Home Buyers
Are you in the market for a new home? Our Homebuyers category provides essential information and helpful tips to guide you through the home inspection process. From understanding inspection reports to identifying potential red flags, we empower you to make confident decisions when purchasing your dream home.
Aligning Inspection Expectations:
Aligning inspection expectations: There can be some misunderstandings when it comes to expectations of a home inspection and what a buyer and agent believe should and shouldn’t be inspected. In the previous blog we covered what we do assess during…
CT Radon Levels
Happy New Year from all of us at Schaefer Inspection Service! We wish you peace and good health in 2021…..and we hope to be of service. There are so many threats to our health and well-being these days. The pandemic,…
203K HUD Inspections vs. Standard Home Inspections
One question that commonly comes up when a buyer is attempting to purchase a home with a FHA 203k loan is whether a 203K inspection takes the place of a standard inspection. Simply put, it doesn’t. In order to better understand why…
A Guide to Mold in Your Home
Mold has become a hot topic of conversations over the years, from homeowners to home buyers. Mold is a type of fungus that can occur in a variety of colors and sizes. A little mold can be everywhere; in the air, on surfaces, on your food,…
Revisiting Building Code vs. Home Inspections
Code is a 4-letter wordBuilding code is a set of minimum requirements for building design, construction, and operation to protect public health, safety and the natural resources that sustain us. Structures are built in compliance with laws and regulations established…
Are You Concerned About Water Quality?
Whether your water is supplied by your city or a private well, it is important to be informed about your drinking water quality and to understand how to properly maintain it. The state of CT recommends testing your water yearly,…
The Home Inspection: Before and After
Before: How to Prepare If you are a home buyer, the process of finding and purchasing a house can be stressful. You’ve found the perfect home, great location, amazing kitchen, you make an offer and it’s accepted. Now you can…
New Construction, Same Inspection?
Congratulations, your new home construction has just finished and you’re ready to move in, right? Well maybe not! Your house might be new, but it still needs an inspection. It is natural to think that a new home means a…
Water Intrusion: How to See it, How to Stop it
Could your home be at risk for water damage? Soil Grading The slope of the land (grade) around your house controls which direction rainwater flows. Ground that slopes away from the house is best for avoiding excess water nearing the…
What are the benefits for a 203k loan?
Do shows like Fixer Upper and Flip or Flop have you daydreaming of renovating a home? Did you know there are renovation loan options to do just that? A 203k loan allows homebuyers to finance both the purchase of a…
Why You Should Get Your Well Water Tested?
You are what you eat, or in this case, drink. Your drinking water should contain no harmful chemicals or pathogens. Secondly, the water should also have a good appearance, taste, and odor. Now, your drinking water may appear to be…
What to Expect as a 1st Time Home Buyer
All your life you've dreamt of having the suburban colonial style home with a white picket fence...well maybe that's not your cup of tea at all. At Schaefer Inspection Service we understand the stress of home buying and we are here to help.