A high quality home inspection should cover almost every part of the home from the attic to the crawlspace and everywhere in between. Its important that a thorough inspection take place as big problems do not always contains themselves to easy to reach places.

Below is a list of the various areas of your home that should be inspected in order to provide a comprehensive view of the home’s current condition. As a rule, this level of detail should be considered a baseline for your next home inspection.

As they say, every rule has its exceptions, and the same goes for home inspections. Often times there are areas of the home that are not possible to inspect. This is most often due to either safety concerns or a lack of access. Some examples include roofs that are too steep to walk or are covered in moss/snow/etc. which creates a fall hazard and crawlspaces with inadequate clearance or unsanitary conditions. Whatever the reason, the inspector should notify you of any limitations that prevented them from completing the complete inspection so you may be aware of potential exposures or hidden conditions.