Inspections

When selling your home, you’re not required to get a home inspection. But as the seller, you can preemptively address issues head-on to avoid hiccups in the sales process. Here are some key areas to focus on fixing before the inspector arrives.

From DIY decks and porches to seemingly innocent wall demolition—a home inspection expert explains which popular home improvement projects are the riskiest for homeowners to tackle and why.

Before buying a house, you’ll want to conduct a property inspection. Read on to learn more about your options when it comes to home inspections.

In celebration of a new spring DIY season, here are some cautionary tales from the Home Inspection Nightmares archives

These home inspectors have seen it all! Here's our latest round up from ASHI Reporter

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Perilous deck supports, chickens on the loose, and other curious findings made by home inspectors, from The ASHI Reporter

Electrical fire hazards, carbon monoxide horrors, and other strange discoveries made by the home inspectors in The ASHI Reporter

Jerry-built electrical panels, jury-rigged beam supports, and other frightening discoveries made by the home inspectors in The ASHI Reporter

Dead mice, live wires, and other scary discoveries made by the home inspectors in The ASHI Reporter

Creative plumbing, adventures in chimney building and more ridiculously odd discoveries made by the home inspectors in The ASHI Reporter

Questionable structural supports, scary wiring, explosives in the attic, and more sketchy building practices found by the home inspectors in The ASHI Reporter

Shocking electrical work, dangerous decking, and more questionable building practices found by the home inspectors in The ASHI Reporter

Moss, mold, and dead mice—plus more gruesome discoveries made by house inspectors, courtesy of the ASHI Reporter

Icicles in the basement, bats in the drain, and vines up the chimney—more wacky discoveries made by house inspectors, courtesy of the ASHI Reporter

Jury-rigged toilets, improvised ductwork, and sawed-out rafters. Check out the latest dangerous discoveries made by house inspectors, courtesy of the ASHI Reporter

Blocked breaker boxes, trapped animals, and a new take on the "home theater." Check out the latest wild discoveries made by house inspectors, courtesy of the ASHI Reporter

This Old House tells you how to find and fix 12 potential trouble spots to boost your home's efficiency and save you money

Leaking roofs, crazy chimneys, and—of course—wild animals: More insane discoveries, courtesy of the folks at the ASHI Reporter

Leaning house parts, trapped animals, and lots of bad electricity. Check out our latest frightening discoveries from the field, courtesy of the ASHI Reporter

Milk-crates under the water heater and a shower head by the electrical panel? Check out the latest scary discoveries made by house inspectors, courtesy of the ASHI Reporter

Home inspections can turn up the most bizarre things. Courtesy of the ASHI Reporter, here are 15 new oddities