Home Inspection Extra

When you pay for a home inspection, you are going to get a professional who can take a comprehensive look at your home and then provide you with a detailed report. But guess what? Your home inspector can do more than just that. There are several extras that a home inspection company may offer. If you do not know about these, you may be missing the boat when inspection time rolls around.

So what are some of these extras? First off, and quite important, is a radon test. Radon is a harmful substance that can leak into your home from the foundation. This is not necessarily common, but certain areas of the country have been known to have many homes affected by this. Over the long term, it is believed that excess exposure to radon can cause some sorts of cancer. Obviously, this is something that you want to protect against. Luckily, most home inspection companies will also offer a radon test. This is something that you should definitely consider buying if offered. For only another $100 or so, you can get your home tested for this problem.

Another common extra is a wood infestation test. Again, this may not be a common problem, but depending on where you live it could be a problem nonetheless. As you probably know, termites and other wood damaging insects can cause a lot of problems. This is especially true if they have taken over the interior walls of a home, or have moved into an attic or other crawl space. For a relatively reasonable fee, you should be able to add this to your basic home inspection. Just like the radon test, this is something that you should consider buying.

As you can see, you are going to have to pay extra to have a home tested for radon and wood infestation, but it is well worth it. If these problems are present, you want to make sure that they are taken care of before you move in. This way, you can either fix the problem before you move in full time, or negotiate with the seller to have them taken care of. Either way, paying the extra money at the time of a home inspection for these extra tests is a good idea.