North Carolina home inspectors are licensed by the North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board.
Home inspectors assist buyers and sellers in gaining a better understanding of the condition of a property.
A home inspector will typically evaluate 
- Structural components – floors, walls, roofs, chimneys, foundations, etc.
- Mechanical systems – plumbing, heating, air conditioning, installed appliances, etc.
- And, other major components of a property.
The North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board (NCHILB) is chartered to safeguard the public health, safety, and welfare – protect the public from being harmed by unqualified persons by regulating the use of the title “Licensed Home Inspector” and by providing for the licensure and regulation of those who perform home inspections for compensation.
You should always ask the home inspector if his inspection will cover anything you consider important.
Home inspectors usually provide a written contract which details what the inspection will cover. The home inspector should also provide you with the cost of his or her services, as well as a general time-frame for how long the inspection will take to complete.
A good question to ask the inspector is how much he or she charges to re-inspect the property (you may need him to take a look at repairs the seller performed).
Home inspectors are required to give you a report.
- Your home inspector must provide you with a written report within 3 days.
- The home inspection report belongs to the person who hired the inspector.
- The report cannot be shared with anyone without your permission.
There may be other inspections that you’d like to have performed that your inspector does not perform. Often, home inspectors are great resources to other inspection service providers so be sure to ask them for recommendations if they don’t provide a service.
