Before you purchase a home, you should know the true condition of the structure and its mechanical systems.

• Will you need a new roof soon?
• Is the electrical system safe and adequate for today's standards?
• Is the foundation sound?
• What about the heating, cooling, and plumbing systems?
• Does the home have a mold problem?

A Priority One Home Inspection will answer all these questions and more.

Priority One Home Inspections focuses on prompt, thorough, and professional evaluation of a home's structural, mechanical, electrical, and safety systems, with attention to details from door locks to moisture control, from insulation to ventilation systems, and from compliance with codes in effect when the home was built to a comparison with new codes since the home was built. Whether a small lead in a faucet cartridge seal or a dangerous electrical grounding omission, a Priority One inspection provides a written, detailed report of more than 70 categories of a home's condition when you leave the inspection.

Based on 35 years experience in numerous building trades, formal education in science and engineering, construction of over 150 new homes, and years of teaching builder's licensing and code update classes, Priority One offers an educational experience which will include answers to all of your questions about home maintenance, mold, lead paint, asbestos, radon, and more. You will learn about life expectance on roof systems and major appliances such as furnaces, air conditioners, and water heaters. You will leave the inspection knowing if there is a leak in a gas pipe setting or furnace heat exchanger, a dangerous condition on a garbage disposal power feed, or gas pipe exhaust system, and how to properly test a smoke detector or electric plug.

Priority One seeks to educate you about your home, and offers free consulting when you need it. Whether you want to know how to safely renovate a home with lead-based paint, how to best insulate a crawlspace or the exterior walls of an older home, or steps to take when finishing a basement to prevent future mold problems, any Priority One customer can call for consultation at no cost. Do you want to know the laws regarding hiring subcontractors so that you protect yourself and have recourse in the courts? Would you like a refresher on codes for installing a new roof? Want to know if your new furnace was installed to current codes? Just ask!

The Priority One Inspection report, given to you at completion of the inspection (an office copy is also kept for 10 years), will give you a detailed list of problems requiring repair or attention, and will tell you what to do if you want to bring your home to compliance with new codes.