Central Florida Building Inspectors Learning Center
Welcome to the Central Florida Building Inspectors Learning Center. Our blog is focused on home inspections and other home and safety related subjects. The topics are based on our experience providing home inspections in and around Orlando, FL.
Why a Home Inspection is Very Important
When a person wants to purchase a home, they get distracted by everything included in the home buying process . They can often overlook or miss the actual condition of the home and issues that it may have due to their attention being diverted to one or more...
What can easily be Checked before Hiring a Home Inspector?
If you have set your sights on a particular house, then there are a few things you can do and look out for before hiring an inspector to look over the property with a magnifying glass. The things that you can look out for include, The Foundation: Checking out the...
The Added Security that a Home Inspection can bring
As the home seller, know that by hiring a home inspector to look over your property means you are giving yourself the time it needs to repair any major problems. Meaning that, time is not wasted on negotiations and you can hold firm on the price that you are looking...
The best way to leverage a home inspection
Professional home inspections provide great benefits to realtor and estate agents that know how to leverage them effectively. Here are a few tips on how agents can generate more commission and increase their quality of customer service. As an agent, it’s your duty to...
Don’t Ignore Leaks: Hidden Damage could Empty your Savings
If you are a buyer looking for a new home, or a seller getting your property in good condition for the market, then it’s important to be aware of the damage that can be caused by a leaking roof. Generally, a leaky roof is easily spotted and is noticeable by the water...
Benefits of a Pre-Listing Inspection
Are you thinking of relocating to another home, if so, you will more than likely need to sell the current home that you are living in to help fund that move. Why not get an experienced, fully trained Florida home inspector, to inspect the home, and correctly evaluate...
How to Identify Dry Rot
Introduction Serpula lacrymans or as its more commonly known, dry rot, is a fungus that attacks wood and timber throughout most parts of the world. Dry rot is most common in timber forests, but also known for its powerful ability to destroy timber, and eat away at the...
Tips in Finding the Right Home Inspector
When looking to choose a home inspector, you should research and take the time to know what to expect, and be able to choose a trusted professional. A home inspection is a great way to prevent the usual headaches that come with buying or selling a home. For instance,...
3 Elements on your Home that need Regular Inspection
Homeownership can be overwhelming when you consider the upkeep and constant need to check the structure is continually safe to live in. The best way to make certain all is right is to be diligent in your efforts to check the following elements on your home regularly....
The Sellers Guide to Preparing to Sell a Home
When the time comes to sell your home, there are a number of ways you can do this; you can sell the property privately or you can do business with an agent. In any case, you will need to make sure that the property is ready for being placed on the market. Below are...
Why a Pre-Purchase Home Inspection is the Right Thing to Do
The service of a home inspection is a wonderful thing, it’s a great and effective way of knowing the true condition and real shape in which you’re home or potential home actually is. The reason you need a pre-purchase home inspection is because your new home used to...
Don’t lean on your own Expertise, Hire a Professional Home Inspector
In the past, a home inspection service was not really looked at, or considered as a necessity by those in the process of buying a home, or those going through a real estate transaction. Past buyers simply leaned on their own understanding and knowledge as the primary...
Why should you pay for a radon test?
For those who do not know, Radon is a colorless gas, which is radioactive, and is the second main cause of cancer in the USA today, the first is smoking. Radon is undetectable to the human nose as it has no odor, and as mentioned above, is colorless making it...
Why should I care about Indoor air quality?
The air quality of your home should be at a safe and healthy level and needs to be free from pollutants. Therefore, it’s essential you are diligent to get to the bottom of and learn the cause of any air defects that are within your home, because it could be causing...
Important Information about Termite Infestation
There are countless cases of termite damage and infestation found throughout Florida and across the US every single day. Most cases include people afraid of termites causing damage to their homes and invading their private living space, both of which are not nice...
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