Think about what components of your Wisconsin house you see when you take a look around the inside. An interior home inspection examines the structures on the inside of the house. Included in this are:

ceiling floor walls stairs doors windows

While these items might seem easy to inspect, a well-trained Wisconsin house inspector like those from House Detective Property Inspection Services, can deduce many deeper details of a home's structure and possible flaws from the interior inspection.

Milwaukee Homes Interior Structure

The interior inspection of the house combines other aspects of a comprehensive home inspection. For example, as the home inspector makes his way from room to room he will also log the details of plumbing, electrical outlets, fixtures, thermostats and heating and cooling registers, all parts of their system-specific inspections.

A lot of structural aspects of the house can be observed during the interior home inspection. Walls are observed for cracks, blemishes and particularly any sign of frame or structural movement. Also, any indications of peeling paint could mean lead-based paint issues. At the same time the ceiling is examined for much of the same including any active leaks or old signs of leaks. Floors are observed for sagging and off-level. Walls, floors and ceilings can all be covered in a variety of materials. Your home inspector will note in detail the type of material used in their construction. Signs of damage will be considered if relative to structural movement and flaws.

Besides the outer skin of walls and floors, each room, closet and interior space will be noted on the inspection report. Stairways, railings and banisters are all checked. Your home inspector will examine a stairway's rise and run and indicate any structural issues or dangers.

Wisconsin Home Inspection of Fireplaces

Fireplaces are typically part of an interior inspection, but it must be noted that examination of a fireplace is limited to a very terse visual inspection in Wisconsin. A professional home inspector will notice cracks in the fire bricks, as well as obvious damage to a metal insert or the presence of dirt and debris. Wisconsin's House Detective will recommend a chimney specialist conduct a more specialized fireplace inspection or cleaning.

Wisconsin Home Inspection of Doors and Windows

Doors and windows are often indicators of forces at work on a home's structure. Doors that don’t completely close or are hard to open might indicate home structural frame movement. Windows that don’t open may indicate some of the same problems. However, a home inspector is not required to operate every window in the home, only a representative sample. Window seals can become defective—a condition that often creates cloudiness in insulated glass. Also any signs of condensation, mold or mildew, even leaks around windows are looked for.

Doors that open into attached structures, especially the garage, should be heavy-duty and fire resistant. However, codes differ from region to region.

Besides these main interior structures a Wisconsin home inspector will also take inventory of kitchen counters and cabinets noting defects and condition. A few major appliances may be checked for condition and operation as well.

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