Introduction

GENERAL INFORMATION

This confidential report was prepared exclusively for the client. The inspection and report are in no way a guarantee or warranty, express or implied, regarding the future use, operability, habitability or suitability of the home/building or its components. Kettle Moraine Home Inspections, LLC is not responsible for its use or misinterpretation by third parties, and third parties who rely on it in any way do so at their own risk and release Kettle Moraine Home Inspections, LLC (including employees and business entities) from any liability whatsoever.

IMPORTANT NOTE- PLEASE READ : There is a Summary available and is only provided to allow the reader a brief overview of the report. The Summary is not encompassing. Reading the summary alone is not a substitute for reading the report in entirety. The entire Inspection Report, including the Standards of Practice, Limitations, Exceptions, Exclusions, Scope of Inspection and Pre-Inspection Agreement must be carefully read to fully assess the findings of the inspection.

It is recommended that any deficiencies and the components/systems related to these deficiencies noted in the report be evaluated/inspected and repaired as needed by licensed contractors/professionals PRIOR TO THE CLOSING OF THE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION. Further evaluation PRIOR to the closing of the real estate transaction is recommended so a properly licensed professional can evaluate our concerns further and inspect the remainder of the system or component for additional concerns that may be outside our area of expertise or the scope of our inspection. Please call the office for any clarifications or further questions.

SCOPE OF WORK:

Definitions and Scope

1.1. A home inspection is a non-invasive, visual examination of the accessible areas of a residential property (as delineated below), performed for a fee, which is designed to identify defects within specific systems and components defined by these Standards that are both observed and deemed material by the inspector. The scope of work may be modified by the Client and Inspector prior to the inspection process.

I. The home inspection is based on the observations made on the date of the inspection, and not a prediction of future conditions.

II. The home inspection will not reveal every issue that exists or ever could exist, but only those material defects observed on the date of the inspection.

1.2. A material defect is a specific issue with a system or component of a residential property that may have a significant, adverse impact on the value of the property, or that poses an unreasonable risk to people. The fact that a system or component is near, at, or beyond the end of its normal, useful life is not, in itself, a material defect.

1.3. A home inspection report shall identify, in written format, defects within specific systems and components defined by these Standards that are both observed and deemed material by the inspector. Inspection reports may include additional comments and recommendations.

Limitations, Exceptions & Exclusions

A home inspector shall perform a reasonably competent and diligent home inspection of the readily accessible installed systems and components required to be inspected under s. SPS 131.32 to detect observable conditions of an improvement to residential real property. A reasonably competent and diligent home inspection is not required to be technically exhaustive. Home inspectors are not required to: (a) offer a warranty or guarantee of any kind (b) calculate the strength, adequacy or efficiency of any component of an improvement to residential real property (c) enter any area or perform any procedure that may damage an improvement to residential real property or a component of an improvement to residential real property, or enter any area or perform any procedure that may be dangerous to the home inspector or to other persons (d) operate any component of an improvement to residential real property that is inoperable (e) operate any component of an improvement to residential real property that does not respond to normal operating controls (f) disturb insulation or move personal items, furniture, equipment, vegetation, soil, snow, ice or debris that obstructs access to or visibility of an improvement to residential real property or a component of an improvement to residential real property (g) determine the effectiveness of a component of an improvement to residential real property that was installed to control or remove suspected hazardous substances (h) evaluate acoustic characteristics of a component of an improvement to residential real property (i) project or estimate the operating costs of a component of an improvement to residential real property (j) predict future conditions, including the failure of component of an improvement to residential real property (k) inspect for the presence or absence of pests, including rodents, insects and wood-damaging organisms (l) inspect cosmetic items, underground items or items not permanently installed (m) inspect for the presence of any hazardous substances (n) disassemble any component of an improvement to residential real property, except for removing an access panel that is normally removed by an occupant of residential real property 

A home inspector is not required to report on any of the following aspects of items identified in s. SPS 131.32:

(a) Their life expectancy.

(b) The reason for the necessity of a major repair.

(c) The method of making any repair or correction, the materials needed for any repair or correction, or the

cost of any repair or correction.

(d) The suitability for any specialized use of an improvement to residential real property.

(e) Whether they comply with applicable regulatory requirements.

In the report, there may be specific references to areas and items that were inaccessible. Kettle Moraine Home Inspections, LLC can make no representations regarding conditions that may be present but were concealed or inaccessible for review. With access and an opportunity for inspection, reportable conditions may be discovered.

How to Read This Report

Getting the Information to You

This report is designed to deliver important and technical information in a way that is easy for anyone to access and understand. It is recommend that you take the time to read the full Report, which includes digital photographs, captions, diagrams, descriptions, videos and hot links to additional information.

The best way to get the layers of information that are presented in this report is to read your report online (the HTML version), which will allow you to expand your learning about your house. You will notice some words or series of words highlighted in blue and underlined – clicking on these will provide you with a link to additional information. The HTML version of this report also contains streaming videos. Short video clips often contain important information and critical context and sounds that can be difficult to capture in words and still pictures.

For the most reliable viewing experience, I recommend viewing the report on as large a screen as practical, as much detail can be lost on small devices like smart phones. For similar reasons, reports should only be printed in color to retain as much detail as possible and minimize misinterpretation of photographs.

This report can also be printed on paper or to a PDF document.

Chapters and Sections

This report is divided into chapters that parcel the home into logical inspection components. Each chapter is broken into sections that relate to a specific system or component of the home. You can navigate between chapters with the click of a button on the left side margin.

Most sections will contain some descriptive information done in black font. Observation narrative, done in colored boxes, will be included if a system or component is found to be significantly deficient in some way or if we wish to provide helpful additional information about the system or the scope of our inspection. If a system or component of the home was deemed to be in satisfactory or serviceable condition, there may be no narrative observation comments in that section and it may simply say “tested,” or “inspected.”

Observation Labels

All narrative observations are colored, numbered and labeled to help you find, refer to, and understand the severity of the observation. Observation colors and labels used in this report are:

• Limitation:
  In the report, there may be specific references to areas and items that were inaccessible. Kettle Moraine Home Inspections, LLC can make no representations regarding conditions that may be present but were concealed or inaccessible for review. With access and an opportunity for inspection, reportable conditions may be discovered.
• Needs Repair:
  Observations needing repair noted during the inspection. Please note that some repair items can be expensive to correct such as re-finishing hardwood floors, but are considered simply repair items due to their cosmetic nature.
• Recommended Maintenance:
  These are repair items that should be considered "routine home ownership items," such as servicing the furnace, cleaning the gutters or changing the air filters in the furnace.
• Improve:
  Observations that are not necessarily defects, but which could be improved for safety, efficiency, or reliability reasons.
• Monitor:
  Items that should be watched to see if correction may be needed in the future.
• Needs Further Evaluation:
  Further evaluation is recommended so a properly licensed professional can evaluate our concerns further and inspect the remainder of the system or component for additional concerns that may be outside our area of expertise or the scope of our inspection.
• Defect:
  For the purposes of the report, “defect,” as defined in section 440.97 (2m), Wis. Stats., means a condition of any component of an improvement that a home inspector determines, on the basis of the home inspector’s judgment on the day of an inspection, would significantly impair the health or safety of occupants of a property or that, if not repaired, removed, or replaced, would significantly shorten or adversely affect the expected normal life of the component of the improvement. The contract of sale may define “defect” to also include a condition that would have a significant adverse effect on the value of the property, but such a condition may not be labeled a defect in the report unless it meets the definition in section 440.97 (2m), Wis. Stats
• Note:
  Refers to aside information and /or any comments elaborating on descriptions of systems in the home or limitations to the home inspection.
• Description:
  Detailed description of various aspects of the property noted during the inspection.

Summary Page

Property Address: 123 Sample Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 

Inspected by: Joe Young 3322-106 Kettle Moraine Home Inspections, LLC

Inspected on: 2024-01-01

Prepared by: Joe Young 3322-106 Kettle Moraine Home Inspections, LLC

NOTE: This summary page is provided for convenience and is not a substitute for reading the entire report and should not be relied upon as the complete list for the client’s reference.

For the purposes of the report, “defect,” as defined in section 440.97 (2m), Wis. Stats., means a condition of any component of an improvement that a home inspector determines, on the basis of the home inspector’s judgment on the day of an inspection, would significantly impair the health or safety of occupants of a property or that, if not repaired, removed, or replaced, would significantly shorten or adversely affect the expected normal life of the component of the improvement. The contract of sale may define “defect” to also include a condition that would have a significant adverse effect on the value of the property, but such a condition may not be labeled a defect in the report unless it meets the definition in section 440.97 (2m), Wis. Stats.

NOTE: A home inspector may not report on the market value or marketability of a property or whether a property should or should not be purchased.