Home inspection report structure

Do you intend to share your home inspection report with professionals such as your attorney, contractors, or real estate agent? If so, then you want a report that delivers on providing the essentials that these professionals want to see quickly. No two homes or client concerns are alike and therefore, our PDF inspection reports are customizable and contain:

Correct/incorrect illustrations (for faster understanding of the issue)
Photo markups clearly indicating called-out items: Using arrows and circles, etc.
The Executive Summary section (very busy lifestyle, a fast read-through of key findings)
Color-coded severity: Dangerous, safety warning, the upgrade will improve, environmental concerns, etc.
Time-stamped site photos (in case you don’t attend/or insurance purposes)
Thermal scan images (detects surface differences, moisture, air leaks)
Reference & resources links (research more information on your own time)
Technical Jargon
Pages of clauses

Pre-Inspection Agreements

If time permits, reviewing a sample home inspection report is always a good measure. As it will give you a general understanding of how in-depth and structured the report is. The most commonly reported issues with reports, in general, are that they are either, too technical and difficult to understand. The written report conflicts with much of what the inspector said on-site. That the report lacked depth and direction, minimal pictures, no useful illustrations, items being called out with no clarity of severity. Many clients expect to see ballpark estimates right in the report, even though this is outside the scope of a home inspection.

Home Inspection Agreement (form)

Mold Agreement (form)

RWS 90 day warranty (click link below)

*Please note that the above agreements are samples, your actual agreements will be emailed for you to E-sign.

Sample home inspection report

Sample-report #1

Standards of Practice

For your reference, provided below are the detailed formalities we as home inspectors and mold assessors must adhere by. Home Inspection Standards of Practice documentation (InterNachi-SOP); (NYDOS-SOP). Mold Inspection Standards of Practice documentation (IAC2-SOP).