David got there on time. He took the time to do a thorough inspection. He checked and rechecked several areas as he tried to makes sense of the shape of the house and the plumbing etc. He checked every faucet and drain and a lot of the electrical. He went through the house and put up with all my questions. He never rushed or rushed my questions and even waited in the driveway to see if I had more questions at the end. My only "complaint" though I can't really blame him (for not going on top of a very high roof that visibly needed no professional to tell us that it needed to be fully replaced) is that he misdiagnosed the leak in the skylight. He blamed it on condensation causing the ceiling damage around the bottom edge of the skylight opening. We found out later that the skylight was cracked and leaking by one of the roofers who came by to do an estimate(and windy rainy weather where the water comes dripping in). The only way to see this would have been to go up to the very top of a very high roof. He also missed a small patch of mould in the furnace room but also the house was still in a huge mess by the previous owner and this was probably not visible. He had his waster moisture meter and had tested all around the basement and had found no problems otherwise and so with the furnace room being in the middle of the basement one would not think there would be any moisture coming in. The mould (found by Carson Dunlop EcoEnergy evaluator) was probably caused by a water spill). All in all the home inspection was very thorough and we were very impressed. It was delivered by email in less than 24hours. We then called CarsonDunlop for a EcoEnergy test and we'll report that in about 18months.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $600.00