Prime Home Inspection: Sellers preparations

All utilities including electrical service, water service and gas supply should be available and active. Equipment should
be ready to operate; electrical circuit breakers and gas supply valves should be on and pilot lights should be active at
gas furnaces, water heaters, etc

Replace burned out bulbs to avoid a "Light is inoperable" report that may suggest an electrical problem.

Test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and replace dead batteries.

Pets should be secured. There is the potential for the inspectors being injured and the inspectors can not be
responsible for pets running away when doors are opened and closed.

Trim tree limbs to from the roof and shrubs from the house to allow access.

Attend to broken or missing items like doorknobs, locks and latches; windowpanes, screens and locks; gutters,
downspouts and chimney caps.

All areas of the home should be made accessible for the inspection. Access and sufficient inspection space around
heating / air conditioning equipment, kitchen appliances, electrical panel boxes, and other inspected equipment
should be provided.

Access openings to attic areas should be readily accessible. For example, if an access opening is located within a
closet all items that would preclude easy access, such as placement of a ladder, should be moved.

Clients should inform the inspectors of any particular concerns they have, such as problem areas that they observed
or that have been disclosed to them. Whenever possible, homebuyers should obtain from the homeowner an up to
date formal disclosure document that identifies known problems and any major repairs or changes that have been
made.

Allow the inspectors to proceed with the inspection with as little interruption as possible. A proper inspection can
only be accomplished when the inspectors can fully concentrate on the items being evaluated.