Make Your Home Ready For Inspection

   If you are selling your home, you need to prepare it for a Home Inspection !

                 These easy steps are an Investment in your property

1. Confirm that water, electric and gas service are on, with gas pilots burning
2. Ensure that pets wont hinder the inspection. Ideally they should be removed from the premises or secured outside. Tell your agent about any pets at home.
3. Replace burned out bulbs to avoid a "Light is inoperable" report that may suggest an electrical problem.
4. Test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and replace batteries.
5. Clean or replace dirty HVAC air filters. They should fit securely.
6. Remove stored items, debris and wood from foundation. This may be cited as "conductive conditions" for termites.
7. Remove items blocking access to HVAC equiptment, electric service panels,water heaters, attics and crawl spaces.
8. Unlock areas the inspector must access- attic doors or hatches ,electric service panels, closets, fence gates, and crawl spaces.
9. Trim tree limbs to 10' from roof and shrubs from the house to allow access.
10. Attend to broken or missing items, like doorknobs, locks and latches, window panes, screens.and locks, gutters, downspouts, and chimney caps.

                    Your Realtor, and Home Inspector will thank you !

            Inspector Holmes Home Inspections NYS Lic. # 16000054200

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