SAMPLE INSPECTIONS (FICTIONAL)
1972 SAMPLE POINT DR, CAPE CORAL FL 33904 · inspected 2026-08-01
SAMPLE REPORT — a fictional house, shown so you can see exactly what your clients receive. Every element works, including the repair-request builder below.

Your Home Inspection Report

Every finding below was observed and committed by your licensed inspector — A. Sample, HI0000. Plain English throughout; the certified PDF is the formal record.

3 safety and 2 major items need attention — they're listed first below. 0 minor and 1 to monitor follow in their sections.
Safety — address promptlyMajor — significant — plan the repairMinor — real but low-costMonitor — not a problem today — watch it

Needs attention first

Safety Panel — garage These panels have a documented history of breakers failing to trip under fault — the one job a breaker has. Safety Panel — garage Lugs are rated for one wire unless marked otherwise; a loose second conductor can arc and overheat inside the panel. Safety Water heater The temperature-pressure relief valve is the tank's last safety device; without a discharge pipe, a release scalds whoever is standing there. Major Covering Florida sun and rain wear a shingle roof from the day it's installed; at this age and condition it is at the end of its expected service life. Major Shower wall — master bath A thermal anomaly with a matching moisture-meter reading points at an active leak inside the wall — the kind of damage that grows quietly.

Exterior

MaintenanceGrading — NE corner

Ground surface slopes toward the structure at the northeast corner.

Why it matters: Rainwater is directed at the foundation instead of away from it — the most common source of under-slab moisture problems.

Have it corrected.

Ground sloping toward the house grade falls TOWARD the slab runoff has one destination — the foundation Fix: regrade the first few feet; extend the downspouts.
Reference detail — how a correct installation looks. An illustration for explanation, not a photograph of this home.

Roof Covering

MajorCovering

Asphalt shingle covering shows widespread granule loss and cupping; approximately 19 years old per the county permit record.

Why it matters: Florida sun and rain wear a shingle roof from the day it's installed; at this age and condition it is at the end of its expected service life.

Have a qualified specialist evaluate it.

This component is at or near the end of its expected service life.

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Couldn't fully inspect

Roof not walked; inspected from the eaves and ground with binoculars.

Why it matters: Slope excessive to safely walk on. (61-30.805(4)(a))

Electrical

SafetyPanel — garage

Federal Pacific Stab-Lok panel in service.

Why it matters: These panels have a documented history of breakers failing to trip under fault — the one job a breaker has. Many insurers decline them outright.

Have a qualified specialist evaluate it.

A breaker that won't reliably trip FEDERAL PACIFIC 20 20 20 lever looks tripped at this position contacts can stay closed regardless The one job a breaker has is tripping on a fault.
Reference detail — how a correct installation looks. An illustration for explanation, not a photograph of this home.
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SafetyPanel — garage

Two conductors landed under a single breaker lug at position 12.

Why it matters: Lugs are rated for one wire unless marked otherwise; a loose second conductor can arc and overheat inside the panel.

Have it corrected.

One lug, two wires 20 20 one wire per lug — correct two wires — loosens, then arcs A lug grips ONE conductor unless it's marked for two.
Reference detail — how a correct installation looks. An illustration for explanation, not a photograph of this home.

Plumbing

SafetyWater heater

TPRV discharge pipe is missing.

Why it matters: The temperature-pressure relief valve is the tank's last safety device; without a discharge pipe, a release scalds whoever is standing there.

Have it corrected.

The relief valve needs a pipe down TPRV valve discharge pipe ends just above the floor water heater No pipe (or a cap) = the safety valve can't do its job.
Reference detail — how a correct installation looks. An illustration for explanation, not a photograph of this home.
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MajorShower wall — master bath

Elevated moisture signature behind the master shower tile, confirmed by meter reading.

Why it matters: A thermal anomaly with a matching moisture-meter reading points at an active leak inside the wall — the kind of damage that grows quietly.

Have a qualified specialist evaluate it.

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Thermal
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Visible
Monitorwater heater

Water heater appears approximately 4 years old; no matching permit from that period appears in the county records this report can reach. The most recent plumbing permit on file is dated 1998-04-11.

Why it matters: Work of this kind normally requires a permit. Unpermitted work conveys to the buyer — verifying with the installing contractor or the building department is cheap before closing and expensive after.

Have a qualified specialist evaluate it.

✓ Cross-referenced against the county permit record (permit PL98-0411) by your inspector.

Interior

NoteKitchen

All household appliances operated via normal controls; dishwasher completed a full cycle.

Systems inspected

Site ConditionsSatisfactory
StructureSatisfactory
ExteriorSatisfactory
Roof CoveringUnsatisfactory
ElectricalUnsatisfactory
HVACSatisfactory
PlumbingUnsatisfactory
InteriorSatisfactory

1 area couldn't be fully inspected — each states its reason and the Florida rule that covers it above.