Shrugging off an inspection could leave you in a fix when issues arise in the future, it is mandatory to prepare your home for the inspection as follows:
Staging your house is a very important preparation process when you want your house to pass through inspection, whether in the process of selling the house or just initially before selling a house. As such, the kind of inspection that can be done can affect the selling price, help in attracting anyone who is interested in buying the house and also tell one or some areas that may require some fixing.
Here is a guideline that can assist you in preparing your home to gain a successful inspection process as follows.
Declutter and Clean
Some of the ways you can work on it involve; The first step is to declutter your home. Clean and well ordered environment helps the inspector get to the points of interest with specific equipment and tools. Make sure that other concealed areas like cellar, loft or garages should be clean and uncluttered. This also makes the inspection much easier and at the same time any prospective buyers, who may follow the inspector, get a good first impression.
Make Necessary Repairs
Fix any apparent problems before the inspection if you do not want the officer to point them out to you. Any minor work that a home owner intends to do should be done before the house is inspected to avoid detection of these items by the inspector. Moreover, turn on all lights, flip up all outlets, open and close all doors and windows to check whether they run seamlessly.
Check Your Home’s Exterior
It is advisable to pay attention to the exterior part of your home as much as you do to its interior during inspection. They should begin with the removal of copyright content and trim the excessive bush and trees besides checking and repairing on the roof of the building.
Check for areas where shingles are missing or are damaged and remove such things that may hinder the view of an inspector. If your home is wrapped with siding make it a point to check for any cracks or gaps then seal it.
Make the Crucial Places Easily Available
The inspectors require some levels of access to your home, for instance, you have to take them to the attic, crawl spaces, electrical panels, and HVAC systems among others. See that these areas are patentable by any obstructions being removed. For those who own pet animals it is advisable to confine them in a separate area while the inspection is undergoing.
Test Safety Devices
Check the battery and replace if necessary and also to ensure that these devices do belong in their proper places. It also contributes to the home inspection and when well maintained, goes a long way in showing your safety consciousness.
Document Maintenance Records
If you have done some recent maintenance, including central air conditioning repairs, roofing or treatment against pests, then be sure that the inspector has the records. If the previous owners chose to document most of the maintenance they have made, chances of some issues being raised during the inspection are likely to be minimal.
Final Touches
On the day of the inspection, there are certain measures that can be put in place to make the whole process a success. Open all doors and gates and switch on all facilities such as water, gas and electric supplies.
If there are certain parts of the property that are restricted from access or certain procedures which should be followed, make sure to write these on a note to be left for the inspector. Last of all, it is recommended to be absent from the property during the inspection, to give the inspector free access to the property during the process.
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