Did an all roughs inspection on a home being built today. This is a review of the rough framing, electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems. As a municipal inspector I usually have anywhere from 40 - 60 minutes to complete this inspection. When doing a private home inspection I usually take about 2 – 3 hours to perform the same inspection. The large time difference is based on the fact that as a municipal inspector I might have between 9 to 15 inspections to perform per day, but when doing private home inspections I will only be doing 1 to 2 inspections. This allows me to take more time to check and recheck all areas and gives me a much greater chance of finding any problems or items that need to be addressed. As a municipal inspector I am inspecting to the minimum code standards, but when doing a private inspection I can take much more time to insure that the structure that I am inspecting is in compliance with the current residential building, plumbing, electrical and mechanical codes.
