- Proudly Serving The Greater Binghamton Area
Comprehensive home inspections are essential for ensuring the safety, efficiency, and overall value of your property. These thorough assessments provide a detailed evaluation of your home's key systems and components, including the structure, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and more.
Radon Testing: Ensuring a Safe Indoor Environment. Our comprehensive radon detection services identify potential health risks, empowering you to take proactive measures for your family's well-being.
Water Quality Testing ensures your water is safe and meets regulatory standards. Our comprehensive analysis identifies any contaminants, providing you with reliable data to maintain optimal water quality.
Uncover hidden issues in your septic system with our comprehensive dye inspection service. Ensure proper functioning and avoid costly repairs.
We invite you to walk along with us while we conduct a thorough inspection of your property.
Once we’ve compiled our notes, we will send you and your agent a detailed report annotating what we found.
We provide follow-up support to ensure you are fully equipped for the next steps in your process.
A home inspection includes checking for any structural issues such as foundation cracks, roof leaks, plumbing issues, electrical wiring, heating/cooling systems, insulation, windows, doors, chimneys, etc. Depending on how big the property is, a home inspection typically takes 2-3 hours.
Ensure all inspection points are free from clutter, including any closets that might lead to a crawlspace or attic, and clearing some space around your home’s perimeter. It’s also important to check the functionality of all built-in appliances, electric, and gas. If you don’t plan to attend the inspection, make sure your inspector has access to the home, and all pets are properly contained or moved.
A home doesn’t pass or fail an inspection. Instead, a home inspection is a thorough audit of your home’s components. In most cases, there will be concerns marked on your home inspection report, but these are strictly informative.
WHILE YOU CAN LEGALLY SKIP A HOME INSPECTION, DOING SO COULD MEAN THAT YOU MAY END UP BUYING A HOME WITH MAJOR ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE FIXED.
While a home inspector may recommend some minor repairs, they are not qualified to make major repairs. He or she can provide information about what needs to be repaired — and it might be helpful to know that information — but the decision to actually do the work lies solely with the homeowner. Not only does this give you the freedom to choose your contractors, but it also helps prevent a conflict of interest.
A home inspection can affect appraisals for two reasons: 1) The inspector may find something wrong with the property that would lower the value of the home, 2) The inspector may find things that need repair which could increase the value of the home. If the inspection finds issues that require repairs, then the seller has to decide whether they want to fix them themselves, or hire someone else to do it. If the buyer wants to purchase the home, he/she must be willing to pay for those repairs.
GR8 Home Inspections provides quality home inspections in and around The Greater Binghamton Area & surrounding areas.