A Gentry Whole Home Inspection
Basic Inspection Components
- Home Site and Environment
- Drainage
- Landscaping
- Structures
- Other Factors
- Roofing
- Shingles
- Low slope coverings
- Skylights and Venting
- Guttering
- Building Exterior
- Foundation
- Exterior wall covering
- Windows and doors
- Decks and porches
- Lights/Fixtures/Outlets
- Chimneys
- Building Interior
- Basement
- Crawlspaces
- Bathrooms/Kitchen
- Fireplaces/Flues
- Staircases
- Laundry/Utility rooms
- Attics
- Safe rooms
- Structural Concerns
- Piers
- Stem walls
- Slabs
- Steel components
- Plumbing
- Water service
- Meters/public water
- Private wells
- Interior supply
- Drain, waste and venting
- Water heating
- Gas supply lines
- Irrigation systems
- Electrical
- Service wires
- Electrical panels/Subpanels
- Circuit breakers
- Branch wiring
- Electric meter
- GFCI (ground-fault circuit interrupter)
- AFCI (arc-fault circuit interrupter)
- System grounding
- HVAC (heating/ventilation/air conditioning)
- Thermostat
- Gas and electrical heating units
- Central air conditioning
- Window AC units
- Heat pumps
- Whole house fans
- Appliances
- Testing and normal operation
- Washers/Dryers
- Dishwasher
- Refrigerator
- Disposal
- Trash compactor
- Stove/range
- Microwave
- Hood vent
- Other case-by-case considerations
- Links within report explaining basic systems and typical solutions
- EXCLUDED ITEMS:
- Mold testing
- Wood destroying insects (e.g. termites)
- RADON tests
- Mold testing
