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A Fairfax address can mean the city or the county around it, but either way a licensed inspector's report says what the house actually needs.
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Every inspection covers the same 12 areas, from the roof down to the grounds, and the report is organized the same way. It is visual and non-invasive: nothing is opened up, and nothing you own is moved. Tap any area to see what is checked.
Every inspection follows a written standard of practice. Radon, termite, mold and water testing can be added to the same visit.
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.
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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.
No jargon, no surprises. Here is the whole visit, start to finish, so you know what you are booking before you book it.
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.
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.
Panel cover off. Water heater, furnace and air conditioning run with their normal controls. Every fixture, every room, the attic, and the basement or crawlspace.
You see the main findings in the house itself. The written report follows online with photos, priorities and what to do about each item.
The City of Fairfax became its own independent city in 1961, after growing out of the Town of Providence founded around the courthouse in 1805. Kings Park, Fairfax Station, and Oakton carry the same Fairfax mailing address while sitting in the surrounding county instead. Which side of that line a house falls on changes where its permit history lives, though not what the inspection itself covers.
A house inside city limits has its own permit and inspection history kept separately from the county's, so records of a past addition or a drainage repair are pulled from the city rather than assumed to sit in county files. The inspection itself runs the same regardless: roof coverings and flashing, exterior grading, the foundation and any crawlspace, the electrical panel and a sample of outlets, plumbing supply and drain lines, and heating and cooling tested on their normal controls. Framing at any addition gets checked for how it ties into the original structure.
The City of Fairfax runs its own Accela-based online permit portal through its Code Administration office, separate from Fairfax County, covering any address inside the city's own limits.
Kings Park, Fairfax Station, and Oakton carry a Fairfax mailing address but sit inside Fairfax County rather than the independent city, so a rambler, split level, or colonial here is inspected under the county's own permit records. The inspection identifies whether the affected floor sits above a crawlspace or a finished basement, checks sump equipment and exterior grading where a lower level is involved, and reads the foundation for any sign of movement. Using the full street address at booking avoids any mix-up between the two jurisdictions.
Fairfax County's Land Development Services publishes a free public Site Records Viewer and permit tracker, the resource for a Kings Park or Fairfax Station address that carries the Fairfax name while sitting in the county.
Fairfax sits in Fairfax County, and the same inspectors cover the whole county. Every place below has its own page.
What buyers ask once they realize Fairfax means two different places.
The safest way is to give the full street address when you book, and we can confirm the jurisdiction before the visit. As a general rule, addresses closest to the historic downtown and courthouse sit inside the independent City of Fairfax, while Kings Park, Fairfax Station, and Oakton carry the same mailing name but sit in the surrounding county instead.
Not in scope, though what the inspector expects to see does shift. A rambler with a crawlspace calls for different access than a colonial with a finished basement, so the inspection notes the position of any sump equipment, drain repairs, and downspout discharge near the foundation. Soil and grading vary by lot, so the visit reports what is actually observed rather than assuming every foundation in the area behaves the same way.
Almost always, yes, unlike some larger-lot county neighborhoods farther out that rely on a private well or septic system. A home inspection does not test water quality or flow rate on public service, and it does not test a well or septic system where one exists. Mention any private system when you book so the visit can be planned around it.
It is worth considering. Fairfax County's own health department places the whole county, including the areas around the City of Fairfax, in the EPA's highest radon potential category. A home inspection does not include a radon test on its own, but one can be added to the same visit as a separate service that reports its own result directly to you.
Yes. The walkthrough near the end of the visit is when the inspector covers the roof, attic, crawlspace or basement, and every major system in person, and your agent is welcome to stand in for you there. The full written report follows online afterward either way, with photos or your review whenever it is convenient.
