of the Cascades

• HUD

• Strategic Assets Services

• Umpqua Bank

• NWCC

• US Inspect

• Fidelity Inspections

About the inspector

• Honest

• Integrity

• Punctual

• Efficient

• Thorough

• Available

• Wife, 3 kids, dog, loves to fly fish and snow ski

“Give us a call…

You’ll be glad you did.