Buying a home? Your offer has been accepted and your financing is in place. As mentioned in the ‘Making the Offer’ section of the “Buying a Home in Canada” guide found on the CMHC Website, it’s wise to make your purchase conditional on the home passing a professional home inspection. Inch by Inch Inspections will make a detailed inspection of the property you are buying, making use of the newest technology to do so. Thermography, for example, uses infrared imaging to measure and see thermal energy within an object or area (ie., mould). This technology is a great option if you are currently selling, thinking of selling, or buying a piece of real estate. When you receive the Inch by Inch Inspections home inspection report, you and your real estate agent will have the opportunity to discuss how required repairs, if any, may affect the sale price that was agreed upon. Call on Inch by Inch Inspections for your home inspection today! What you can expect is a friendly, intelligent professional to provide you with a comprehensive report based on the following inspection items: exterior, interior, plumbing, electrical, heating, cooling, roofing & attic. Most of your inspection will be maintenance recommendations, life expectancies and minor imperfections. These are nice to know about. However, the issues that really matter will fall into four categories:

1. Major defects. An example of this would be a structural failure.
2. Things that lead to major defects. A small roof-flashing leak, for example.
3. Things that may hinder your ability to finance, legally occupy, or insure the home.
4. Safety hazards, such as an exposed live buss bar at the electric panel.

Anything in these categories should be addressed. Often a serious problem can be corrected inexpensively to protect both life and property (especially in categories 2 and 4). One thing for sure is that a home inspection requires work, a lot of work. Ultimately a thorough inspection depends heavily on the individual inspector's own effort. Inch by Inch Inspections guarantees that we will give you our very best effort. “Inspected once, Inspected right!”