A Guide to What Miami Area Home Inspectors Don’t Look For

Most of us realize that the purchase of a home is most likely the largest investment we’ll make in our lifetimes.  When you choose where you want to live and are planning on investing in residential property, you want to ensure that it gets inspected before you place an offer on it.  If you don’t, you might just find that your ideal dream home is hiding some potentially dangerous issues that could be extremely costly to fix or repair.

In Florida, a comprehensive home inspection report typically includes information about the major components and systems of the home such as the:

• attic and eaves
• basement
• chimney and fireplace (if applicable)
• crawl spaces
• doors and windows
• drainage adjacent to the house
• electrical and plumbing systems
• floors
• foundation
• HVAC system
• roof
• structural components
• walls

While the inclusions of a home inspection can vary based on county regulations, it’s important to understand the exclusions, or what’s not inspected and included as well. It is good to discuss these details with a home inspection company, before you hire them so that you understand the requirements. The professional will walk you through the whole process.

What Home Inspectors don’t look for

Home inspections can be a stressful component of the home buying process for many first-time and new home buyers.  In most cases, this is due in part to the fact that they are widely misunderstood.  Home inspection reports don’t tell you what’s right or wrong with a home.  Generally speaking, it gives you an overall picture of the relative condition of the home as well as its components and systems.  Contrary to popular belief, home inspections are not conducted as pass or fail nor do they tell you whether or not to buy.

Every homebuyer and every house are unique unto themselves.  For instance, a leaking roof could be a deal-breaker for one potential home buyer but not for another who has the resources to have it repaired.  Home inspection reports typically cover everything from the foundation to the top of the roof as well as anything in between.  However, the following areas usually aren’t covered by the home inspector:

• asbestos
• lead paint
• pests
• Radon
• swimming pool problems
• toxic mold

Home inspections typically cover those aspects that are visible.  The above things aren’t something that home inspectors typically look for.  Additionally, the inspector may not be able to inspect an attic in an older home because it’s been sealed shut.  Purchasing a home is the most significant investment you will make.  Make sure that you don’t wind up buying a money pit of expensive repairs.  Call Florida Inspections Unlimited today at 305-910-1171.