In Ontario Real Estate agents are required to have to get a professional home inspection prior to waiving all the conditions of the home. The added security is well worth the small investment of a professional home inspection.
You should investigate the qualifications of your home inspector prior to hiring him. Find out exactly what he is going to inspect and how he is going to perform his inspection. I routinely dictate to potential clients the exhaustive details involved in a home inspection. Detail is everything when it comes to selecting your home inspector. If you have a two storey house you might want to include the height of his ladders if he plans on inspecting your roof. Asking for some references is always a good idea to verify that your inspector has done work for someone before.
Ontario has very strict requirements for inspecting an electrical panel. As a home inspector you can inspect the panel as long as power is turned off. While inconvenient for computers and clocks it is no different from getting a power bump or temporary loss of service. If your home inspector is not able to inspect your panel by removing cover it is recommended that you hire a licensed electrician to inspect your main electrical panel. You could also hire a home inspector who will willing inspect your panel.
Rural Ontario, has many cottages and older homes on septic systems. Many clients want to have their systems inspected prior to purchasing their home, especially people from Toronto who have no experience with septic tanks. Unless inspector has license from Province of Ontario and insurance to inspect septic tanks he is typically just blowing smoke for the clients benefit. There are licensed inspectors available and I always recommend the tank be pumped by licensed installer and request a written opinion of tank and its condition. Some septic tanks inspections can use a sludge test and/or dye test.
Open up your inspection report and you should immediately see a well laid out report full or pictures and information. Most computerized reports break your home into systems and rooms making it a pleasure to browse though while absorbing all the required information. Beware of the check list inspector who checks off items on his list and makes notes at bottom of list for you to read and some how rationalize in a 3 hour inspection. A picture is usually worth a thousand words. Pictures also make explaining the deficiency much easier on the clients.
Can't afford a home inspection. Then you are the person who need a home inspection the most. If you can't afford three hundred dollars how can you expect to pay for some of these items; leaking roof, galvanized plumbing, mould, structural failure, aluminum wiring or bats in your attic.
Caveat Emptor - Buyer Beware
You should investigate the qualifications of your home inspector prior to hiring him. Find out exactly what he is going to inspect and how he is going to perform his inspection. I routinely dictate to potential clients the exhaustive details involved in a home inspection. Detail is everything when it comes to selecting your home inspector. If you have a two storey house you might want to include the height of his ladders if he plans on inspecting your roof. Asking for some references is always a good idea to verify that your inspector has done work for someone before.
Ontario has very strict requirements for inspecting an electrical panel. As a home inspector you can inspect the panel as long as power is turned off. While inconvenient for computers and clocks it is no different from getting a power bump or temporary loss of service. If your home inspector is not able to inspect your panel by removing cover it is recommended that you hire a licensed electrician to inspect your main electrical panel. You could also hire a home inspector who will willing inspect your panel.
Rural Ontario, has many cottages and older homes on septic systems. Many clients want to have their systems inspected prior to purchasing their home, especially people from Toronto who have no experience with septic tanks. Unless inspector has license from Province of Ontario and insurance to inspect septic tanks he is typically just blowing smoke for the clients benefit. There are licensed inspectors available and I always recommend the tank be pumped by licensed installer and request a written opinion of tank and its condition. Some septic tanks inspections can use a sludge test and/or dye test.
Open up your inspection report and you should immediately see a well laid out report full or pictures and information. Most computerized reports break your home into systems and rooms making it a pleasure to browse though while absorbing all the required information. Beware of the check list inspector who checks off items on his list and makes notes at bottom of list for you to read and some how rationalize in a 3 hour inspection. A picture is usually worth a thousand words. Pictures also make explaining the deficiency much easier on the clients.
Can't afford a home inspection. Then you are the person who need a home inspection the most. If you can't afford three hundred dollars how can you expect to pay for some of these items; leaking roof, galvanized plumbing, mould, structural failure, aluminum wiring or bats in your attic.
Caveat Emptor - Buyer Beware
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