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Home Inspection Service
in New Jersey Areas
Hi, my name is Lusu Ni, PHD in civil engineering at Lehigh University. I take pride in providing detailed and professional Home Inspection Service. My construction and materials knowledge plus the solid experience of Home Improvement will help ensure you make a right investment decision. I always go above and beyond to deliver comprehensive inspections that you can trust.
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Do you want to buy a house, but not sure about the its condition? Do you want to have some professional suggestions before making an offer? Are you have any question about maintaining house? Dr. Ni offers consulting services by accompanying clients on property evaluation, advising on major remodeling. Feel free to give a call.
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What will be reviewed during Home Inspection
When you work with Dr. Ni, you’re working with a Inspector that wants to give you all of the information you need to make an informed decision in your real estate transaction.
Structural components
The structural components are essential to keeping your home solid and intact. Things such as termite damage and water problems can compromise the integrity of these beams, trusses and joists, causing your floor or roof to sag and, in extreme cases, part of your home to collapse. Sometimes, also, ill-conceived remodeling will damage or compromise a structural beam without the home owner realizing it. The home inspector will make sure that the structural components are intact and that they haven't been damaged or compromised by weather or other elements.
Walls
Sometimes structural walls get compromised by a house shifting slightly over time. They can also be damaged by careless remodeling crews who don't recognize that a wall is a load-bearing wall. Occasionally, adding weight to a room with things like a library, grand piano or spa tub can affect the integrity of the structural walls. The home inspector will check for signs of stress in these load-bearing walls.
Roof
Roofing makes up the barrier between your living space and the rain, ice, sleet and snow, not to mention adding an insulating layer against the heat. In addition to keeping your living spaces dry, a solid, impenetrable roof is important to keeping mold and mildew out of your attic and walls. An improperly-installed roof can also exacerbate winter ice dams and cause the water that accumulates because of them to enter your building.
Heating/Cooling system
There's a lot for a home inspector to check out in your heating and cooling systems. Having these units in good working order is necessary for your home staying warm in the winter and cool in the summer. In addition, a furnace or boiler that needs cleaning can cost you unnecessary energy dollars, and an improperly vented furnace or boiler can be a health and fire hazard.
Foundation
Since the slab is the bottom support of your home, a home inspector will check to see that it's solid and that any cracks are just superficial. Deep cracks in the slab, especially ones that are uneven, can indicate structural damage.
Floors
Inspecting a floor can give hints of underlying damage or problems. A dramatically-sloping floor can indicate foundation issues. A water-stained floor is likely evidence of past or current water leakage. Insect damage, such as a termite infestation, can also be evident by inspecting the floor. Some floors have installation issues, such as loose boards or lose tiles, which can pose a safety hazard.
Windows and doors
Checking a representative number of windows during a home inspection is important to determining the integrity of the window installations throughout the home, especially in an unoccupied home. Although one window may operate smoothly and be properly installed, that doesn't ensure that all the home's windows are in the same condition.
Inspecting as many doors in the home as possible is important to judge the integrity of the entrances and exits. Though one door may be perfectly installed and in great shape, that doesn't mean that all doors in the room will be in the same condition. Problems with doors can include gaps around exterior doors that waste energy; hinges improperly installed, posing a security risk; and doors that are less than plumb, making their operation difficult.
Attic, including visible insulation
During a home inspection, the inspector will look to see that the attic space is sufficiently insulated. Without adequate insulation, heat from the lower floors can escape, wasting energy and escalating utility bills. Pipes and ducts in the unheated attic also need to be properly insulated to prevent burst pipes and lost heat. Attics should be vented, usually with side gable vents, so that condensation from the forced air heat doesn't collect and cause water damage. Attic vents also prevent the summer temperature in the attic from soaring, making it more expensive to cool your living areas. For finished attic spaces, the inspector will check the windows, fixtures, wiring, insulation and doors, just as he would a room on the lower floors.
Basement
A basement can tell a home inspector a lot about the state of a home. For one thing, it gives him or her a good look at the foundation and support beams of the house. Bowed or crumbling walls indicate a likely foundation problem. Cracked beams or those with evidence of insect activity are also a problem. In addition, basements often have water problems, especially in low lying areas. Lastly, a basement frequently houses the building's mechanical systems, such as the furnace and water heater, and the inspector can access these important systems while checking out the basement.
Ceilings
A good look at a ceiling can tell the inspector quite a bit about the structure. A sagging ceiling or one with flaking plaster or water damage can indicate a plumbing problem on the floor above. A bowed ceiling or a ceiling with large cracks or gaps can be a sign of structural problems. And, a ceiling with peeling paint can indicate moisture issues.
Plumbing Systems
Making sure the home's plumbing system is sound is important to making sure there are no water leaks. Even a small drip under a sink can lead to rotting floor boards, mold and mildew. A home inspector will make sure that the main water shut-off valve is in good working order, that all pipes are connected properly and in good shape, and that pipes in unheated areas are insulated properly. If the house was built earlier than 1986, he will also check for the presence of lead pipes.
Electrical System
So much can go wrong with your electrical system if it isn't installed and maintained correctly, up to and including a fire in your walls. A thorough home inspector will look at how many outlets are attached to each circuit, the state and age of the wiring, the set-up and soundness of the breaker box and the individual outlets themselves. He or she will also check to make sure that you have GFCIs in high-moisture areas, like the kitchen and the bathroom, and that hard-wired light fixtures are installed correctly.