Inspecting the Exterior of Your Ithaca Home The best Ithaca home inspectors know that an inspection is not complete unless it is thorough. This means inspecting both the interior and exterior of the home. We have been covering a lot of information on the interior, but today, we would like to talk in more detail about what your home inspector is looking for on the exterior. The fact is that some of the outside portions of the home can be the most expensive repairs. Many problems can be Continue Reading ...
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Homeownership 101: Here’s What You Need to Know if You’re Buying Your First Home – Part Two
Homeownership 101: Here’s What You Need to Know if You’re Buying Your First Home – Part Two Last week, we shared the first part of our series on what you need to know if you’re buying your first home. Thanks for coming back for the second and final installment of this series. At Precision Home Inspection, we know how important it is to think carefully before you purchase your first home. It’s a big step because you’re probably going from renting to owning, and the two are Continue Reading ...
Homeownership 101: Here’s What You Need to Know if You’re Buying Your First Home – Part One
Homeownership 101: Here’s What You Need to Know if You’re Buying Your First Home – Part One At Precision Home Inspection, one of the parts of our job that we love the most is working with new homeowners. These are the people who always attend their inspections, and they ask lots of questions. They are so excited about this new season of their lives, and it is great for us to be a part of that. If you are planning on buying your first home, there is so much you need to know. In Continue Reading ...
InterNACHI Membership and Your Home Inspection Company: Here’s Why it Matters
InterNACHI Membership and Your Home Inspection Company: Here’s Why it Matters Not every Twin Tiers home inspector is InterNACHI certified, and that’s something you should definitely be looking for. Home inspection companies that take the time to go through these additional steps are ones that you know you can trust. Home inspectors need to go through a rigorous process before they can start working on their own. They need to complete at least 140 hours of education, 40 of which Continue Reading ...
Steps to Take if Your Twin Tiers Home Inspection Uncovers an Old Water Heater
Steps to Take if Your Twin Tiers Home Inspection Uncovers an Old Water Heater Perhaps you’ve found a house in the Twin Tiers that you just adore. You were eager to schedule your home inspection, but the inspector found a lot of problems that you just weren’t anticipating – one of them being an old water heater. At Precision Home Inspection, we find older water heaters in houses all the time. This can present quite a challenge for both the buyers and the homeowners, but Continue Reading ...
What Happens if Your Corning Home Inspection Uncovers a Pest Problem?
What Happens if Your Corning Home Inspection Uncovers a Pest Problem? Few things cause new homeowners to cringe like discovering a pest control problem in a house they have fallen in love with. If you have signed a contract for a house in Corning, and you’re ready to schedule your home inspection, this might be one of your biggest fears. At Precision Home Inspection, we check every inch of your house, and we pay careful attention to make sure there are no pests – or signs of them Continue Reading ...
Will Your Horseheads Home Inspector Offer You Repair Estimates?
Will Your Horseheads Home Inspector Offer You Repair Estimates? This is a great question, and when you’re getting your new Horseheads home inspected, you certainly want to get the most bang for your buck. The short answer is that it depends. Let’s go over the long answer. At Precision Home Inspection, our goal is to go above and beyond when we inspect your new home. We’re precise, which means that you’ll see details in your final report that you might not see if you had chosen Continue Reading ...
3 Reasons Why You Should be Present During Your Home Inspection
3 Reasons Why You Should be Present During Your Home Inspection We promised you last week that we would go over in more detail the importance of you attending your home inspection. We can’t stress enough how vital it is that you’re there. It’s not just because we want to meet you (although that is a perk!), it’s also because you have the chance to learn a lot about your home. At Precision Home Inspection, we aim to please our customers, but it’s also our goal to do a Continue Reading ...
5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Home Inspection in the Twin Tiers
5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Home Inspection in the Twin Tiers For many people, the home inspection is something that’s a necessary part of the process of buying a house. They look at it as another item that they need to check off their to-do list to satisfy their mortgage requirements. We’d like to believe that it’s really so much more than that. At Precision Home Inspection, we know that your home inspection can be a valuable tool that you can use right away. Continue Reading ...
Advice for Sellers: How to Prepare for Your Ithaca Home Inspection
Advice for Sellers: How to Prepare for Your Ithaca Home Inspection The moment your real estate agent tells you there’s an offer on your home is very exciting. You go back and forth a bit with the negotiations, and finally, you settle on a number that works for both sides. Once you’ve signed the contract, you know it’s for real, and it’s time for you to prepare for the home inspection. At Precision Home Inspection, we can tell you that we’ve seen it all! We’ve inspected all Continue Reading ...
