Where Should I Seek Home Inspection Services In Portland? 

If you’re in or near the Portland area and need home inspection services soon, consider checking out Check It Out Home Inspection. Home inspections are a necessary process, whether you need them before purchasing a home, before buying a home, or even just for peace-of-mind and maintenance. Check It Out Home Inspection has you covered for all your home inspection needs, including pre-purchase home inspection services, pre-sale home inspection services, and maintenance home inspection services. 

Check It Out Home Inspection Is Professional And Thorough 

Portland locals can rest assured that Check It Out Home Inspection offers thorough services. We inspect your home’s interior and exterior. Everything from your roof, to your electrical and plumbing systems, to your appliances and more will be thoroughly inspected for performance and quality. With Check It Out Home Inspection, you’ll learn just where your home needs maintenance most. 

Realtors Recommend Check It Out Home Inspection 

Realtors who have used Check It Out Home Inspection’s services will assure Portland locals that our services are thorough. Realtor Jed Morris says of Karen, Check It Out Home Inspection’s very own home inspector, “Her comprehensive inspections are done with the utmost care to the home and in a very timely manner. Her thoroughness is exemplary.” 

Jessica Strangeland, another realtor, explained in her review that it was thanks to Karen’s thorough home inspection that her client was prevented from “purchasing a house that could have been a disaster!” Due to issues uncovered during the home inspection, it was discovered that the house had a critical issue that could only be addressed by a specialist. 

Check It Out Home Inspection is ready to handle your home inspection with the utmost care and thoroughness. Call in today to learn more about our home inspection services. 

Full-Service Home Inspection Services 

At Check It Out Home Inspection Services, we offer all the home inspection services you would expect, including electrical, plumbing, roof, structure, interior, exterior, garage, and grounds, etc. Go to the Check it Out Home Inspection homepage for a full list of home inspection services. We also offer One-Stop Shopping. Home Inspection Services so you can schedule sewer scoping, radon testing, and oil tank searches 24/7 with a single click or call. Schedule your home inspection online or by phone at 971-666-1184. Call today! 

Check It Out Home Inspection provides service to the Greater Portland and Vancouver areas. 

Professional Home Inspection In Portland 

Portland locals who are looking for professional and reliable home inspection services can find such services with Check It Out Home Inspection. We offer thorough home inspections to allow Portland homeowners or home buyers to know the condition of a home and the amount of maintenance it needs. Check It Out Home Inspection offers both pre-purchase home inspection services and pre-sale home inspection services, as well as regular maintenance home inspection services so Portland homeowners can have peace of mind knowing where their home needs maintenance most. 

Realtors Recommend Check It Out Home Inspection 

We don’t just ask Portland locals to take our word for it as to the quality of our services. Check It Out Home Inspection comes highly recommended by the realtors we’ve worked with. What do those realtors have to say about Check It Out Home Inspection? 

Check It Out Home Inspection Offers Knowledgeable Insight 

Esmeralda Callahan mentions in her review that Check It Out Home Inspection’s home inspector Karen provides a “wealth of knowledge” to her customers. Annierose Shapero agrees, saying that Karen is not only knowledgeable but “good at educating” her customers and giving them the information they need to know about their home. 

A Great Connection With Customers 

Realtors also praise Karen’s ability to connect with her customers. Callahan says that “Whether they are first timers, have bought multiple times, or are contractors themselves, she is able to engage and bring value to each.” 

Easy To Understand Home Inspection Reports 

Some customers worry that they won’t be able to understand the results of their home inspection. Realtor Ron Almberg assures that Check It Out Home Inspection’s reports are “easy to understand and include home maintenance tips.” 

Portland locals who choose Check It Out Home Inspection will receive knowledgeable help and insight, an inspector who takes the time to connect with them, and an easy to understand home inspection report. Don’t wait – call Check It Out Home Inspection today to learn more about our services. 

Full-Service Home Inspection Services 

At Check It Out Home Inspection Services, we offer all the home inspection services you would expect, including electrical, plumbing, roof, structure, interior, exterior, garage, and grounds, etc. Go to the Check it Out Home Inspection homepage for a full list of home inspection services. We also offer One-Stop Shopping. Home Inspection Services so you can schedule sewer scoping, radon testing, and oil tank searches 24/7 with a single click or call. Schedule your home inspection online or by phone at 971-666-1184. Call today! 

Check It Out Home Inspection provides service to the Greater Portland and Vancouver areas. 

A story and a list for your clients

The other day, I was doing a home inspection and found five rifles and a pistol in a closet which were blocking access to the crawlspace hatch. Home inspectors are not obligated to move personal property, according to the Standards of Practice, 308-408C-030,16. I especially do not want to have to move firearms–no judgment, guns just are not my thing. Fortunately, the real estate agent was willing to move them out of the closet. And the client, who had seen how the guns were originally in the closet, offered to put them back. I was grateful. I always try to leave no trace.

Then there was the cat. The cat was allowed in and out, so no problem, right? As it turns out, this was a very friendly and social cat, which followed me around during the inspection. This meant he was under my feet as I was working, creating a trip hazard. It also meant that I had to take extra steps to keep him out of the crawlspace while I was in there, so he wouldn’t get trapped. I was also very surprised when the cat climbed up my ladder, and joined the client and me in the attic! Okay, so now it was my responsibility to get the cat out of the attic, so he did not get trapped up there. The cat ended up scratching the client as I handed him down through the attic hatch. My client was a good sport about it, but really? These two events inspired me to make up a checklist you can give to your clients when their home is going to be inspected. You can download a PDF version of the list to give to the homeowner.

Tell the homeowner that on the day of the inspection they should please:

• Expect to be gone up to 4 hours.
• Have all animals out of house and yard or contained.
• Provide clear access to furnace, electrical panel, all doors and windows, and as many outlets as possible—especially GFCI outlets.
• Remove personal belongings that block clear access to the crawlspace hatch and attic hatch—especially if they are in a closet.
• Have all sinks clear of personal property so faucets and drains can be tested.
• Have all firearms and other weapons secured in a location where the home inspector will not be in danger, or be responsible for moving them.
• Leave all gates unlocked.
• Make sure all utilities are on and pilot lights are lit.
• Have all window coverings open so windows are accessible.
• Know that you may need to reset some clocks, because testing GFCI and AFCI circuits interrupts power.

I want to inspect as much of the house as possible for my client. So I do end up moving personal possessions and doing my best to return them the way that I found them. But it is best for everyone if I do not need to.

In regards to pets, an inspector I know in Olympia has been bitten twice by dogs that the owners said have never bitten before. A home inspector is a stranger in the house, and dogs may already sense big changes happening and be extra nervous. Dogs and cats should be removed or kenneled during a home inspection.