The lot drainage and grounds inspection are two important aspects and the starting point of each home inspection. Our inspectors begin by walking around the exterior grounds of the house looking for rodent tunneling, damaged trees, negative grade, trip hazards, and the condition of driveways and sidewalks. Settling sidewalks pitched towards the house, sloping stoops, […]
Home Inspection
Foundation Inspection. The beginning.
Nothing beats a solid foundation! This holds true in business, relationships, and construction! In my opinion, it’s the single most important component of a home. The foundation, after all, supports the floors we walk on and the house we live in. Certified Home Inspections recommends a home inspection to determine the condition of the foundation […]
Whole House Humidifiers
Suffering from sinus headaches or dry skin? Do the kids shock themselves on metal handrails and each other? Are the floors squeaky when walked on? If so, its possible dry conditions exist within your home. Whole house humidifiers can help eliminate these symptoms by increasing the humidity level in your home. These, easy to install, […]
Shorewood Forest, Indiana home inspections. Inspector: commercial, & residential…
Shorewood Forest, a Planned Unit Development Community located West of Valparaiso, is an upscale neighborhood founded in the early 1970’s. This community mostly consists of medium sized to large single-family homes built between 1970 and 1999. However, a substantial amount of these homes in Shorewood are newer, built between 2000 and the present. Shorewood Forest […]
Pre-listing home inspection
Certified Home Inspections of Valparaiso provides residential property inspections for clients in Porter, Lake, and Laporte counties and highly recommends “Pre-Listing” home inspections to current homeowners preparing to sell. Many homeowners call to inquire about and request our “pre-listing inspection”, which was created to uncover defects for the seller before the house is listed for […]