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A Brief Inspection List of "All Significant Building Components and Systems" included in a professional home inspection is provided below.

The American Society of Home Inspectors - ASHI is the national testing, certification, and ethical standard professional association for home inspectors. The ASHI Standards of Practice define the minimum acceptable scope of a professional home inspection. The intent of the inspection is that all substantive systems and components that make up the building shall be examined by the home inspector, and that significant defects and dangerous conditions shall be reported to the client orally and in writing. Some items which are numerous but of minor individual cost such as electrical outlets may be sampled using a strategy based on observation and experience. Other numerous items, such as plumbing fixtures, must all be examined for proper operation and evidence of damage to the building.

The ASHI Standard of Practice protects consumers from engaging an inspector who is unprofessional - someone who might be great at roofing but who makes no inspection of plumbing components, for example.

The ASHI Standards of Practice list these major systems:

• Structural System
• Exterior
• Roof System
• Plumbing System
• Electrical System
• Heating System
• Air Conditioning System
• Interior
• Insulation and Ventilation
• Fireplaces and Solid Fuel Burning Appliances

The intention is that all of the substantive physical components and systems that make up the structure, and certain other conditions (such as site drainage) which affect the structure, shall be examined. The Consumers should examine the ASHI Standard of Practice as well as any local or State versions of similar guidelines if such are provided in their state. Normally excluded are environmental concerns such as mold, radon, lead, and also excluded are calculations or estimations of system capacities or adequacies, such as cooling or heating capacity.

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