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   Home Inspection in the Bronx


There are quite a few things that will be analyzed by a home inspector inspecting a home located in the Bronx. First of all, home inspections are frequently conducted when someone is looking to buy a home. There are other reasons in which home inspections are conducted such as a homeowner making sure their home is safe or someone selling their home wants to make sure they sell a safe home. These are great reasons to have a home inspected. No one wants to live in a home that is unsafe or sell an unsafe home to a family.


However, it is home inspections that are conducted upon buying a home that can make or break a deal. It is important that the buyer is present when having an inspection done on a home that they intend to purchase. That way they can make note of the verbal evaluations made by the inspector and the buyer can ask the inspector questions regarding those evaluations. There are many different areas the inspector will look at, so it is important to pay attention to what the inspector says and to thoroughly analyze the report provided after the inspection. There are things that will be mentioned both verbally and in the report that the homeowner or potential homebuyer would not be aware of otherwise. There are certain specific hazards that Bronx home inspectors look for.


Specific hazards


• Electrical panel: Every home in the Bronx and all over the United States has an electrical panel. However, there were some electrical panels within homes that were manufactured by a company called Federal Pacific Electric and there is a problem with the circuit breakers in these panels. Circuit breakers are supposed to trip when overloaded to avoid fire and the Federal Pacific Panels have had issues with tripping when it is overloaded. There are other times when it trips, but electricity is still moving through the circuit.  These panels were never recalled, but competent Bronx home inspectors are aware of the issues surrounding these electrical panels and will be sure to include information telling the homebuyer about these panels and their hazards, if indeed they exist in a home that we inspect.


• Electrical wiring: Home inspectors look out for aluminum electrical wiring because it is a potential fire hazard. Such wiring was used in homes in the Bronx and all over the United States from 1960 until sometime in the 1970s. The wire does not properly expand and contract and expand, which causes the circuits to overheat and cause a fire. The manufacturers altered the design in the 1970's, but the problem was made worse.


• Furnaces: Another item Bronx home inspectors look for is furnaces made by Consolidated Furnaces. Between the 1980s and an unspecified time in the 1990s, Consolidated Furnaces manufactured approximately 190,000 units under a variety of different brand names. These furnaces have the potential to cause fire and have done so in various homes throughout the US.


• Plumbing: If you see rigid black pipe draining the sink, then it might be draining the shower and the tub as well. Between 1984 and 1990, ABS Plumbing manufactured these pluming lines and they have a reputation for leaking. Polybutylene lines also have a propensity to leak and were made sometime during the 1970s.


Buying or selling


So whether you are buying, selling, or simply ensuring your safety, these are all problems you want to address. Of course the inspector provides a thorough evaluation of everything, but the above are items that a good Bronx inspector will specifically look for due to the hazards they present to the occupants.