We Perform Inspections for All Types of Residential Properties.

Existing Homes

If you are buying an existing home, a new home, or building a new home, it is important that you have it inspected by a code certified Home Inspector.

Prior to 1991, the state of Georgia did not have a uniform building code / standard. Therefore, each municipality decided the construction standards that would be used for construction in their respective jurisdictions. Materials used for construction, construction practices, and inspection techniques by municipalities varied widely across the state.

Since 1991, construction standards and practices have become more uniform state wide. Existing structures can have poor installation of materials, poor quality materials that are no longer acceptable for construction, poor structural design coupled with outdated construction practices that were used for the construction of individual structures. Most deficiencies for the construction of single family dwellings have been addressed by the current construction standards. However, there are some areas or items that still need fine tuning.

Construction Monitoring & Framing Inspections

We conduct two types of construction monitoring inspections;

(1) 2 phases which includes the framing at rough-in stage before any drywall is installed and the final inspection when all phases are said to be complete.

(2) 3 phase construction monitoring includes the foundation before any backfill has been installed as well as site preparation plus the framing and final. With the 3 phases, we basically take it from start to finish. This program requires a minimum of 8 trips to the site during the construction process. Our consulting services are included in both construction monitoring programs. No matter which construction monitoring program you choose, you will need to discuss your plans with us before any construction if possible. This will allow us an opportunity to advise you on other issues concerning your homes construction that might make your home more comfortable and convenient for you.

Pre-Listing Inspections

Having your home inspected before you list your home for sale is highly recommended. Homebuyers are becoming more educated and aware of the consequences of buying a house without an inspection by a qualified professional home inspector. Eventually, the potential buyer is going to conduct an inspection. It will be prudent on your part to identify all possible defects and eliminate them. Therefore, you are offering a high quality product that should be appealing to all interested parties.

A prelisting inspection also helps in many other ways:

• It allows you to see your home through the eyes of a trained unbiased certified professional.
• You will obtain information that will help you price your home realistically.
• It permits you the opportunity to make needed repairs prior to any buyer inspection.
• Defects will not be negotiating issues or DEAL KILLERS later.
• There is no delay in closing for the satisfactory completion of repairs.
• You have the time to find quality affordable contractors to make the repairs or, if qualified, make the repairs yourself.
• The buyer may feel compelled to waive his/her inspection contingency.
• You may discover items of immediate personal concern, such as gas leaks at appliances, radon gas, mold, termite infestation, structural issues, or defective and inferior building materials used for the construction of your home.
• Minor upgrades that could make your home more appealing and safe may be recommended.
• It could reduce your liability by adding supporting documentation by a professional certified inspector to your disclosure statement.
• Safety issues, prior to the viewing of your home by agents or potential buyers, can be addressed.
• You will have a more pleasant experience from listing your home to closing the sale.
• Most of all, there will be no surprises once you get an interested buyer and they decide to have their own inspection.

A Copy of the inspection report, proof of repairs or upgrades, and any warranties that may transfer to potential buyers will need to be available.

Warranty Inspection Services

If you have owned your home for less that one year you are still covered under the one year builders warranty and in some cases your warranty can be up to ten years. Depending on the terms of your sales and warranty contract you could be agonizing over some issues regarding your home that can be properly categorized and identified by having Premiere Inspections inspect your home.

Should you have some issues with your house that you are unsatisfied with and you are not sure if they are the result of poor construction practices or poor quality materials, call us today.

The ultimate goal of anyone in the construction industry is to make a profit. However, from time to time, there is that project or unit that does not seem to work out as planned for a variety of reasons. You might have been the lucky person to purchase one of those homes that had numerous issues during construction and some of those issues surfaced as problems shortly after you moved in.

Another scenario; The urgency to complete a predetermined amount of homes within a certain time period by a builder could lead to the hiring of craftsmen that will barely make good apprentices. The inexperience of these artisans will be covered by interior and exterior wall coverings, and only time will disclose the quality of their work. One thing you can count on, if there is poor construction practices present they will eventually surface, but at whose expense? Should you be one of the fortunate people that decided to waive your inspection contingency when you purchased your home because it was new; it will be prudent on your behalf to have Premiere Inspections inspect your house before your one or two year builder warranty expires.

Foreclosed Property Inspections

Foreclosed properties make up a large percentage of home sales in the current Real Estate market. Foreclosed properties are not just older properties that may have lots of past repairs that were not properly performed or appliances that are not properly installed and/or renovations in their history. We find new homes that in some cases are said to be complete but have no C/O (Certificate of Occupancy) issued for the structure and the owner, who in most cases is the bank or lender that has taken possession of a builder’s inventory at bankruptcy. The lender does not actually know what stage of construction the houses are physically in at the time of possession and it is up to the buyer to do their due diligence. Unless a buyer knows his/her construction methods and materials, they will not know what items are complete or what is needed to complete the structure for occupancy. All foreclosed properties for sale are recommended to have a home inspection prior to closing, at least during the buyers due diligence period, which should be a requirement in the conditions of the sale.

We find lots of code violations, construction practices, and incomplete construction in new homes that have been repossessed by the builder’s lender at bankruptcy. A certified inspector should he/she be knowledgeable of construction methods and materials, will identify code violations, poor construction practices, and incomplete construction items. Premiere Inspection specializes in new construction and inspector Delford Murphy of Premiere Inspections knows Residential Construction Methods and Materials. We are well prepared to provide professional inspections for all types of residential construction.