Baker Street Home Inspection Services Inc

I bought a home which was pre-inspected arranged by the previous owner. Baker street home inspection services provided the inspection. In the report, the inspector indicated there was one circuit each of aluminum and ungrouded-panel.

The inspection report caused me a lot of difficulties when purchasing a home insurance. Due to the existence of aluminum wire, TD and RBC insurance companies denied my application. I ended up with a small insurance and paid a higher premium. Due to the requirement of the small insurance company, I need to replace the aluminum wire within 30 days after closing, otherwise, my insurance policy will be cancelled.

I asked another cerfitied electrician to come and quote for the work (to replace the aluminum wires). He founded out there is no aluminum wire in the house. The aluminum is actually tinned copper. He then issued me a report and ask me to send it to the insurance company. It cost me $200+HST for him to come and inspect. He also asked me who did the home inspection for us, and this kind of mistake should not happen. If the inspector is not sure about something, he/she should not make a definitive conclusion about it. Instead, the inspection company should send somebody else who is more experienced at this area.

The inspection mistake caused a lot of trouble to me and I am very disappointed with the service provided by bakerstreet.

Excellent service. We used Baker Street for an inspection on a conditional offer to purchase a home. While we knew some issues existed, Ed McCudden identified many problems with the house, and gave us the information we needed to negotiate a substantial amount off of our offer. We also knew that the "bones" of the house were sound, and now know we have something to build on. We cannot thank Baker Street Home Inspection enough.

Before I even put in an offer to purchase a home Baker Street provided some excellent advice for free on the phone. Once I had a conditional offer to purchase Baker Street carried out a careful detailed home inspection that helped tremendously to identify problem areas so that I could confidently decide whether to proceed with the purchase. Once the conditions of sale were removed by me, with Baker Street's detailed but realistic report I was able to then set priorities
Since I moved in Baker Street has continued to provide advice at no additional cost as I work through the settling in process that always requires some work whether it is a new or older home..
I have tried other home inspection services before and their reports were not worth the paper they were written on. You cannot go wrong with Baker Street's inspection service's, report and follow-up. Worth every cent of their fee.

Baker Street equals quality. The best company out there, in my opinion. I have personally used Baker Street for two of my own home purchases and one pre-sale inspection when I was prepping my house to put it on the market. I also know of many people who have used the company, as they are highly refered by people who want the straight goods on a house. I've mainly worked with Jeff. He's incredibly professional, reliable in his advice, and treats you as if you're a family member of his own who is buying the house. In short, he is a professional who cares about his clients and does an amazing job.

Baker's inspection said our house only needed new electrical. Since our purchase one year ago, we've had to replace entire roof, our deck collapsed; we require major structural work; our chimney needs to be replaced. Baker missed all of these things even though each tradesperson said they would be impossible to miss if you knew anything about houses. Baker has cost us tens of thousands of dollars. I would have been better off without them. DO NOT rely on their "professional" opinions.

We've been using Baker Street for years. He's inspected at least 3 of my homes, and my business.

They provide a thorough review of homes, and the accurate recommendations make it easier to address the areas of concern.

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