Insurance Inspection Blog Archives - Waypoint Property Inspection

How Long Does a Roof Last? Florida Shingle Roof Lifespan

How long will your roof last in Florida? (Asphalt Shingle) Today, we will take a deep dive into two main types of roofing material to find out life expectancy and roof lifespan. Those two types…

Austin HintzeFebruary 29, 2020

Worn Cloth Covered Wiring: Fire Hazards, Insurance, & Replacement Cost

Electrical Home Inspection Home Insurance

Cloth Covered Wires: Fire Hazards, Insurance, & Repair Cost

Cloth covered wires in homes were typically installed in homes from 1920's to the 1960's. Cloth covered wiring is still prevalent in today's homes when homeowners are unaware of the fire hazards or already have…

Austin HintzeFebruary 27, 2020

Challenger Electrical Panel Issues - why are they bad?

Electrical Home Insurance

Issues with Challenger Panels

As a third series to our issues with electrical panels, we are going to follow up with Challenger panels. Challenger panels practically have the same fire hazards as the Federal Pacific and Sylvania panel, but…

Austin HintzeFebruary 25, 2020

Electrical Home Inspection Home Insurance

Federal Pacific Panel (FPE) / Stab-Lok & Insurance

The Federal Pacific Panel, or otherwise named FPE (Federal Pacific Electric), is no stranger to insurance companies. All home insurance companies are going to require you to replace this panel box, but why? What is…

Austin HintzeFebruary 24, 2020

Home Insurance

Wind Mitigation Retrofits: Everything you need to know

What are wind mitigation retrofits and how much does it cost? Wind mitigation retrofitting is upgrading your exterior roof to wall connection in order to receive discounts on your wind mitigation form for homeowner's insurance.…

Austin HintzeFebruary 10, 2020

Home Insurance

What Is A Wind Mitigation Inspection in Florida?

In Florida, we have specific insurance inspections that may or may not be required for homeowners insurance or might provide you discounts. The wind mitigation inspection is one of those insurance inspections. There are other…

Austin HintzeDecember 2, 2019