Free book provided by SEG Home Inspections to owners to help maintain home

Maintaining Your HOme

Many people only think about getting a home inspection before selling or purchasing a home, but in truth, home inspections are just as important, or even more so, for a homeowner who has lived in their home for a year or more. It's about protecting your investment, avoiding costly repairs, peace of mind, and taking pride in ownership.

An Unbiased Advisor - Think about the very first car you purchased. Your parents probably told you what you needed to do to maintain it: keep it clean, get the oil changed, rotate the tires, if it makes this sound, get the brakes checked, that sound, check the transmission, etc. And, generally, you could trust their advice because they weren't trying to sell you tires, or brakes, or a transmission. They were your neutral party. This is the service SEG Home Inspections can provide for you if you live in Matthews, NC or surrounding areas.

Avoid Costly Repairs - Identify Issues for homeowners before they become costly repairs or safety concerns.

Personal Instruction from a Professional - Although not required, we encourage you to accompany us on our inspection when we will walk through the major systems of your home and,

describe each system (e.g., type of roof, structural components, model of appliances, etc.)
explain how each works,
discuss any issues we see,
provide information on how best to maintain the systems,
tell you signs to look for that might indicate an issue before it becomes a problem
make recommendations as to whether an issue needs immediate repair, replacement or simply monitoring over time
and answer any questions you may have.

A Downloadable, Printable Report - After completion of the inspection you will have receive a detailed, downloadable and printable report including all of the information listed above, complete with photos and diagrams that clearly highlight and explain the issues. This report is particularly helpful when hiring professionals to do repairs or installations or as documentation for insurance claims. Instead of having to make lengthy explanations of an issue, you can simply reference the report. View a sample report.

A Free Home Maintenance Book - SEG believes all homeowners should know how to maintain what is probably their biggest financial investment, so we provide all our homeowner clients a free Home Maintenance Book produced by InterNACHI, so that they enjoy their home for many years to come.

11th Month Inspection

So, you've purchased a new-construction home. Everything is new so you shouldn't have anything to worry about for years. Right?

Unfortunately, that is not often the case. If you've ever purchased a new construction home, you may have already learned from experience that many issues can go undiscovered during your final walk-through before closing, especially, if you are not sure what to look for. Issues may not become apparent until there is a change in season, severe weather or simply the passage of time. Most builder warranties for new-construction homes expire at the end of the first year so an 11-month inspection is especially important. Remember, the builder doesn't make money from repairs made after the sale and they won't look forward to calling the contractor off of another paying job to address your concerns. They may be inclined to 'brush you off' telling you there is nothing to worry about or that 'it' is normal.

The 11th Month Inspection provides a complete and thorough inspection of all major systems of your home along with a detailed report with photos and/or videos describing issues found. In addition to providing dated documentation, it takes the pressure off of you. Let's face it. No one looks forward to making a bunch of calls or emails, back and forth, describing issues, being referred to someone else, ruffling feathers, etc. We get enough of that in our own jobs. It also provides the builder with the information he needs to make the repairs quickly and efficiently.

Everybody is happy!

Previous Client Discount

If SEG performed your new construction inspection, let us know, you may qualify for a discount off of our current prices.

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