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An Alabama home inspection is conducted according to a State of Alabama Standard-specific list of components. Including: roof, exterior siding and windows, foundation, plumbing systems, electrical systems, heating, and air systems. Most inspectors will walk the roof, attic, and crawlspace where possible to view these systems during the inspection process. 

Licensing and standards of practice for Alabama home inspectors are regulated by the Alabama Department of Finance Real Estate Division. Department of Construction Management  Home Inspector Services.

Home Inspectors are governed by a third party in the state of Alabama. The State of Alabama Department of Finance Division of Construction Management. There is no home inspector board, there is a however a state of Alabama Home Inspector Advisory Committee which functions like a board in some ways. 

We issue a detailed computer-generated inspection report. Griffith Home Analysis has been refining the pre-purchase home inspection report for decades for the purpose of assisting the home buyer. The report includes a summary designed to aid in contract negotiations as well as a detailed report with many photos, illustrations, and descriptions of any maintenance issues that are identified for comprehensive but easy-to-understand report reading. Reports are sent via email.

Home buyers are welcome to attend the inspection and encouraged to arrive at the start of the home inspection. It’s important to be present in order to review a significant defect if found. This is also a great opportunity to measure areas and make plans for the move.

Typical home inspections take 2 hours to 3 hours but smaller homes in good condition can be quicker and larger complex homes will obviously take longer. Homes with many defects or complicated defects will also take longer. It varies greatly. We recommend that our clients allow about 2 hours on an average home and typical inspection result. We don’t type reports on site. Our inspection reports are generated back at the office and this saves our clients some time on site and results in a better quality of the report.

A home buyer typically attends the home inspection to meet with the inspector and view firsthand any significant defects that may be identified. Most inspectors encourage the buyers to attend. This allows the buyer to respond quickly within the inspection contingency period of the sales contract by allowing them to immediately obtain quotes for any expensive repairs that might be needed. Not all buyers choose to attend. Not always but typically neither the property owner, seller’s agent nor the listing agent is at the home during an Alabama home inspection. Some buyers will ask a contractor to attend to review possible remodeling options. If ancillary inspections are to be conducted such as underground sewer pipe scans or chimney sweep fireplace flue scans, then these professionals might also attend.

No. An Alabama home inspection is a subjective review of the home’s components and systems by a state of Alabama licensed home inspector who offers their opinion of the condition of specific components and systems of the home according to state standards. Alabama Home Inspectors are not building code inspectors nor municipal inspectors and do not enforce building codes. The home inspection report that is prepared is to inform strictly the home buyer of the condition of the property.