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Inspection Services
Buyer Inspections
This home inspection will provide you with a solid foundation of knowledge about your new home, an understanding of its components and systems, life expectancy of its appliances, as well as home maintenance tips and information to help you protect your possible investment. We are trained to identify problem areas both small and large that may have been overlooked by the previous owners and to identify which require immediate attention.
A home inspection is critical in both new and older homes. The best way to ensure that you are well informed about the strengths and weaknesses of a property is to have First Look Home Inspection Services, S.C. provide you with a professional home inspection.
See our Inspection Overview for more details.
Seller Inspections
Whether you are selling your home on your own or using a realtor, it’s always a prudent idea to have a professional home inspection. Why?
- provides you with a great marketing tool, giving you a competitive advantage over other homes on the market
- the more you know about your home, the more prepared you will be for negotiation
- provides full disclosure and gives the buyer greater peace of mind
- gives you an opportunity to make low cost repairs to your home, in advance, helping to expedite the sale of your home and maximize your potential return
See our Inspection Overview for more details.
Home Review
Following the acceptance of an offer, a home review serves as a means to verify that the condition of the property has not changed since the initial inspection or that requested repairs have been made.
Check Up
A check up provides a complete home inspection for owners who wish to benefit from professional, educational information on the best way to preserve their property and maintain their investment.
Title Company Inspection
Also referred to as a “Draw Inspection”, this is a verification of construction progress for payment purposes as outlined in construction contracts.
Home Energy Audit
We will examine and assess your home to identify opportunities for energy savings. A home tune-up will help you put your home in top operating condition and save you money in the long run.
Construction Inspection
In a new home, the quality of construction is often not what it used to be some years ago, therefore many buyers have independent reviews of their properties during various stages of the construction process, including slab, frame, and final inspection. This relatively inexpensive inspection protects your purchase, prevents unpleasant surprises, and ensures the quality home that you’ve dreamed about.
Warranty Inspection
Most builders provide a one-year warranty for new construction. Generally during this period of time the buyer develops a "punch list" of corrections for the contractor to repair under the warranty coverage. Some defects will not be obvious to the untrained eye. It is prudent to obtain our home inspectors list of items that will most likely be repaired by your builder at no cost to you. You will be reassured knowing that potential problems were addressed before they grew into something that could cost you a great deal down the road.
Environmental Hazards
Our job as your professional home inspector is to alert you, to the extent possible, to unknown problems and potential environmental hazards in your current or potential house. Ours is a non-invasive visual inspection of your property which can alert you to possible problems. See our Environmental Hazards page for more information.
We inspect for these hazards (for a fee):
Asbestos
Asbestos material that crumbles easily if sawed, scraped, or sanded into a powder is more likely to create a health hazard because it can be inhaled into the lungs, increasing the risk of disease.
This type of inspection is usually done on a Commercial remodel or Demolition, as well as, Home Fire Training for local fire departments. It involves taking samples and getting a lab to test these samples and filing reports of its findings with the proper state agencies.
Radon
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas found in soils, rock, and water throughout the U.S. Radon is a threat to health because it tends to collect in homes, sometimes to very high concentrations.
We are certified to perform Radon inspections. We offer electronic testing during our inspections with immediate results!
Termites or Other Pests
These pests cause serious damage to wooden structures and posts and can also attack stored food, household furniture, and books.