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Home Condition Assessment Template

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How to Use This Checklist

  • First, complete the Audit section by recording when the inspection was conducted, who prepared it, and the location.
  • Then work through the property in order: Site, Structure, Exterior Surfaces, Windows/Doors/Trim, Roof, Attic, Interior Rooms, Kitchen, Bathroom, Miscellaneous, Basement/Mechanical, Crawlspace, Plumbing, Electrical, and Heating/Cooling.
  • In each section, answer each item using the response options: Yes, No, or Not Applicable.
  • For questions that require a written response, provide notes directly on the form.
  • Once you complete the assessment, review your responses and add any additional observations in the notes.
  • Finally, generate a report in the format that best suits your needs to share with clients or keep for your records.

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Overview

A home condition assessment is a structured visual evaluation of a residential property. It helps you identify visible defects, safety issues, and maintenance concerns across the entire property. The Home Condition Assessment Checklist guides you through 113 checkpoints organized into 16 sections covering both the exterior and interior of the home. Each checkpoint uses a simple Yes, No, or Not Applicable response scale, and you can add notes and photos for context. This checklist is designed for homeowners, property managers, and inspectors as a ready-to-use template to document a property’s condition systematically.

What This Checklist Covers

The checklist walks through the following areas, with each item grounded in a practical, observable condition: - **Audit, Sites, and Structure** - Verifies proper site drainage away from the house, no standing water, and no septic leaks. - Checks that the yard, landscaping, trees, walkways, and exterior structures (fences, sheds, decks, garages) are in good condition with no termite damage or rotten wood. - Confirms stair and deck railings are secure. - Examines the house’s straightness, alignment of window and door frames, visible foundations, and roofline. - Ensures adequate space between soil and wood siding, and checks cladding, masonry, stucco, vinyl, paint, and staining for cracking, buckling, or peeling. - **Windows, Doors, and Trim** - Checks that frames and trim are solid, joints are caulked, and there is no broken glass, damaged screens, or broken double-glazed seals. - Verifies muntins, mullions, storm windows, thermal glass, and drip caps. - **Roof, Attic, and Exterior Elements** - Inspects roof eaves, gutters, downspouts, chimneys, flashing, soffits, and fascia for damage, rust, or missing sections. - Reviews roof surfaces for cupping, buckling, granule loss, cracked or missing shingles, and excess roofing cement. - Examines the attic for insulation, ventilation, moisture barriers, open electrical splices, and flues that terminate there. - **Interior Components** - Assesses floors, walls, ceilings, interior doors, paint, wall covering, trim, lights, switches, and outlets. - Includes kitchen, bathroom, basement, crawlspace, plumbing, electrical, and heating/cooling systems.

Why This Matters

A thorough home condition assessment helps you catch visible problems early, before they become expensive repairs. It also provides a documented record of the property’s state that you can use for planning maintenance, making informed purchase decisions, or meeting rental property obligations. It focuses on observable conditions—not a prediction of future performance—and helps you decide when to involve a licensed professional, such as for stucco cracks or chimney evaluations.

How to Use It

This checklist is organized into logical sections to help you move through the property in a consistent order. You can use it on a clipboard or with a digital tool. For each item, select Yes, No, or Not Applicable. When you find a concern, add notes and photographs directly in the form. After completing all sections, review your responses, then generate a report in a format that fits your needs. The template supports detailed documentation that you can share with clients, contractors, or keep for your records.

Frequently Asked Questions

A home condition assessment is a systematic visual walkthrough of a property that checks the building envelope, major systems, and safety features. You evaluate exterior elements first, then work through the interior, basement, crawlspace, plumbing, electrical, and heating and cooling systems. The goal is to identify visible defects, damage, or adverse conditions.

You assess the entire property: the audit details such as date, preparer, and location; the site and grounds (drainage, standing water, septic fields, landscaping, trees, exterior structures, walkways, and downspouts); the structure (straightness, alignment, visible foundations, roofline, wood-to-ground contact, and cladding); exterior surfaces (siding, masonry, stucco, vinyl, climbing plants, paint, and staining); windows, doors, and trim (frames, caulking, glazing, broken glass, storm windows, and drip caps); the roof (eaves, gutters, chimneys, roofing materials, flashing, and soffits); the attic (staining, structure, insulation, ventilation, flues, and wiring); interior rooms (floors, walls, ceilings, windows, doors, finishes, lighting, and electrical outlets); the kitchen; the bathroom; the basement or mechanical room; the crawlspace; plumbing; electrical; and heating and cooling.

You identify common red flags such as poor drainage, standing water, damp stains, cracks, rot, missing shingles, inadequate ventilation, uneven floors, broken or painted-shut windows, insufficient electrical outlets, and evidence of chimney backdrafting. If you notice any condition you cannot confidently assess, such as stucco cracks, you discuss it with a professional inspector.

Safety and liability are central. You check that stairs and deck railings are appropriate and secured, that plumbing, vent, and appliance flues do not terminate in the attic, and that there are no open electrical splices. You also verify the presence and testing of grounded three-prong outlets, working lights and switches, and proper venting of heating and cooling sources.

The site and grounds section checks that the yard drains away from the house, that there is no standing water, and that there are no septic tank or drain field leaks. You also look at landscaping, trees, walkways, exterior structures, stair railings, and downspout drainage to confirm they are in good condition and direct water away from the structure.

You check the straightness and alignment of the house, window and door frames, visible foundations, and roof ridge lines. You also look for adequate space between soil and wood siding, no wood-to-earth contact, and the condition of siding, masonry, stucco, vinyl or aluminum cladding, climbing plants, paint, and exterior staining.

You inspect window and door frames for solidity, cracks, and rot, and check that joints are caulked. You look for broken glass, damaged screens, broken double-glazed seals, and the condition of muntins and mullions. You also verify the use of storm windows or thermal glass and the presence of drip caps.

You check eaves for clear, paint-free vents. You inspect gutters and downspouts for deterioration, rust, sealed joints, secure attachment, flexing, sagging, missing sections, and mud deposits. You look at chimneys for being straight, watertight, free of damaged bricks or cracked joints, and with a sound mortar cap. Roofs are checked for cupping, buckling, granule loss, broken or missing shingles, and the number of layers. You also verify flashing around roof penetrations and check for excess roofing cement, tar, or rubber, and check soffits and fascias for deterioration and staining.

You look for adequate and properly installed insulation with a moisture barrier close to the heated area. You check for adequate ventilation and a clear path for air entering soffit vents, properly sized gable louvers, and operational mechanical ventilation. You verify that no plumbing, vent, or appliance flues terminate in the attic and that there are no open electrical splices.

You check that floors, walls, and ceilings appear straight and vertical; that there are no stains; that flooring materials are in good condition; and that there are no major cracks. You also verify that windows and exterior doors operate easily, lock properly, and have no broken glass, painted frames, or deterioration; that interior doors operate and lock properly; and that paint, wall covering, trim, and paneling are in good condition. You test lights and switches, confirm enough grounded outlets, and confirm a heating or cooling source in each habitable room.

You check for adequate insulation with a moisture barrier near the heated area, adequate ventilation, and no plumbing, vent, or appliance flues terminating in the attic. You also look for no open electrical splices and assess the chimney for cracked or damaged masonry, backdrafting stains, a working damper, a clean flue, and a lined flue.
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