# Home Inspection Blog - Link: https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/blog/ - Published: 2026-10-24T07:06:58+00:00 - Author: homeinspectordan From the field # Arizona Home Inspection Blog & Videos Real inspections from real Arizona homes, plus practical advice for buyers, sellers and agents. Many posts include the full inspection video, and every one comes from what Dan sees in the field. [ Walkthroughs ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/category/walkthroughs/) [ Sewer Scans ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/category/sewer-scans/) [ Tips & How-To ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/category/tips/) [ Unique Homes ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/category/unique-homes/) ## Latest posts ![Outdoor heat pump condenser unit sitting on the ground beside a modern home](https:// propertyinspectionsplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Outdoor-heat-pump-condenser- unit-beside-a-home-768x577.jpg) ### 󠀁[ R-410A to R-454B: What the AC Refrigerant Change Means for Arizona Buyers ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/r410a-r454b-refrigerant-change-arizona/)󠁿 What the EPA refrigerant change means when the Arizona home you are buying has an R-410A or R-22 AC, and how to read the data plate before your BINSR is due. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/r410a-r454b-refrigerant-change-arizona/) ![Close-up of overlapping brown clay roof tiles](https://propertyinspectionsplus. com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Clay-tile-roof-close-up-768x512.jpg) ### 󠀁[ Tile Roof Underlayment: The Hidden Bill on 20-Year-Old Arizona Roofs ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/tile-roof-underlayment-arizona/)󠁿 Why the underlayment under an Arizona tile roof wears out before the tile does, the signs I look for, and what to ask before you close. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/tile-roof-underlayment-arizona/) ![A single-story house surrounded by desert landscape](https://propertyinspectionsplus. com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/BINSR-Arizona-home-repair-request-768x512.jpg) ### 󠀁[ The BINSR Explained: How Arizona Buyers Ask for Repairs After an Inspection ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/binsr-arizona-home-inspection-repair-request/)󠁿 How the Arizona BINSR works: what to put on it, the seller’s five-day response, and when a credit beats seller repairs. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/binsr-arizona-home-inspection-repair-request/) ![New white shaker kitchen cabinets with brass pulls in a remodeled Mesa flip](https:// propertyinspectionsplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Mesa-flip-kitchen-cabinets- 768x576.jpg) ### 󠀁[ A Beautiful Mesa Flip and the Small Details It Missed ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/mesa-flipped-house-missed-details/)󠁿 A 1986 Mesa flip looked beautiful but had 49 action items. See what the inspection found and the small fixes I made after living in it. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/mesa-flipped-house-missed-details/) ![Compilation of home inspection problems found in Arizona homes by Home Inspector Dan](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Home-Inspection- Fails-and-Hidden-Damage-Arizona-768x432.jpg) ### 󠀁[ Major Home Inspection Fails and Hidden Damage in Arizona Homes ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/home-inspection-fails-hidden-damage-arizona/)󠁿 A compilation of real findings from Arizona home inspections: hidden leaks, a drain dripping on live wiring, roof leaks behind stucco, termite damage and a lot of pool problems. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/home-inspection-fails-hidden-damage-arizona/) ![Home Inspector Dan inspecting a 1971 Arizona home with deferred maintenance](https:// propertyinspectionsplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/1971-Arizona-Home-Inspection- Deferred-Maintenance-768x432.jpg) ### 󠀁[ Taking a 1971 Arizona Home Into the Future: An Inspection Full of Deferred Maintenance ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/1971-arizona-home-inspection-deferred-maintenance/)󠁿 A 1971 home a family is taking over and remodeling: a Federal Pacific panel a rat nested in, two roofs stacked on each other, cut support beams, galvanized pipe and no central air. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/1971-arizona-home-inspection-deferred-maintenance/) ![Home inspection of a historic Victorian home in Prescott, Arizona](https://propertyinspectionsplus. com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Historic-Victorian-Home-Inspection-Prescott-AZ-768x432. jpg) ### 󠀁[ Inspecting a 100-Year-Old Victorian in Prescott, Arizona ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/historic-victorian-home-inspection-prescott/)󠁿 A 1924 Victorian in Prescott, split into three rental units. Settlement on a pier- and-block foundation, a bowing wall, a roof leak above a window and no sewer cleanouts. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/historic-victorian-home-inspection-prescott/) ![Home Inspector Dan explaining the Arizona home inspection standards of practice]( https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/What-Do-Home-Inspectors- Check-in-Arizona-Standards-of-Practice-768x432.jpg) ### 󠀁[ What Do Home Inspectors Really Check in Arizona? The Standards of Practice Explained ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/what-do-home-inspectors-check-arizona/)󠁿 Arizona has written standards for what a home inspector must look at, and what they do not have to. Here is the plain-English version, and where I go beyond it. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/what-do-home-inspectors-check-arizona/) ![Home Inspector Dan doing a reinspection to check seller repairs in Phoenix, Arizona]( https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Home-Reinspection- After-Repairs-Arizona-768x432.jpg) ### 󠀁[ Home Reinspections: Did the Seller Really Finish the Repairs? ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/home-reinspection-after-repairs-arizona/)󠁿 Sellers agree to fix things, and then the work is not done, or not done right. Three reinspections show why you should check before closing. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/home-reinspection-after-repairs-arizona/) ![Home Inspector Dan on how to check an Arizona contractor license with the ROC]( https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/How-to-Check-an-Arizona- Contractor-License-ROC-768x432.jpg) ### 󠀁[ How Arizona’s Most Wanted Contractor Got Caught, and How to Check Any Contractor Before You Hire ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/check-arizona-contractor-license-roc/)󠁿 On the drive home from a home inspector event, a hit-and-run driver turned out to be a contractor on the state’s most wanted list. Here is how to check a contractor yourself. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/check-arizona-contractor-license-roc/) ![Sewer scope camera inspection on a Gilbert, Arizona home](https://propertyinspectionsplus. com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Sewer-Scope-Gilbert-AZ-Sewer-Camera-Inspections-768x432. jpg) ### 󠀁[ Sewer Scopes in Gilbert, AZ: What I Found at Four Homes ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/sewer-scope-gilbert-az-four-homes/)󠁿 Four Gilbert homes, four sewer scans: one clean line, one water softener drain dumping into a cleanout, tree roots 17 feet out and buried cleanouts I had to find with a locator. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/sewer-scope-gilbert-az-four-homes/) ![Sewer camera footage of a broken and flattened sewer pipe in an older Arizona home](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Broken-Flattened- Sewer-Line-Sewer-Camera-Arizona-768x432.jpg) ### 󠀁[ What a Sewer Camera Found Inside This Old Drain Line: Corrosion, a Break and a Flattened Pipe ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/broken-collapsed-sewer-line-camera/)󠁿 No cleanouts, so we went in from the roof. The camera found corroded pipe, cockroaches, a flattened section that looks like Orangeburg pipe and a break about 67 feet out. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/broken-collapsed-sewer-line-camera/) ![Sewer camera inspection on a home in Gilbert, Arizona](https://propertyinspectionsplus. com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Sewer-Camera-Inspection-Gilbert-AZ-768x432.jpg) ### 󠀁[ Are Sewer Camera Inspections Worth It? A Gilbert Sewer Scan ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/are-sewer-camera-inspections-worth-it/)󠁿 A Gilbert sewer scan from the front cleanouts: one was buried under rock and landscape fabric, the ABS line was clean to the city connection and a tight bend stopped the camera. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/are-sewer-camera-inspections-worth-it/) ![Newer white stucco home with a red tile roof, ready for an 11-month builder warranty inspection in Arizona](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/ 10/11-Month-Warranty-Inspection-on-a-Newer-Stucco-Home-in-Arizona-768x512.jpg) ### 󠀁[ What an 11-Month Warranty Inspection Found on a One-Year-Old Home ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/one-year-warranty-inspection-arizona/)󠁿 One year after closing, this home had cracked tiles around new solar panels, rust bleeding through the stucco, stucco-filled window weep holes and a foundation cover that can hide termites. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/one-year-warranty-inspection-arizona/) ![Home Inspector Dan finding construction defects in a new build home in Arizona]( https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/New-Build-Construction- Defects-Home-Inspection-Arizona-768x432.jpg) ### 󠀁[ Construction Defects I Found in a Brand-New Two-Story Home ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/new-build-construction-defects-inspection/)󠁿 New builds are not perfect. This two-story home had extra roof tiles in the worst spot, a tilted water heater, no washer pan and a shower with unfinished tile. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/new-build-construction-defects-inspection/) ![Home Inspector Dan inspecting a new build home in Tonopah, Arizona](https://propertyinspectionsplus. com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/New-Build-Inspection-Tonopah-AZ-768x432.jpg) ### 󠀁[ New Build in Tonopah, AZ: Tight Roof Valleys, Foundation Cracks and Missing Insulation ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/new-build-inspection-tonopah-az/)󠁿 A brand-new home out in Tonopah with incredible views, and a list: a roof vent with no flashing, a lot of foundation cracks, thin attic ventilation and gaps in the insulation. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/new-build-inspection-tonopah-az/) ![New construction home inspection in Tolleson, Arizona by Home Inspector Dan](https:// propertyinspectionsplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/New-Build-Inspection-Tolleson- AZ-768x432.jpg) ### 󠀁[ New Build Inspection in Tolleson, AZ: What a Brand-New Home Still Needs ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/new-build-inspection-tolleson-az/)󠁿 A brand-new home in Tolleson for first-time buyers. Even new houses have a list, and this one had a gas smell, a leaking faucet and an unsupported gas line. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/new-build-inspection-tolleson-az/) ![Home Inspector Dan inspecting a 6,500 square foot luxury home in Gilbert, Arizona]( https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Luxury-Gilbert-AZ- Home-Inspection-6500-Sq-Ft-Basement-768x432.jpg) ### 󠀁[ Inspecting a 6,500 Square Foot Luxury Gilbert Home With a Basement ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/luxury-gilbert-home-inspection-basement/)󠁿 A 6,500 square foot home just south of downtown Gilbert, with a full basement, four AC systems and a backyard pizza oven. Here is what a big house still hides. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/luxury-gilbert-home-inspection-basement/) ![Termite tubes under the front deck of a 1987 manufactured home in Apache Junction, Arizona](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Termites- under-the-deck-of-an-Apache-Junction-manufactured-home-768x432.jpg) ### 󠀁[ Termites Under the Deck of an Apache Junction Manufactured Home ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/apache-junction-manufactured-home-termites-deck/)󠁿 A 1987 manufactured home with a great workshop garage, and termite tubes everywhere under the carpeted front deck. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/apache-junction-manufactured-home-termites-deck/) ![Termite-damaged patio cover on a Sun City, Arizona modular home](https://propertyinspectionsplus. com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Sun-City-termite-infestation-in-a-modular-home-768x432. jpg) ### 󠀁[ Termite Infestation in a Sun City Modular Home ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/sun-city-termite-infestation-modular-home/)󠁿 Brown water, a wet crawl space and a patio cover eaten by termites. How moisture set up a termite infestation in this Sun City home. [ Read the recap » ](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/sun-city-termite-infestation-modular-home/) Page1 [Page2](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/blog/2/?output_format=markdown) [Page3](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/blog/3/?output_format=markdown) [Page4](https://propertyinspectionsplus.com/blog/4/?output_format=markdown) ## Watch every inspection on YouTube [ Subscribe on YouTube ](https://www.youtube.com/@homeinspectordan?sub_confirmation=1) [ Book an Inspection ](https://app.spectora.com/home-inspectors/my-inspection-company-f8d6dbae4e/schedule)