The report is what you are paying for, so read one before you book. This is a real Patriot Home Inspections report on a 1990 single-family home with a pool in Naples, FL, inspected in May 2026, with the address and client name replaced by placeholders. Nothing else has been edited.
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What is in it
The web version is the one most clients use: every finding has its photos, the sections collapse, and the summary links back to the detail. The PDF is the same report laid out for printing and for sending to an insurance carrier or a lender. This sample runs 97 pages because the house has a pool, a sprinkler system, ten interior areas, and wind mitigation, 4-point, radon and indoor air quality were ordered with it.
- General comments — building type and year, the services ordered (on this home: wind mitigation, 4-point, radon and air sampling), roof, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, pool, sprinkler and appliance overviews, and the limitations and exclusions.
- Exterior — driveway, patio and walkways, the attached exterior (stucco, corner beads, paint, doors, windows, screening), yard and site features, and the pool and its equipment.
- Interior — room by room: garage, kitchen and dining, every bathroom, entry, laundry, office, pool guest areas, and a general section for items that repeat through the house.
- Systems — HVAC, electrical and appliances, with ages, brands and photos.
- Summary — the defects grouped at the end, numbered so your agent can write the repair request straight from it. On this home the summary opens with lifted pavers from base movement, rusted corner beads behind the stucco, and paint bubbling at the base of a wall that points to water exposure.
How to read any inspection report, including ours
Read the summary first, then go back into the body for each item that matters to you. The body is where the context is: a finding that reads as a one-line defect in the summary usually has three photos and a paragraph explaining what was seen, what it probably means, and who should look at it next. Inspection reports describe condition on the day of inspection; they are not a warranty, and they do not grade a house against the current building code. A 1990 house is evaluated as a 1990 house.
If you are comparing inspectors, ask each one for a sample report and compare them side by side on three things: are the photos of the actual defects or of the room in general, does each finding say what to do next, and does the report arrive before you have to make a decision. Patriot delivers the report before 9 a.m. the morning after the inspection.
Licenses and insurance behind the report
Every Patriot inspector works under the training and oversight of the owner, whose Florida licenses are listed with their numbers on the licenses and insurance page, along with the company's professional liability coverage.
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Questions people ask
What does a Patriot Home Inspections report look like?
A web report and a matching PDF, organized into General Comments, Exterior, Interior and Systems, with a photo of every finding and a Summary at the end that groups the defects. The sample on this page is a real 1990 Naples single-family home with a pool, 97 pages, with wind mitigation, 4-point, radon and indoor air quality ordered alongside the home inspection. The address and client name have been replaced with placeholders.
When do I get my home inspection report?
The report is delivered the morning after the inspection, before 9 a.m. The web version is a link; the PDF can be downloaded from it and forwarded to your agent, lender or insurance carrier.
Does the report include the wind mitigation and 4-point forms?
Yes. When wind mitigation, 4-point, radon or other services are ordered with the home inspection, the report records what was ordered and the insurance forms are delivered alongside it, so one order produces everything the carrier and the lender ask for.
Can I see a sample report before booking?
Yes. The full sample is on this page as a live web report and as a PDF. Read a sample before hiring any inspector, including Patriot, because the report is what you are actually paying for.