What is a home inspection ?

When you want to buy a home, you can have a professionnal inspect the property for you. The object is to see if there are any signs of important problems with the property. The inspector will explain many things about repairs and maintenance. There is no such thing as a perfect house. The prepurchase inspection is a visual examination of a building.

Who can inspect ?

The professionnal inspector must have a general knowledge of all construction trades, techniques and materials. He should also know about building codes. He should have pratical and theoretical knowledge of construction.

Why a realty agent ?

The realestate agent is a professionnal who has his clients interest at heart. Of course, he wants to protect them from making a major mistake. For this reason, he will make sure that all information is available to his clients. That is the reason why an agent will want a thorough inspection done by an independant professionnal inspector, even if the transaction may fall through if majors problems are found.

Owner's disclosure form

When homeowners decide to sell their house, we recommend that they disclose all pertinet information. If the realty agent has not already done so, here is the form that I use. It is meant to protect both partys...

Major faults ! What do you do ?

What should you do when you've discovered important problems in the house you just bought. Que faire lorsqu'on découvre que notre petit nid d'amour est affecté d'un sérieux vice de construction ?
Des suggestions vous sont données pour vous aider dans votre cheminement. 

Who we are

over 20 years, have built and renovated homes court expert witness, dangerous and unhealthy housing. ll pertinet information. If the realty agent has not already done so, here is the form that I use. It is meant to protect both partys...