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Home Inspection in Purcellville, VA
Purcellville's Main Street rebuilt itself twice after early fires, and the inspector's photo report treats a historic storefront apartment and a Hirst Farm well house on the same visit.
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What we check in a Purcellville 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.
Purcellville, rebuilt Main Street outward
Purcellville's downtown burned twice, in 1900 and 1914, and the blocks rebuilt afterward now anchor a historic district on the state and national registers. Newer subdivisions such as Village Case and Mayfair sit beside that rebuilt core and beside larger lots on well and septic toward Hirst Farm and Dunolan, so a house's age and its foundation type vary block by block rather than following one pattern.
A pedestrian core, several foundation types
Village Case is built around a central green with a pedestrian-oriented layout, and homes here sit on a mix of basements, crawlspaces and slabs depending on when each block went up. The inspection reads whichever foundation type is present for cracking or past water penetration, checks any porch or addition built after the original construction for how its framing ties in, and runs the heating and cooling system on its normal controls regardless of the house's age. Grading and downspout discharge get traced the same way on every lot in the section.
The Town's own history records that fires in 1900 and 1914 destroyed much of Purcellville's original business district, and the rebuilt blocks later joined the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places.
Well houses close to the foundation
Hirst Farm and Dunolan sit on larger lots that often rely on a private well and a septic system rather than public utilities. The inspection does not test the well or evaluate the septic field, but it does check the crawlspace nearest any well house or pump room, reads the foundation for cracking or water penetration, and traces grading around the structure to see where runoff actually goes. A pump room built close to the house gets the same attention any other utility space would.
Loudoun County's Department of Building and Development issues the actual building permit for a Purcellville address, but the Town requires its own zoning permit first, before the county will proceed.
Home inspections around Purcellville
Purcellville sits in Loudoun County, and the same inspectors cover the whole county. Every place below has its own page.
Purcellville home inspection, Main Street questions answered
What Purcellville buyers ask about wells, historic Main Street and permits.
Does the Town of Purcellville or Loudoun County issue the building permit for my address?
Both play a part. Loudoun County's Department of Building and Development issues the actual building permit, but the Town of Purcellville requires its own zoning permit first, and the county will not proceed without it. The home inspection itself is not affected by that sequence, but a permit history search on an older Main Street building or a newer Village Case house should check both the town and the county.
Can a historic downtown Purcellville apartment be inspected without damaging the storefront below it?
Yes. The inspection is visual and non-invasive: the inspector opens panel covers and access hatches, runs fixtures and equipment, and may use a moisture meter or thermal camera, without cutting into walls or removing finishes. Point out any shared roofline or plumbing chase with the commercial space below, and mention delicate original trim or masonry so the inspector can note where a closer look would go beyond that scope.
Our Hirst Farm house has a well house built close to the foundation. What should we mention?
Its distance from the foundation and any recent pump service or pressure change you know about. The inspection does not test the well water itself, but the inspector does check the crawlspace and foundation nearest the well house for signs of moisture, since a pump room built into the side of a house can introduce its own dampness separate from anything happening inside.
Is a Locust Grove townhome inspected any differently than a detached house in Mayfair?
The townhome adds a shared wall to check alongside everything else: the inspector reads it from your side for cracking or signs of a connected roof problem. A detached Mayfair house gets the same roof, foundation, electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling checks without that shared-wall step. Either way, windows, doors and the attic get the same look, and the era of construction usually explains more than the house's model.
Village Case has shared green space between the homes. Does the inspection include anything the HOA maintains?
No. A private green, a walking path or a shared mailbox structure that the association owns and maintains sits outside a single house's inspection. The visit covers your home itself, from roof to foundation, plus any exterior element the association leaves to the individual owner, such as a driveway or a private deck. Ask the HOA for its budget and reserve study separately if you want a sense of the shared property's condition.
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