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Home Inspection in Montgomery Village, MD
Single family home, condominium, or apartment, a licensed inspector runs the same checklist in Montgomery Village and writes up what you actually need to know.
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What we check in a Montgomery Village home
The inspection follows the same 12 areas, from the roof down to the grounds, within the agreed scope and safe access available. It is visual and non-invasive: finishes are not removed, and personal belongings are not moved. Select an area to see what is checked.
- Range, oven and wall oven run normally
- Dishwasher, disposer and microwave run
- Kitchen exhaust fan and the dryer vent exit
- Service entrance, meter and main disconnect
- Panels, breakers, grounding and bonding
- Sampled outlets and switches; GFCI, AFCI, smoke and CO detectors
- Siding, flashing, trim, eaves, soffits and fascia
- Every exterior door and a sample of windows
- Walkways, driveway, stoops, porches, decks and railings
- Foundation walls, slabs and the basement
- Any accessible crawlspace
- Signs of movement, water penetration and wood touching soil
- Vehicle door and opener on their normal controls
- Auto reverse and photo eye safety sensors
- Walls, ceiling, floor and the fire door into the house
- Grading and drainage at the foundation
- Retaining walls and vegetation against the house
- Downspout discharge, walkways, driveway and steps
- Heating and cooling run on their normal controls
- Energy source, method and thermostat location noted
- Visible ducts, filter, condensate drainage and equipment condition
- Floors, walls, ceilings, stairs and railings
- A sample of doors and windows opened and closed
- Accessible attic: insulation depth, ventilation and framing; fireplace and damper
- Sink, faucet, drain and disposer run
- Dishwasher connection checked for leaks
- Cabinets, drawers, counters, floors, walls, ceiling and exhaust fan
- Main water and fuel shut-offs located
- Water heater, its venting and TPR valve; pipe materials
- Every toilet flushed; every sink, tub and shower run
- Coverings, flashing, vents, skylights and chimney
- Gutters, downspouts, eaves and rake
- Roof structure from inside the attic where accessible
- Visible framing, beams, posts and joists
- Masonry walls and the chimney structure
- Settlement signs: cracks, out of square openings, unlevel floors
Every inspection follows a written standard of practice. Need additional testing? Explore radon testing, termite inspection, mold testing and water testing, then confirm your selected services and timing when booking.
Add a package to the inspection
Three packages built around the home inspection. Package prices are for the add-on services only and are added to the inspection price. The savings are against booking the same services one by one.
Home Essentials
The perfect starting point
Home Advantage
Most popular for homebuyers
Home Enhanced
The ultimate peace of mind
Warranties must be requested when you book, not after the inspection. Radon and thermal imaging can also be added on their own. Read more about each package.
What a home inspection actually involves
No jargon, no surprises. Here is the whole visit, start to finish, so you know what you are booking before you book it.
You book, we confirm
Online or by phone, in a few minutes. Your agent can book for you. Add radon, termite or a package at the same time, and we confirm the appointment with you before the visit.
The walk-around
Roof, siding, grading, decks, the garage and the grounds first. The inspector photographs what they find as they go, so the report shows you exactly where each item is.
Systems and accessible spaces
The inspector checks accessible electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling components and operates equipment with normal controls when conditions allow. The report identifies areas that could not be inspected and any recommended follow-up.
The walkthrough and the report
You see the main findings in the house itself. The written report follows online with photos, priorities and what to do about each item.
Montgomery Village, three ways to live
Kettler Brothers built Montgomery Village through the 1960s and 1970s around planned lakes and parks, and the community's foundation marks its 60th anniversary in 2026. Single family villages, condominium buildings, and apartment communities all followed from that one plan, so what an inspection needs to check depends heavily on which kind of home the address turns out to be.
Original villages, single family
Stedwick, Whetstone, and Poplar Spring hold single family and townhouse construction from the community's earliest years, so the inspection starts by confirming whether the lower level is a basement or a slab. Additions and finished lower rooms are common after decades of ownership, and the inspection checks where each one ties into the original framing. The roof covering, gutters, and downspouts are read together, the electrical panel is opened, and heating and cooling are run on their normal controls regardless of how many owners the house has had.
Kettler Brothers Incorporated conceptualized and built Montgomery Village through the 1960s and 1970s, and the community's own foundation marks its 60th anniversary in 2026, dating its earliest sections to the mid-1960s.
Apartment buildings, shared systems
Cider Mill, Rothbury, and Walker House are managed apartment communities where a single building often shares one roof and one plumbing riser across several floors. The inspection covers the specific unit in full: electrical, plumbing fixtures run for drainage, heating and cooling on normal controls, and interior finishes, while noting which systems are shared with neighboring units rather than exclusive to the one being inspected. A stacked plumbing riser can carry a leak's evidence away from where it actually started, so the inspection records what floor and side of the building the concern sits on.
Maryland law requires any rental unit built before 1978 to be registered with the state within 30 days of a new owner taking title, a rule that reaches many of Montgomery Village's original apartment buildings.
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Montgomery Village sits in Montgomery County, and the same inspectors cover the whole county. Every place below has its own page.
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What Montgomery Village buyers and renters ask before the visit.
Does the Montgomery Village Foundation issue building permits?
No. The Foundation funds community services such as pools, parks, and the newsletter, but Montgomery County issues building permits and keeps the property record for any address in the Village. A standard inspection does not need the Foundation's involvement, though a project touching a shared roof or common wall may need to be coordinated with your specific community's management separately.
Why do some Montgomery Village streets have houses, condos, and apartments side by side?
Kettler Brothers planned the community in phases through the 1960s and 1970s, mixing single family villages, condominium buildings, and apartment communities into one master plan rather than building one type at a time. The inspection scope changes with the building type: a house gets the full roof-to-foundation walkthrough, while a condo or apartment inspection covers the unit and its own systems in detail.
What is the difference between a condo association and the Foundation here?
Your condominium association owns and maintains your specific building, its roof, and its common hallways, while the Montgomery Village Foundation runs community-wide amenities shared across every neighborhood. A unit inspection covers what is inside your walls and whatever your unit shares directly with the building, and the report keeps the two kinds of shared responsibility separate.
Do I need to be there for my Montgomery Village inspection?
No, but arriving for the walkthrough near the end is worth it if you can. That is when the inspector explains the roof, attic, crawlspace or basement, and every major system in person, before the written report follows online with photos. Your agent can also stand in for you at that same walkthrough.
Should a Montgomery Village condo buyer add radon testing?
Montgomery County requires most single family and townhome sales to include a radon test, though condominiums and co-ops are excluded from that particular requirement. A home inspection itself does not test for radon regardless of building type, but it can be added to the same visit as a separate service with its own reported result if you want one anyway.
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