Our Home Evaluation Service Affords Our Residential Clients A Complete Home Inspection. Buying, Selling or Remolding Your Home Requires An Evaluation Of The Property. Contact Us For A Quote.    

     

 

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General Home Inspection: A home inspection helps provide buyers peace of mind by giving valuable information on the investment they are about to make. An AmeriSpec® inspection provides a visual examination of more than 400 items in a home from the foundation to the roof. Our inspectors are trained to perform a professional inspection that meets the highest standards in the industry-the Standards of Practice established by the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI).

Our 100+ item inspection findings are packaged in an attractive, easy-to-reference, three-ring binder. 

All of our inspections do not generally  include a certified termite inspection, carbon monoxide test, and radon tests.  Also, Asbestos and lead testing can be purchased as an add on.  You will generally receive the report 72 hours following the inspection!  No delay!  Don't loose the house waiting for the report!   

Our inspector's go through extensive training and continuing education, always striving to enhance the quality of each inspection conducted. We offerthe best training in the industry by combining classroom instruction and hands-on technical training in our state of the art training facility. 

The "Importance of Inspecting the Home" is a HomeAdvisor Web site that has useful information identifying that every house has defects. Know what to fix and what to avoid whether owning, buying or selling a home.

URL: http://homeadvisor.msn.com/homes/inspection.asp 

In addition to general home inspections, Arete EPS inspectors are trained to perform a large variety of ancillary services.

Mold: This service determines whether harmful mold is present is a home. Exposure to bacteria and fungus in indoor air has emerged as a significant health problem in residential environments as well as in occupational settings. Molds and mildews are names given to thousands of species of filamentous fungi. The molds have clusters of spores that are located on the end of tiny stalks. The spores are the reproductive product of the mature mold. The web like body, or mycelium, attaches to porous surfaces. Mycelia and spores may contain chemical compounds, some of which can be poisonous and toxic to humans. They can also create a large range of health problems depending on the exposure and tolerance of the individual. Spores pose a larger health concern because they become airborne and can be inhaled. The health related problems associated with exposure to mold range from allergic reactions, to respiratory tract inflammation and infection. Some molds can be extremely dangerous such as legionella, which is the cause of Legionnaires Disease. For more information visit:

Sources of Information on Indoor Air Quality: Mold 

This page provides information about Mold.
URL: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/moldresources.html

Pre-Listing Inspections:   Our Pre-listing Inspections allows our Engineers to inspect the major systems or more costly components of their home prior to listing or shortly after listing their home.  If anything needs to be repaired or replaced in the home, the seller has the opportunity to make those changes, and present the prospective homebuyers with a clean report. 

The clean report will be uploaded to our website, and the seller will be given a user and password to provide to the buyers.  The homebuyer feels comfortable knowing that a third party, reputable, and national company inspected the house.  If the buyer has questions about the contents of the report, they can contact our office. 

Eliminate surprises - fully understand the condition of your home before listing it.

If you want to get your home sold in less than 45 days, give us a call!

Carbon Monoxide: This service determines if the combustible appliances in the home are releasing harmful levels of carbon monoxide. Exposure to carbon monoxide reduces the blood's ability to carry oxygen. Often a person or an entire family may not recognize that carbon monoxide is poisoning them. The chemical is odorless and some of the symptoms are similar to common illnesses. This can be particularly dangerous because carbon monoxide's deadly effects are rarely recognized until it is too late to take action against them. For more information visit:

Sources of Information on Indoor Air Quality: Carbon Monoxide (CO)
This page provides information about carbon monoxide.

URL: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/co.html

Protect Your Family and Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
You can't see or smell carbon monoxide, but at high levels it can kill a person in minutes.
URL: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/coftsht.html

Lead Based Paint: Lead is ever-present in all urban environments due to its pervasive use for industrial, automotive, and household used over the past 100 years. It remains a common element in older homes, either as paint, dusts, or in the sites soil. The presence of lead can only be determined by a professional assessment of the physical characteristics of the material, such as its susceptibility to damage, and the potential for interface between the building occupants and the material is critical to assess the real hazard (and to then define an appropriate response action.) For more information visit the HUD Web Site.

LEAD HAZARD INFORMATION PAMPHLET

This section provides copies of the EPA Lead Hazard Information Pamphlet, "Protect Your Family From Lead In Your Home" in various formats.

URL: http://www.hud.gov/lea/leadhelp.html

EPA/HUD Residential Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Program - (Section 1018 of Title X)

Recognizing that families have a right to know about lead-based paint and potential lead hazards in their homes, Congress directed EPA and HUD to work together to develop disclosure requirements for sales and leases of older housing. Under section 1018 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (also known as Title X), EPA and HUD published the Federal lead disclosure regulations on March 6, 1996.

URL: http://www.epa.gov/lead/leadbase.htm

Roof: This test evaluates the serviceability of the roof in relation to the trouble free useful life. This inspection includes the entrance of the attic area to determine leak activity. For more information visit www.roofonline.org.

Commercial Property Inspections: Commercial inspections include properties such as apartment complexes, motels, office buildings, retail stores and warehouses. The inspection evaluates the major systems of the property and the visible structural components; it also catalogs the type and condition of HVAC equipment. The commercial inspection results in a concise, computer generated, narrative report of the building's overall condition adhearing to current ASTM standards.

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