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NJ Home Inspections
What is a New Jersey Home Inspection?
New Jersey Home inspection as defined by N.J.A.C. 13:40-15:
A New Jersey Home Inspection is a visual, functional, non-invasive inspection conducted without moving personal property, furniture, equipment, plants, soil, snow, ice, or debris, using the mandatory equipment and including the preparation of a NJ home inspection report of the readily-accessible elements of the following components of a residential building: structural components, exterior components, roofing system, plumbing system, electrical system, heating system, cooling system, interior components, insulation components and ventilation system, fireplaces and solid fuel burning appliances, or any other related residential housing component as determined by the Board, in consultation with the Committee, by rule, but excluding recreational facilities and outbuildings other than garages or carports to determine if material defects exit. Home inspectors are governed by the rules contained in N.J.A.C. 13:40-15. Comments that exceed the state standards are for the clients information only, they are not part of the home inspection.Material defect is defined as a condition, or functional aspect, of a structural component or system that is readily ascertainable during a home inspection that substantially affects the value, habitability or safety of the dwelling, but does not include decorative, stylistic, cosmetic, or aesthetic aspects of the system, structure or component.
Systems and items that are EXCLUDED from the New Jersey home inspection but are not limited to the following: Recreational playground facilities, geological and soil conditions, sprinkler systems (fire and lawn) solar systems, water wells, below ground septic or drainage systems, forced air furnace heat exchangers, hard wired smoke detectors, wiring not part of primary electrical distribution systems (including, but not limited to: intercoms, cable TV, security systems, audio and computer systems) appliances including portable air conditioning units, wood destroying insects (unless contracted to do so), insects, cantilevers, sewer and water lines, chimney flues, water wells, adequacy of insulation, efficiency of heating and cooling systems, fire suppression systems, water quality, water volumes, pools, spas, saunas, steam rooms, fountains, automatic gates, water softener, radiant heat systems, barbecues, gas leaks, odors, noise, central vacuum, telephone, antennae, lighting arrestors, load controllers, trees, plants, EIFS, and items considered to be cosmetic. Any comments regarding excluded systems and items are for information only and are not part of the inspection. The presence or absence of pests is excluded from this inspection.
LookSmart Home Inspections performs certified New Jersey home inspections in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren counties in New Jersey. Our NJ home inspector will travel to other NJ counties if requested. LookSmart Home Inspections is a New Jersey Member of the Independent Home Inspectors of North America, an organization of home inspectors who are committed to providing honest and unbiased home inspections. New Jersey Association of Professional home Inspectors, New Jersey Chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors.
