Step 2: Inspections

After the acceptance of our offer for the home we asked the seller to allow us to get the home inspected prior to close to make sure we wanted the home. The house is a forclosure and the bank that ownes the property would not pay for anything and is selling it as is.

Test 1: Radon: So we purchased a radon testing kit from the health dept and set it up for 3 days and sent it off to be analyzed. It came back at 3.99 and the limit is 4 so it is something we will need to address later on. We are hoping that sealing the basement will bring the level down considerably.
Test 2: Well: Next we de-winterized the home (turned the water back on) and of course encountered leak after leak. We managed to get the water flowing to the kitchen, half bath, and laundry area without leakes so that the health dept can take a sample and look at bacteria and nitrate levels. The inspector came monday to inspect the well and everything looked great and we are now waiting on the water test results.
Test 3: Septic: We spent 2 days total digging 4 huge holes to uncover the drywells and had the septic pumped for inspection. The inspector that came monday gave it a perfect rating and told us that if we change the drywells used each year and pump every 3 years we should never have a problem.

So now we are waiting for the water test results and then closing.