Reading your report

What this screen is for. The interactive inspection report itself — the same report whether you open the link from your delivery email or sign in to the portal. The portal adds a header, a tools row, and the message thread to your inspector; the emailed link adds the ask-the-report helper instead. How to get there. Tap the report link your inspector emailed, or sign in → My Reports → tap the report. What every button does Before it opens — one tick, once The first time, a short gate: "Before you open the report." Seven plain points — the repair numbers are planning figures; the Ask List is your own words; the AI drafts and your inspector reviews and signs; the ask answers and translations are the two things your inspector hasn't read; your inspection firm can see that you opened it — and how far you read, by section, and how long it was open in front of you, kept as a fingerprinted record where any later change would show (never where you are or anything you type); HomeRecon is the software, not the inspector. Read the full text if you like, tick the box, Agree and open the report. On the emailed link it's remembered per browser; in the portal, once per account. The top of the report The cover — the house, the address, the inspection date, your inspector's firm, and — on a finished report — a "Final · v1" badge with the signed-off and verified pills it has earned. The cover letter and the people — the inspector's letter, then "Prepared by" with one-tap phone and email, and cards for your agent (and the listing agent when there is one), frozen as they stood at delivery. Download PDF — opens the PDF in a new tab; on some reports it says "Print / Save as PDF" and builds one from the page. The button never pretends: it says "Download PDF" only when a real stored PDF exists. Ask a question — jumps to the bottom: the message thread in the portal, the ask-the-report helper on the emailed link. The Contents rail — the left-hand menu of every chapter with severity dots and finding counts; it follows you as you scroll, collapses to icons on a phone, and (in the portal) ends with your Ask List entry. The Summary Severity tiles — one per rating in your report, with counts. Tap a tile to filter the findings to that rating; tap again or Show all to clear. What's working well — the strengths, so the report reads fairly. Specialists to call — one line per trade ("Electrician", "Roofing contractor") with #N chips that jump straight to the findings that asked for them. Important — key shut-offs Where your water, gas, and electric shut off, with photos — plus anything your inspector specifically flagged for you. Each finding Every finding card carries its permanent number (#15 here is #15 in the PDF and in every conversation), the severity in your inspector's own words, what the inspector saw, their comments, the recommendation, and: Photos, 360° shots, video — tap a photo to enlarge (Esc closes); drag a 360° tile to look around; video plays inline or falls back to a link. The HR Verified shield — on findings your inspector personally reviewed. Tap it and the sheet is titled HomeRecon Verified (the same mark the green "HR Verified" chip stands for): "This finding was personally reviewed by your inspector on {date}", with the fingerprint of exactly what was reviewed and a plain-words "How this works". If a finding changes later, the shield comes off until it's re-reviewed. A code reference (informational) — on the few findings your inspector confirmed one for: a plain-English line, a short passage in the state's own words, and "Read the full section →" to the state's official page. The report prints its one standing disclaimer: code references are informational only — a home inspection is not a code-compliance inspection; verify with your local building department. The BUDGET — a low → average → high range from public data (never a price), with "How we calculated this" showing the working, line by line. + Add to Ask List (portal) — the card's one action; it becomes "✓ On your Ask List". At the very bottom of the report, after the Glossary, a HomeRecon Verified summary shows the report's own two codes: the report fingerprint (one code taken over the whole report the moment your inspector signed off) and the evidence root (one code that stands for every review receipt), plus the day the report was locked. "See the full codes & how to check them" opens the full codes with Copy buttons and a plain explanation: the same fingerprint prints on the last page of the PDF — compare the two — and your inspector can export an evidence file anyone can check with a free tool that never contacts HomeRecon. The record is tamper-evident and independently checkable; it shows a change, it does not prevent one. Under it, Check this report online → opens the public check page — the same two codes and the receipt counts, on a page anyone with the link can open with no account (it is also the QR on the last page of the PDF, the Report Certificate). See Check a report. Sections end with "N items inspected & found satisfactory" — the things that checked out fine, on the page, not hidden. The back of the report The Photo Gallery (every photo in one grid), the Appendix (maintenance tips, local contacts, property records when present), Limitations — including "Items that could not be fully inspected," each with the specific reason — and the Glossary with what the ratings mean. Languages Tap the globe (top-right on the emailed link; in the header inside the portal): English, Español, 简体中文, 한국어. The report's chrome and rating words translate right away. The inspector's own words — the findings, the opening remarks and the at-a-glance overview — translate too: the first time anyone opens the report in a language it is translated then and saved, so the first view takes a moment and every later view is instant and reads the same. A notice in your chosen language says the translation is machine-made and the English report — the one your inspector signed — governs. Common questions "How do I see just the serious stuff?" Tap a severity tile in the Summary — the findings filter to that rating. "Show all" clears it. "What's the green HR Verified shield?" Proof your inspector personally reviewed that finding, fingerprinted at that moment. Tap it for the date and the fingerprint. "Is that dollar figure what the repair will cost?" It's a budget — a planning range from public wage and materials data, for deciding what to raise. What work actually costs can differ; tap "How we calculated this" to see the arithmetic. "A finding shows a code reference — is that bad news for my deal?" It's informational only. A home inspection is not a code-compliance inspection; the reference links the state's own page so you can read the rule yourself, and your local building department has the final word. "Where are my shut-offs?" The "Important — key shut-offs & access points" section, with photos. "Can I read it in Spanish?" Yes — the globe control. The English report remains the official one. "How do I get the PDF?" "Download PDF" at the top; it opens in a new tab. Finding numbers match between the PDF and this page. "Why can't I use the ask-the-report helper in the portal?" The portal report swaps it for something better: a message thread with your actual inspector. The helper lives on the emailed public link. Good to know Your inspection firm can see when you open the report and download the PDF — the gate told you so up front, and it's how your inspector knows you're taken care of. They can also see how far you read ("Read to Roof System (72%) · 4 min") — and so can you, on your own report card: "You last opened this Aug 27 · read to Roof System." Each of those records is fingerprinted the moment it's written; the evidence file carries them under their own root, and the same open verifier checks them. The shield's honest limits: the record is tamper-evident and server-verified — evidence that any change shows — not a notary service. A photo that won't load shows a placeholder, never a broken image; a video with a stubborn format falls back to a link. A report link that reaches a locked report shows the sign-and-pay steps, not an error; a truly wrong link says "Report not found" and suggests asking your inspector for a fresh one. Related Sign and pay — if the report is still locked Ask the report — the helper on the emailed link Messaging your inspector The Ask List — turning findings into your repair request Send it to a contractor