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Home Building Inspection Before Buying Your New Home
By James R Blunt
Your real estate agent identifies a property that suits the description
of your dream house; you rush to make the required down payment
to book it formally. However, before you sign the contract, ensure
that you have a home building inspection done. Many buildings
look excellent from the outside, aided by expert cosmetic repairs
done specifically to increase the market value.
Unless you are an expert yourself, it would be difficult for
you to understand the home floor plans and identify the possible
flaws in the building. Freshly painted walls, damp floors and
newly installed doors and windows may indicate a clever cover
up. Insist that you be allowed to see the home plans and have
an inspection done before the deal is sealed.
Looking To Avoid Repair Costs In The Future
No matter how old or new the house is, don’t purchase the home
without having it inspected, as you might end up spending a lot
of money for repairs. Building inspectors are specially trained
to watch out for problems that can cause you serious trouble in
the future. These include structural problems, such as incorrectly
built walls, partitions, basements, foundations and so on, as
well as faulty plumbing and electrical issues.
For example, trees planted too close to the house, less than
two meters distance, may cause the walls of the house to crack
because of the growth and expansion of the roots. Another such
example that would not be visible from homeplans is the proper
connection of the down pipes and gutters. If these have not been
professionally fitted, then it could result in water seepage into
the walls, causing dangerous cracks and ugly damp spots.
Differentiate Between Serious And Easy To Fix Problems
The home building inspection will also help you differentiate
between serious problems and those which are not really too important
or costly to fix, even though they look bad. For example, if you
find cracks around the doors and windows of the house you can
safely ignore these, as they may look serious, but are not.
However, cracks that develop along the brick work may be an indication
of structural problems that will likely be expensive to fix. As
a layperson you might not be able to deduce this from a mere examination
of the home floor plans. The building inspector however, is trained
to look for such signs and will easily spot these flaws.
Getting An Accurate Evaluation Of The Home You Plan To Buy
Finding your dream house is an indication of good fortune. As
a simple precautionary step that will ensure that this good fortune
does not turn into a nightmare soon after you become the owner
of the property, have a home building inspection done. This will
give you an accurate evaluation report of the house you plan to
buy.
Whatever the style, such as narrow lot house plans or luxury
home plans, it would be difficult for any layperson to identify
the major flaws that could be cleverly masked by cosmetic repairs.
Only the building inspector will be able to decipher the whole
story and give you the correct picture.
About the Author:
James R Blunt has written a number of articles on architecture
and home improvement including The
Design, Architecture
And Design, Design
Development, Architectural
Digest, Architectural
Services, Architectural
Design, The
Architect, The
Architectural.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this website.
Little Known House Plans Facts....
Are you in the market for a new home? You can easily find homes
for sale in these economic times. Many are fantastic homes that
were built from one of a kind house plans. But is the house truly
for you? Some people still elect to build their own homes from
plans that they design themselves. Designing a home is not hard
with the right software. You can even buy base plans that you
can customize to fit your own needs.
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