Empower Yourself With A Home Warranty Inspection
A New Home is Exciting
Moving into a brand new, newly-built home is exciting. The wait is over, and you’re finally able to get settled into your new house. You’ve picked all the furniture and the perfect places for them. Art goes on the walls. You get the kitchen unpacked, and start to live in your new home and enjoy it.
As you get comfortable in the home, you may find things that need to be fixed or replaced. A home warranty inspection by a Certified Professional Inspector will help you find those things that the builder is required to fix.
Our Home Warranty Inspection Protects You
Most newly-built homes include a limited builder’s warranty. This typically lasts for a year, and covers specific problems due to faulty construction. New construction houses often have things that need repair or replacement in the first year. However, it’s too easy to let the 12 months go by and forget to make a warranty claim with the builder.
We can find these problems for you with a home warranty inspection. We’ll diligently inspect the home using our 101-item checklist, and look for any items that need fixing before the warranty expires, so you can contact the builder in time to correct them.
Schedule your Home Warranty Inspection today by calling or texting (717) 745-5545. You can also reach us at info@chestnutinspections.com.
What Is Included In This Inspection?
Every inspection follows the InterNACHI Standards of Practice — the most comprehensive standards in the industry. We conduct a thorough visual examination of all accessible systems and components, documenting what we find with high-resolution photos and video.
Areas We Inspect:
Roof
Roof coverings, gutters and downspouts, flashing, vents, chimney, and other visible roof components
Exterior
Wall coverings, soffits, windows, doors, walkways, driveways, porches, railings, and grounds
Foundation
Foundation, basement, crawlspace, and visible structural components
Interior
Doors, windows, floors, walls, ceilings, steps, and railings
Attic & Insulation
Insulation and ventilation in attics, crawlspaces, and foundation areas; exhaust systems
Fireplace
Lintels, dampers, cleanouts, and other accessible and visible components
Plumbing
Main water and fuel supply, water heater, venting, fixtures, toilets, sinks, tubs, showers, drains, and sump pumps
Electrical
Service entry, meter and panel, circuit breakers, grounding system, switches, outlets, and other visible components
HVAC
Thermostat, ventilation fans, and interior and exterior heating and cooling systems
What is Not Included in This Inspection?
A home inspection is a visual assessment of accessible systems and components — we report on what we can see and reach on the day of the inspection. It is not a code inspection, a technical teardown, or a guarantee of future performance.
Some things that fall outside the scope of a standard home inspection:
- Radon testing — available as a separate service
- Termite/WDO inspection — available as a separate service
- Mold testing — available as a separate service
- Asbestos testing
- Building code compliance
- Underground utilities or buried components
- Air conditioning systems when outdoor temps are below 65°F
- Components inside walls (plumbing, wiring, ductwork, etc.)
- Detached structures (garages, barns, sheds, etc.)
- Electric Generators
- Pools or sprinkler systems
- Solar, wind & geothermal systems
- Septic and wastewater systems
You'll Get Your Report the Same Day
After the inspection, we’ll walk you through an on-site summary of what we found. Then you’ll receive a detailed, interactive digital report — complete with high-resolution photos, video, and plain-English explanations of every defect and why it matters.
To prove we’re serious about service, we stand by our Same-Day Report Guarantee — your report arrives the same day as your inspection, so you and your agent can move fast when it counts.
Questions always come up after the inspection. Call or text us anytime — we’re available long after the report is delivered.
Our Service Area
We serve Allentown, Carlisle, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, Pottsville, Reading, York, and their surrounding areas in Central Pennsylvania. Contact us with questions or service outside these areas.
Additional fees apply to properties over an hour away, over 100 years old, or over 2,000 square feet.
