The Following Services Are Offered
Pre-purchase Home Inspections
Only an inspection from a qualified professional will help you to avoid a very expensive mistake....
Pre-sales Home Inspections
The last minute discovery of problems by a prospective buyer can lead to time delays, added expenses and can even derail a deal altogether. Your best solution as a home seller is to have a thorough certified inspection done prior to putting the house on the market. This allows you to take care of issues with the building before they become a problem in negotiating a deal.
What to Do / Expect During your Inspection
For any possible exclusions to the home inspection please read our Inspection Agreement
Home Energy Audit
The Ontario Home Energy Savings Program is an energy conservation program from the Government of Ontario. A Home Energy Audit shows you how your home uses energy and where it is being leaked. It identifies improvements you can make to your home's heating, cooling, hot water heating and other energy uses that could result in hundreds of dollars in energy savings each year.
The Government of Ontario will pay 50% of your Home Energy Audit, up to $150.
The audit will explain your home's energy use – attic to basement. A typical audit involves the following steps:
- A walk-through assessment of your home's insulation, heating and cooling systems and other energy uses
- A “blower door” depressurization test to identify leaks and drafts
- A personalized Energy Efficiency Evaluation Report
Many of the energy-saving upgrades identified by your Home Energy Audit will qualify you for rebates under the Home Energy Retrofit Program. These rebates from the Governments of Ontario and Canada can reimburse you up to $10,000* when you complete improvements identified by your audit.
http://www.mei.gov.on.ca/en/energy/conservation/homeenergyon/?page=homeenergy-sav-prog
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/residential/personal/retrofit-homes/grants-residential.cfm
Air Leakage Testing
Air leakage costs Canadian households a hefty part of our annual heating bills and makes our homes uncomfortable and unhealthy.Cold air leaking into your house can make some rooms – particularly in the basement, on the main floor or with a windward-facing wall – drafty, uncomfortable and difficult to heat, even with the thermostat turned up.
The opposite can be even worse. If your home is too tight with insufficient ventilation, then the very air you breath can lead to medical problems. And of course if your home does indeed have this problem then there can also be a back drafting issue where the difference in pressure between the inside of your home and the outside causes carbon monoxide from your gas and wood burning devices to enter your home, which can of course be deadly!!
Save yourself some money and and have peace of mind. Get your home tested!!