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  • Welcome
  • About Me
  • What Do I Inspect
  • Inspections Offered
    • Pre-Listing Home Inspection
    • Home Warranty Inspection
    • Four Point Insurance Inspection
  • Service Area
    • Florence County >
      • Florence
    • Georgetown County >
      • Georgetown
      • Murrells Inlet
      • Pawleys Island
    • Horry County >
      • Conway Home Inspectors
      • Garden City
      • Little River Home Inspectors
      • Myrtle Beach Home Inspectors
      • Surfside Home Inspectors
    • Marion County >
      • Marion
    • Williamsburg County
  • Resources and Home Buying Tips
    • Dishwasher High Loop
    • Federal Pacific Electric Panels
    • How Long Should a Home Inspection Take
    • Vinyl Siding and Solar Distortion
  • Inspection Pricing
    • Standard Pricing
    • First Responders
    • Veterans / Active Service
    • Teachers
    • Senior Citizens
  • Myrtle Beach
  • Contact

How Long Should it Take for a Home Inspection

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It really depends on the age, size, condition and type of foundation. ​My typical home inspection
takes at the minimum 3 hours and have lasted 7 hours.  Small condos and townhouses take less time. 

The Size of the Home

A larger home is more than just square feet.  It can have additional electrical distribution systems,
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bathrooms, water heaters and HVAC systems.  These have their own inspection process and add time to the inspection.
Larger homes also have more complicated roof, flashing and drainage systems.​

The Age of the Home

​Older homes take more time to inspect than new homes. Older homes components and systems have had time ​to fail, rot, or reach the end of their life expectancy. It is very common to find older homes that have been remodeled and new systems are mixed in with older systems.
​Electrician distribution systems in older homes usually require special attention.​

The Condition of the Property

Is it a residence, rental property or a bank owned property?  A residence is normally bettered maintained than a
​rental property.  Bank owned properties are usually vacant and can be a mess. I recently spent seven hours inspecting a 5,000 square foot bank owned property with over an hour of that time in the crawl space.
​In general homes with deferred or no maintenance take longer to inspect.​

Type of Foundation

A slab foundation can normally be inspected during the exterior walk around inspection.  Basement, piling and crawl space inspections require more time with, in my opinion, the crawl space usually being the most time intensive. Crawl spaces run the gambit from being fully enclosed and well lit to a damp dark moldy space that has been ignored for years.
Other Varibles
Weather conditions, rain, snow or extreme heat can slow the inspection time.  Decks, pools and spas all have their own inspection process and add time to the inspection based on their age, size and condition.
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Tidelands Complete home Inspections
2309 Withers Drive
​Myrtle Beach, SC 29577