HOME TEK™ INSPECTION

A STANDARDIZED SMART HOME INSPECTION with REPORT

What follows is the outline for a standardized smart home inspection that will soon be available from Smart Home Inspection Members. The specifics of the inspection will of course depend upon the size, age, and construction details of the home, plus the extent to which it currently contains smart home features.

Upon completion of the inspection, the inspector will forward the details to the professional division of SmartHomePlanner.com, which will automatically produce a consumer-friendly summary of the results.

Description of Premises:

Approximate Age
Form of property: Free-standing Home, Guest House, Duplex, Three (or more) Units, Multi-Level Condo or Apartment
Total Number of Stories for premises being inspected
Premises being inspected are: above grade, on grade, below grade [provide photo]
Access for Inspection (indicate all needed): Crawl Space, Basement (finished vs unfinished), Accessible Attic (for which rooms), elevator shaft. [provide photo]

Wire Origination Points: Point of Entry (POE)
- Main POE [describe location; provide photo]:
  - Exposed Wiring vs Distribution Panel [if panel, is it surface mounted vs recessed]
  - Wiring input sources:
    1. Cable TV: Provider, type, source, condition, labeled?
    2. Satellite TV (ditto)
    3. Phone service (ditto)
    4. Internet service (ditto)
    5. Other service (ditto)
  - Wiring outputs: Type, destination, condition, labeled?
  - Associated equipment at this location: splitters, amplifiers, surge protectors, splice blocks, internet switches, optical network terminators, available 110v power.
  - Damage or defects noted [photo]
- Secondary POE [describe location(s), if any; add photo(s)]:
  - Exposed wiring vs Distribution Panel [as above]
  - Wiring Input sources:
    1. Cable TV: Provider, type, source, condition, labeled?
    2. Satellite TV (ditto)
    3. Phone service (ditto)
    4. Internet service (ditto)
    5. Other (ditto)
  - Wiring Outputs: wiring type, destination, condition, labeled?
  - Associated equipment in this location: splitters, amplifiers, surge protectors, splice blocks, internet switches, optical network terminators, available 110v power.
  - Damage or defects noted [photo]
- Terminations of Wiring (by room):
- Location [drop-down showing choice of widely-used room names, plus several fill-in blanks]:
- Terminations found, by Room:
  - TV wiring/outlets (wire type/plug type/location/condition)
  - Phone wiring/outlets (ditto)
  - Computer wiring/outlets (ditto)
  - Speaker wiring/outlets (number of conductors/wire type/location(s)
  - Unassigned wiring (number of conductors/wire type(s)/location(s)
  - Signal output wiring to/from other locations (document)

Wireless Infrastructure
- Location of Router(s), input signal strength at each router
- Modem(s), input signal strength at each modem
- Multi-switch(es) input signal strength at each multi-switch
- Location and signal strength at other signal extenders: WAPS, Mesh units, other devices (specify type(s) and locations).
- Signal strength at existing equipment locations needing a wi-fi signal (specify location and signal strength).
- New interior locations where signal will be needed (with existing signal strength for each location to be used)
- New exterior locations where signal will be needed (with existing signal strength in each location)

Associated equipment (included in sale, or systems being upgraded):
- Video displays: (location, form, technology, brand, model, size, mounting method, condition, type of system connection, image assessment, and sources attached.
- Speakers: number, arrangement, mono/stereo/surround sound setup type, manufacturer, model, size, condition, mounting method, assessment of sound quality, per location
- Associated Electronics: amplifiers or receivers (ditto)
- Source electronics: CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, Cable/Sat boxes, Streaming Devices, etc. (ditto)
- Computers and related devices (ditto)
- Other wi-fi devices in home (ditto)
- Photo-document any damage or atypical/questionable installations

Additional comments on atypical findings:

Placement,
Condition, or
Engineering—of above systems and/or components.