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Buyer’s Home Inspection
The full residential inspection, roof to foundation, with an electronic photo report and a walk-through on site. Core rate by heated square footage on the pricing page.
Most common · from $450
What we do
Home inspection services for Hardin County and Fort Knox.
Eight services, one standard. Everything below is performed to InterNACHI Standards of Practice and reported electronically with a photograph of every finding, from a standard buyer’s inspection to engineer-stamped foundation certification for a manufactured home.
Services
What we inspect, and for whom.
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Pre-Listing / Seller’s Inspection
Find the problems before a buyer’s inspector does. Price repairs on your terms instead of renegotiating under contract with a deadline on the table.
For sellers · core rate
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Warranty & Re-inspections
An 11-month inspection before the builder’s warranty closes, at the core rate less 10%. Re-inspection of a repair list after the seller’s work is done, $175.
New construction · after repairs
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Manufactured Home Foundation Certification
Engineer-stamped foundation documentation via Hayman Engineering, meeting FHA, USDA and HUD requirements for a manufactured or mobile home.
Lender required · $575
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Radon Testing
Continuous radon monitor set during the inspection, results with your report. Hardin County is EPA Zone 2; Bullitt, Nelson, Jefferson and Taylor counties are Zone 1.
Add-on · $175
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Sewer Line Camera Scope
Camera run through the main drain line to the street or septic tank. Finds breaks, bellies and root intrusion that no visual inspection can, before they are your problem.
Add-on · $250
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Termite Inspection
Wood-destroying organism inspection, commonly required on VA and FHA financed purchases in this market. Licensing is in progress; we will say when it is bookable.
Coming soon · $75
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Investor, Commercial & Multifamily
Condition assessments for rental purchases, scheduled in batches for buyers acquiring more than one unit. Commercial and multifamily priced by written proposal.
Custom quote
Scope of work
What a standard inspection covers.
Ten systems, inspected visually and reported with photographs, condition notes and any material defects found.
Inspections follow the InterNACHI Residential Standards of Practice. The report separates safety concerns from items that need repair and from items that are simply worth knowing about, so a long report does not read as a long list of problems.
Anything outside that scope — septic, wells, pools, chimney flues by camera — is called out as outside scope in the report rather than left ambiguous, with a recommendation for the right specialist where one is warranted.
What the words in the report mean: the glossary defines 125 of them, and the Home Buyer’s Guide explains the systems themselves.
Systems inspected
- 01Roof, flashing, gutters and drainage
- 02Exterior, siding, grading and walkways
- 03Structure, foundation and crawlspace
- 04Attic, insulation and ventilation
- 05Heating and cooling systems
- 06Plumbing supply, drains and water heater
- 07Electrical service, panel and devices
- 08Interior, doors, windows and stairs
- 09Built-in appliances
- 10Garage and vehicle doors
Radon, sewer scope and foundation certification are add-ons to this scope and are scheduled for the same visit.
How the report reads
Safety items and anything that has moved go first, with photographs and a plain-English explanation of what the condition actually is. Maintenance and cosmetic findings are identified as maintenance and cosmetic. A vertical hairline crack in a poured basement wall is reported as ordinary shrinkage, because in this county that is usually exactly what it is; a wall that has moved gets a structural engineer recommendation and its own place in the report.
What we will not do is tell you whether to buy the house, estimate repair costs, or negotiate for you. What we will do is answer the technical question underneath the decision as many times as it takes, by phone, after the report lands.
Ready when you are
Get the inspection on the calendar.
Under contract with a deadline? Call or email and we will work around your timeline. Tell us the date your contingency expires and we will tell you straight whether we can make it.