Welcome To JB Home Inspection
Inspected Once, Inspected Right.
Our Comprehensive Inspections Exceed the National Association of Home Inspectors (NACHI) standards
Avoid the Surprises
Nothing could be worse than suddenly finding out that there are major defects with the home you are trying to list or buy. JB Home Inspections takes measures to make sure that you are very familiar with the home and the condition of its major systems. If you are listing your home, we can help you feel more secure that there are fewer surprises about your home's condition. If you are buying a home, we can help you feel more secure about your home purchase decision.
Limited 100-Day Warranty
For a small additional fee, JB Home Inspections also offers a 100-day limited inspection warranty. This warranty agrees to provide a payment for the covered costs to repair or replace the items listed in this warranty if any such items fail or become inoperable during the term of this warranty due to mechanical failure caused by routine wear and tear, subject to the terms, conditions, exclusions, and limitations of the warranty, including:
HVAC
- Plumbing
- Electrical
- Roof covering
- Kitchen appliances
- Hot water source
- Garage door opener
- Jetted bathtub
- Sump pump
- Structure
My Promise to You
I will ALWAYS provide you with straightforward, honest feedback and treat you as if you were my only customer, giving your project my full attention.
- Jerry Box
How to Prepare For an Inspection
BRINGING OUT THE BEST AT INSPECTION TIME
Several times a week, I enter a stranger's house to perform what has become an expected part of most real estate deals -- a home inspection.
As an inspector, I thoroughly go over the house, concentrating on its working condition. Then I present a report to the buyer that describes the house and its systems and components.
I usually work for buyers, who want to know that they're spending their money wisely. But I believe that all interested parties want the inspection to go smoothly. I know I do!
Yet I often find that while a seller has made a house ready for a real estate agent to show, it's not always ready to be inspected. There are a few minor repair and maintenance chores that sellers can do to reduce the number of defects that will show up on the report.
Here's a checklist that can help your house inspect as well as it shows:
Seller's Checklist
- Make sure all interior and exterior light fixtures work.
Provide access to the furnace, water heater and electrical panel.
- Install a new furnace filter.
- Ensure that windows operate smoothly, especially in bedrooms.
- Tighten all doorknobs and tighten or repair all handrails.
- Clear the way to the attic access panel or pull-down, especially in a closet.
- Be sure there is a minimum of one smoke detector per floor.
- Remove window security screws, or unlock window security locks.
- Remove child-safety covers at electrical outlets.
- Provide keys or unlock garages, outbuildings and gates.
- Adjust downward pressure of the automatic door opener. It should reverse when it encounters a 1.5" high solid object place on the floor, such as a 2x4 piece of lumber.
- Ensure all utility services are on, with pilot lights burning.
- Remove stored items, debris and wood from the foundation.
- These may be cited as conditions conducive to wood- destroying pests.
- Trim tree limbs to 10 feet from the roof and shrubs 1 foot from the house to allow access.
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