A home inspection by Whittington Home Inspections will include careful
scrutiny of the following:
STRUCTURAL SYSTEM including foundation and framing 
- Floor structure
- Wall structure
- Ceiling structure
- Roof structure
EXTERIOR
- Exterior wall covering, flashing and trim
- All exterior doors
- Attached decks, balconies, steps, porches, stoops and railings
- Eaves, soffits and facsias accessible from ground level
- Vegetation, grading and surface drainage and retaining walls on the property when any of these could
possibly affect the building
- Walkways, patios and driveways leading to entrances of the home
ROOF SYSTEM
- The covering of the roof
- The roof drainage systems
- Flashings
- Skylights, chimneys and roof penetrations
PLUMBNG SYSTEM
- The interior water supply and distribution systems including all fixtures
and faucets
- The drain, waste and vent systems including all fixtures
- The water heating system and equipment
- The vent systems, flues and chimneys
- The fuel storage and fuel distribution systems
- The drainage sumps, sump pumps and related piping
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- The service drop
- The service entrance conductors, cables and raceways
- The service equipment and main disconnects
- The service grounding
- The interior components of service panels and sub panels
- The conductors
- The overcurrent protection devices
- A representative number of installed lighting fixtures , switches and
receptacles
- The ground faul circuit interrupters
HEATING SYSTEM
- The installed heating equiment
- Vent systems, flues and chimneys
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
- Installed central air and thru-wall cooling equipment
INTERIOR
- The walls, ceilings and floors
- The steps, stairways and railings
- The countertops and a representative number of installed cabinets
- a representative number of doors and windows
INSULATION AND VENTILATION
- The insulation and vapor retarders in unfinished spaces
- The ventilation of attics and foundation areas
- The mechanical ventilation systems
FIREPLACES AND SOLID FUEL BURNING APPLIANCES
- The systems components
- The vent systems, flues and chimneys
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