Free foundation inspection a $150.00 value in Austin Texas with every 5000-point standard home inspection
Foundation inspection
You may be surprised to find that many home inspection do not perform a detailed foundation inspection; in fact, foundation levelness testing is not required by the State of Texas or any of the largest home inspection associations in the United States including but not limited to, ASHI®, NAHI® or InterNACHI®. Surprising when you consider that 30% of claims against home inspectors are structure related. With A-Pro, not only do our CHI-certified inspectors conduct a foundation level survey, we include it FREE (a $150 value) with every 500-point standard home inspection.
A-Pro Home Inspection Services include a comprehensive foundation inspection is a part of our Structural Systems Analysis. Your A-Pro Austin Home Inspector will describe through their reporting the visible conditions discovered relating to the foundation inspection such as:
- Computerized Foundation Level Survey that shows the high and low points of the foundation
- Foundation Cracks
- Visible Foundation Deflections
- Sloping Floors
- Floor Movement
- Cracks within interior and exterior wall systems
- Doors and windows negatively impacted by home movement
- Framing components and trim negatively impacted by home movement
LIFETIME VALUE OF FOUNDATIONS IN TYPE/YEARS
- Baseboard Waterproofing System 50
- Bituminous-Coating Waterproofing 10
- Concrete Block 100+
- Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) 100
- Post and Pier 20 – 65
- Post and Tensioned Slab on Grade 100+
- Poured-Concrete Footings and Foundation 100+
- Slab on Grade (concrete) 100
- Wood Foundation 5 – 40
- Permanent Wood Foundation (PWF: treated) 75
Don’t buy a home in Austin without a foundation inspection.
