{"id":7702,"date":"2019-01-31T14:33:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T22:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=7702"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:57:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:57:10","slug":"home-inspection-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/home-inspection-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking Through the Home Inspection Process: What\u2019s Going on Inside Your House?"},"content":{"rendered":"

95% of purchased homes go through an inspection<\/a> before closing, but that doesn\u2019t make the home inspection process any less of a mystery for sellers who aren\u2019t usually invited to attend this appointment.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s natural to have concerns about what\u2019s going on inside your house while you\u2019re not there. But while you worry over whether the inspector will treat your house fairly, the buyer needs to know that the property they\u2019ve agreed to purchase is in the type of condition they\u2019re paying for.<\/p>\n

To bring you out of the dark we asked home inspection experts to walk us through the process in detail. With their advice you\u2019ll be able to sort through the things you can influence versus those you can\u2019t control.<\/p>\n

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Day in the life of a home inspector: How does this process work?<\/h2>\n

Clipboard? Check. Pen? Check. The home inspector hops out of the car and surveys the surroundings.<\/p>\n

Looking around the block, he notices that all the homes in the area use asphalt shingles for the roof, and every front lawn also has a driveway and garage.<\/p>\n

This gives him a chance to survey the commonalities among these houses, like what materials are used for the homes in this neighborhood, and a general idea of how to inspect this one in particular.<\/p>\n

He walks toward his assigned home, shakes the agent\u2019s hand, and explains how he will start the home inspection<\/a> process to the home buyer.<\/p>\n

First, foundation. Are there any cracks, is it sinking, do the doors close properly? Then, he\u2019ll climb on the roof to look for missing shingles, holes, and moldy spots. He\u2019ll also flush all the toilets, turn on all the lights and fans, close and open all the doors, and test every fire alarm in the house. Slowly but surely he\u2019ll make his way down the standard home inspection list.<\/p>\n

According to Chad Hett<\/a>, CEO of The Elite Group<\/a>, one of the largest home inspection companies in the country that employs Certified Master Inspectors<\/a>, home inspectors generally follow this order of operations as they review the entire house:<\/p>\n