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What Is A Pre-Listing Home Inspection?
A pre-listing home inspection consists of a non-invasive physical examination of your home’s systems, structures and components intended to identify material defects that exist at the time of inspection.

A new home pre-delivery inspection is carried out at the time a new home is transferred from the builder or developer to you. Pre-Delivery Inspection is a small but incredibly important part of the process of buying that new home.

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Buying a building or property is a very anxious time with doubts, deadlines and so on. Reducing or removing uncertainties can make your real estate transaction go smoother.

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Home Inspection (Purchase)

Home Inspection (Buying) ♦Protect your investment♦
This is the home inspection that everyone should get when they are purchasing a home. It involves a detailed examination of the home specifically paying attention to Roofing, Exterior, Structure, Insulation, Ventilation, Heating, Cooling, Electrical, Plumbing and Interior. It is intended to identify major deficiencies (over $1500) as well as maintenance items that need attention. It is an excellent learning experience to attend with your home inspector.

Purchasing a Home is very stressful

Not very many times in your life will you have to deal with lawyers, realtors, city, taxes, financing, offers, purchase offers, moving, etc, especially all at the same time!
Often the last thing that you worry about is getting the inspection, make sure that you hire me so that you know you are getting a quality inspection!

Don’t get sucked into a money pit

A home is a very complex system made up of many different sub-systems, where you will be spending at least 8 hours a day in and if one of these systems is not functioning correctly you may be sitting on a ticking time bomb. (say a leak over an electrical panel, fungus growth in the basement)

A typical home inspection begins about 30 – 60 minutes before you get to the inspection, as I will already be there setting up and getting started with the inspection.

A home inspection is a non-invasive visual examination of a home. It involves crawling around/under/in; decks, trees, crawlspaces, attics, sump pumps, closets, basements, roofs, garages, furnaces, kitchens, hot-water tanks, bedrooms, etc using a variety of specialized tools; moisture meters, thermal imaging cameras, voltage checkers, GFCI testers, etc and organizing this into a clear concise report for you that is easy to understand.

I conduct my inspections using InterNACHI standards of practice, you can find these standards by clicking here. (http://www.nachi.org/sop.htm)

Below is a list of some of the items that I check:

♦ Roof, vents, flashings and trim;
♦ Gutters and downspouts;
♦ Skylight, chimney and other roof penetrations;
♦ Decks, stoops, porches, walkways and railings;
♦ Eaves, soffit and fascia;
♦ Grading and drainage;
♦ Basement, foundation and crawlspace;
♦ Water penetration and foundation movement;
♦ Heating systems;
♦ Cooling systems;
♦ Main water shut-off valves;
♦ Water heating system;
♦ Interior plumbing fixtures and faucets;
♦ Drainage sump pumps with accessible floats;
♦ Electrical service line and meter box;
♦ Main disconnect and service amperage;
♦ Electrical panels, breakers and fuses;
♦ Grounding and bonding;
♦ GFCIs and AFCIs;
♦ fireplace damper door and hearth;
♦ insulation and ventilation;
♦ garage doors, safety sensors and openers;
♦ and much more.

Condo Inspection (Purchase)

Did you realize that when you purchase one unit in a complex, that you are actually buying a portion of every unit.

If unit number 15 is falling down then you have to pay for part of that!

At Qualityspec Home Inspection Services Inc. we spend over and hour doing a visual external examination of other units and common area’s so that you have an independent opinion to either back up or contradict the condo documents.

Is it noted in the condo documents that the parking lot needs to be redone?, or that all the roof’s are within 5 years of end of life? These are important questions!

If it is not noted in the documents this could mean in a year or two the condo fee’s may go up, potentially costing you thousands of dollars.

Don’t get sucked into a money pit

A condo is an even more complex system than a house, made up of many different sub-systems, where you will be spending at least 8 hours a day in and if one of these systems is not functioning correctly you may be sitting on a money pit. (say unit 15 has structural issues)

A typical condo inspection begins about 60 minutes before you get to the inspection, as I will already be there setting up and getting started with the inspection.

A condo inspection is a non-invasive visual examination of a home. It involves crawling around/under/in; decks, trees, crawlspaces, attics, sump pumps, closets, basements, roofs, garages, furnaces, kitchens, hot-water tanks, bedrooms, etc using a variety of specialized tools; moisture meters, thermal imaging cameras, voltage checkers, GFCI testers, etc and organizing this into a clear concise report for you that is easy to understand.

Note that not all common area’s of the condo will be accessible, this can include, but is not limited to roof, attic, boiler room, etc.

I conduct my inspections using InterNACHI standards of practice, you can find these standards by clicking here. (http://www.nachi.org/sop.htm)

Below is a list of some of the items that I check:

♦ Roof, vents, flashings and trim;
♦ Gutters and downspouts;
♦ Skylight, chimney and other roof penetrations;
♦ Decks, stoops, porches, walkways and railings;
♦ Eaves, soffit and fascia;
♦ Grading and drainage;
♦ Basement, foundation and crawlspace;
♦ Water penetration and foundation movement;
♦ Heating systems;
♦ Cooling systems;
♦ Main water shut-off valves;
♦ Water heating system;
♦ Interior plumbing fixtures and faucets;
♦ Drainage sump pumps with accessible floats;
♦ Electrical service line and meter box;
♦ Main disconnect and service amperage;
♦ Electrical panels, breakers and fuses;
♦ Grounding and bonding;
♦ GFCIs and AFCIs;
♦ fireplace damper door and hearth;
♦ insulation and ventilation;
♦ garage doors, safety sensors and openers;
♦ and much more.

11-Month-Warranty-Inspection

Most New Home Warranty programs require an 11 month home inspection so that you can identify all the issues in your home so that they can be fixed. You can either trust the people provided by the builder, do it yourself, or hire a professional Home Inspector to thoroughly check out your home so that in 2,3 or 10 years you don’t have to deal with issues that should have been fixed for free.

If you do not give the builder a list in writing before the 12 month deadline then they DO NOT have to honor your warranty!

Builders want you to go thru the warranty checklist with their representative, Why is that?

They don’t want you to get a home inspector involved because I have the tools, experience and know the standards to find out what the builder is required to correct.

New home warranties deal with hundreds of items through the home including;

• Roofing
• Exterior Elements(Decks, porches etc.)
• Exterior Finishes (Paint Trim)
• Concrete
• Masonry
• Framing (structure)
• Interior Climate Control (Including Fireplaces)
• Plumbing
• Electrical
• Doors
• Interior Finishes
• Finishing Carpentry
• Wall finishes
• Flooring (Tiles, Carpet, Hardwood and General)
• And much more

Some products if installed incorrectly will not last as long as they should.
Some products have defects that only show up after use.
And even new products fail sometimes.

Call Now to Book Your Warranty Inspection 905-231-9882

Renovation Inspection

There are really 3 reasons that you should get a renovation inspection:

♦ Is your contractor lying to you? do you really need to spend $9000 on a new roof or $5000 on a new furnace?

I don’t sell furnaces or roofs, I don’t have anything to gain by telling you that you need a new furnace.     

                                                                                                                                      
Much like cars, with proper maintenance a furnace can last for 30 or more years, and sometimes a new furnace can also be a lemon.
Often there is a choice to spend $500-$1000 to have the furnace last for 5 more years, or to replace the furnace. Which is the better option? I will give you the straight facts, so that you can make an informed decision, not trying to upsell you.

Call now if you think your contractor is not telling the whole truth 905-231-9882

Ask yourself, if you could make $500 today, or $5000 today, which would you rather do.

♦ Does it make more sense to upgrade windows and insulation, or the furnace right now?

If you call a window manufacturer I’ll bet they’ll tell you that it makes most sense to upgrade your windows, right? So depending on who you call, and who they have deals with you will get different answers.

Again, I don’t sell windows, furnaces, insulation or anything like that.

Call now if you want my honest, unbiased opinion on the best renovation on your house 905-231-9882

♦ Did that contractor finish his job correctly and safely, or is there a hidden problem that will come back and haunt you for years. Find out before you pay them.

Often when a contractor comes in to do a job they will discover extra items that should be done.
Now they may not want to deal with a bunch of electrical problems if they are a plumber, or might not even realize that there may be a problem.
You might even think that they are trying to scam you by saying that you need extra thousands of dollars worth of work

I don’t sell anything, so I will be honest with you, even if it is bad news.

Don’t gamble with your safety, call now if you are having doubts about your renovation project 905-231-9882

Always check with the city to see if you need a permit. It’s for your safety!

A renovation inspection varies, if you want just one item checked, or the whole house. Call for a quote.

Grow Op Detections

If you don’t know what’s happening behind your walls, then you should consider this option. Every year across Canada hundreds of home owners and companies rent out their homes or buildings to immoral people who quickly turn your place into a Grow Homes or Grow-Ops. In a very short time these locations are quickly transformed into overwhelming hot and steamy environments, ideal for marijuana plants to grow in- and mold. The damage they cause to these properties runs in the millions. How do you know if this is happening to you? Modern Grow-Op detection includes hiring a certified thermal imaging inspector to come through your home with an infrared camera. This is one of the most interesting and revealing experiences a home owner could have! This well known system detects the Infra-red signatures of high heat sources, associated with the metal-hydride lights used in large grow operations. Ask Arshad Khan from Qualityspec Inc Inspections for a quote today.

 

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