"A Thorough Home Inspection" - We hear that term tossed around in the home inspection industry here in Orlando a lot. It is more of a coined phrase for many inspectors nowadays than an actual claim.

Most home inspectors (if not all) would likely say they perform a thorough home inspection. It is hard to imagine an inspector saying otherwise. But what is a thorough home inspection?

Well, the answer to that is very subjective, and a lot of it is left up to debate and the opinions of many. But when it comes to a thorough inspection, there are some things you should expect, and that we here at Hero Inspection Services are proud to offer:

1. More than the basics - Florida has standards of practice for home inspectors, but these standards are a minimum requirement, and not at all to be taken to mean you will get a thorough inspection. Be sure to hire someone who exceeds the standards.
2. A thorough report - The proof is in the pudding, and the proof of a thorough home inspection is in the home inspection report. You will have a detailed and comprehensive report with pictures and good descriptions in it if you truly received a thorough inspection.
3. Hard work - You should be able to watch your home inspector work hard, get into attics, find details that others have missed, and inspect your home with everything he has.
4. Additional services - Does your home inspector stop at the minimum requirement, or does he also offer sewer scopes, air testing, drone inspections, pool inspections, and more?

For a truly thorough inspection, contact us today!

By far one of the most dangerous and common safety issues that a home inspector finds on an inspection is an electrical safety issue. Electricity can be a deadly force of not property installed and maintained.

While we do not want to pick on the DIY weekend warrior too much, we often see electrical safety issues come from homeowner work. Electrical work should be left to a qualified professional only. Why do we say that?

Consider this, according to The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, electrical receptacles alone are responsible for about 5,300 house fires in the US every year. That is just a receptacle - not the panel, branch wiring, bad breakers, aluminum wiring, or anything else.  All of those other issues account for even more fires every year. 

But many of these fires are due to errors made by professional electricians - people with years of training and experience. And then many of them were inspected by a professional electrical inspector as well. So if experienced professionals with other professionals checking their work make mistakes that cause fires or hurt people - then what are the chances of even the most experienced homeowner making those mistakes? Pretty good.

So the best way to stay safe with electrical work is to leave it to a quaified professional.