proudly Serving Ottawa & surrounding areas
home inspections you can trust
There is nothing better than a safe and secure home. Your home is your safe haven, a place where you unwind after a hectic day at work. A place where you spend time with your loved ones. And, a home inspection gives you the much-needed sense of security.
With over 25 years’ experience in the home construction industry, H&S Home Inspections, owned by InterNACHI® Certified Professional Inspector (CPI) David Wincherook, is a fully insured and customer-focused company in Ottawa, ON.
We have the patience and experience to go above and beyond minimum standards to help you fully understand the property’s defects, operation, and required maintenance to help you make an informed decision.
Inspection Services
Pre-Listing inspection
Tarion Warranty Inspection
Pre-Listing inspection
Home inspections can be just as important for sellers as for buyers. During a Pre-Listing Inspection, H&S; Home Inspections will show sellers the repairs they can make before listing to make the home more attractive to buyers.
Make It an Easier Sell
Selling a home has changed lately. With many homes going into bidding wars and competition,
Home inspections can be just as important for sellers as for buyers. During a Pre-Listing Inspection, H&S; Home Inspections will show sellers the repairs they can make before listing to make the home more attractive to buyers.
Make It an Easier Sell
Selling a home has changed lately. With many homes going into bidding wars and competition, it becomes more important than ever to have a well-prepared house.
A pre-listing Inspection can help sell your home faster and for more money while removing liability from your shoulders. A well-prepared and available home inspection report will increase confidence in the sale and reduce last-minute surprises and negotiations.
Benefits of a Pre-Listing Inspection
It’s important to remember that pre-listing inspections don’t only reveal potential issues or challenges, they also answer questions about the quality and soundness of the property. If we share good news (for example, the roof is in great shape), you can highlight it in the listing.
With a pre-listing home inspection, you gain important insights into your property’s condition. If repairs are necessary or other issues need to be addressed, you will be able to set aside the time and budget to handle things. And once you’re ready to list the property, potential buyers have valuable knowledge before they negotiate an offer.
The information gleaned from H&S; Home Inspections pre-listing inspection gives you peace of mind and a plan of action if needed.
We offer total peace of mind!
Call H&S; Home Inspections to book your Pre-Listing Inspection today!
Buyers Inspection
Tarion Warranty Inspection
Pre-Listing inspection
During the Buyer’s Inspection, H&S; Home Inspections look for your new home’s defects and help you understand the property so that you can make confident decisions on whether to purchase or not. Call today for an appointment.
The Best Home Inspections in Ottawa
There is nothing better than a safe and secure home. Your home is your safe hav
During the Buyer’s Inspection, H&S; Home Inspections look for your new home’s defects and help you understand the property so that you can make confident decisions on whether to purchase or not. Call today for an appointment.
The Best Home Inspections in Ottawa
There is nothing better than a safe and secure home. Your home is your safe haven, a place where you unwind after a hectic day at work. A place where you spend time with your loved ones. And, a home inspection gives you the much-needed sense of security.
Before buying a house, every homeowner should opt to do a buyer’s inspection to better understand the condition of the home you are planning to buy. That way, if there is any damage or defects, you do not have to pay for them later or experience any inconvenience.
And, the home inspection should be carried out by a Certified Professional Inspector to ensure that you get a trustworthy report.
This is why you should choose H&S; Home Inspections. With over 25 years of experience in the field and a reputation for excellence, we give you the facts in clear and understandable ways.
We only give you the facts!
Call H&S; Home Inspections to book your Buyers Inspection today!
Tarion Warranty Inspection
Tarion Warranty Inspection
Tarion Warranty Inspection
In Ontario, new homes are covered by the
Tarion™ Home Warranty Program, which allows for construction defects in new homes to be repaired at no further cost to you.
What Is Tarion™ Warranty?
A question we regularly get asked by first-time buyers is: what is
Tarion™ and why do I need it? In a nutshell,
Tarion™ provides new
In Ontario, new homes are covered by the
Tarion™ Home Warranty Program, which allows for construction defects in new homes to be repaired at no further cost to you.
What Is Tarion™ Warranty?
A question we regularly get asked by first-time buyers is: what is
Tarion™ and why do I need it? In a nutshell,
Tarion™ provides new home warranty protection to almost every new home in Ontario.
Tarion™ takes care of investigating warranty claims; resolving warranty disputes between homeowners and builders; providing deposit and delayed closing protection for new home buyers and also prosecuting illegal builders.
H&S; Home Inspections provides clear and concise pre-delivery reports that will identify issues that need to be addressed.
We’ll include a list of items that are incomplete; damaged; missing; inaccessible, or not operating properly. Photos and references will be added for clarity where applicable, and we will describe locations carefully to make things as easy as possible for those referencing our reports.
The Ultimate in New Home Protection
Know Your Rights
The Pre-Delivery Inspection is your first opportunity to report defects in your new home to your builder. Did you know that once you take possession, any scratches and dents may no longer be covered? That is because they are only covered if it can be proven that the builder caused them.
You have the right to bring a home inspector with you to the Pre-Delivery Inspection. Take advantage of all of the coverage available to you,
We will compare your new home to modern construction standards identifying conditions and defects that are likely to be warranted by the Tarion New Home Warranty, in a Construction Inspection Protocol and the Tarion Construction Performance Guidelines.
We’re on your side!
Call H&S; Home Inspections to book your New Construction Inspection today
Thermal Imaging Inspection
HOME MAINTENANCE INSPECTION
Tarion Warranty Inspection
H&S; Home Inspections offers a Thermal Imaging inspection service that uses infrared thermography to check for issues such as plumbing leaks inside a home and exterior moisture intrusion. We’ll also do a scan to look for electrical hotspots and other energy issues that you should be aware of. Get in touch today!
What is a Thermal Imaging
H&S; Home Inspections offers a Thermal Imaging inspection service that uses infrared thermography to check for issues such as plumbing leaks inside a home and exterior moisture intrusion. We’ll also do a scan to look for electrical hotspots and other energy issues that you should be aware of. Get in touch today!
What is a Thermal Imaging Inspection?
A Thermal Imaging Inspection is a powerful, non-destructive, non-invasive and safe means of diagnosing, monitoring and providing immediate visual documentation of problem areas in your home, such as walls, ceilings, plumbing and electric panels.
Thermal imaging provides important information relating to extremely small but crucial differences in temperature from one area to another. These temperature variations show up on my camera's view screen as "cold" or "hot" spots, which reveal hidden problems that often cannot be detected visually or by hand.
Certified Technicians
A high-resolution thermal imaging device is not a “point and shoot” camera. The Canadian government has created the need for Infrared thermographer certifications in its National Master Specification, which cannot be obtained by taking an online, short-term webinar. Our experts have completed the required training to offer the most comprehensive building defect reporting available.
It is important to remember that since thermal signatures and infrared imaging requires a temperature differential of 10°C or 18°F, sometimes we will decline a request for service.
Comprehensive building defect reporting
Call H&S; Home Inspections to book your Thermal Imaging Inspection today!
HOME MAINTENANCE INSPECTION
HOME MAINTENANCE INSPECTION
HOME MAINTENANCE INSPECTION
It is normal for small issues to arise in the home. However, small issues that are left unnoticed and unaddressed can quickly turn into large issues that are expensive to repair.
This can be avoided by scheduling a Home Maintenance Inspection. H&S; Home Inspections will thoroughly inspect the home for the small repairs you can make now to
It is normal for small issues to arise in the home. However, small issues that are left unnoticed and unaddressed can quickly turn into large issues that are expensive to repair.
This can be avoided by scheduling a Home Maintenance Inspection. H&S; Home Inspections will thoroughly inspect the home for the small repairs you can make now to save yourself time and money later.
Giving You Peace of Mind
Maintaining a home can be stressful. The most important thing to know as a homeowner is that your home requires care and regular maintenance. As time goes on, parts of your house will wear out, break down, deteriorate, leak, or simply stop working.
Even the most vigilant homeowner can, from time to time, miss minor issues or forget about performing routine home repairs and seasonal maintenance. This is called “deferred maintenance” and can eventually lead to much larger and more expensive problems.
We will evaluate all major systems of the home, including plumbing, heating, electrical, HVAC, structural, and roofing. You can rest easy, knowing we will help you prevent serious, long term and expensive damage from minor issues that should be addressed now.
Helping you rest easy
Robust Action Plans
Throughout our Home Maintenance inspections, we will provide valuable perspective and guidance that will help you create and prioritize three action lists: 1) Required Items; 2) Deferred Items; & 3) Future Maintenance Items.
As the names might imply, Required Items are issues that demand your immediate attention, Deferred Items are problems that need to be addressed in the near future and Future Maintenance Items are noteworthy points that aren’t urgent, but that you should keep an eye on during future investments.
We help you keep on top of things
Call H&S; Home Inspections to book your Home Maintenance Inspection today!
same day, digital reports
H&S; Home Inspections appreciates that you will be eager to start making decisions about your property right away, which is why we offer same-day home inspection reports.
You will receive a link to your report by email and find it full of details about the home which have been written in a way that even first-time homebuyers can understand.
Additionally, your report will contain photographs of important issues and defects in the home that expand once clicked and hyperlinks to any additional information you may need. Give us a call with questions that come up any time after the inspection is over.
All information presented in easy-to-understand reports
Contact Us
H&S HOME INSPECTIONS
8020 Craig Farm Dr
Metcalfe, ON K0A 2P0
Cell: 613-290-4499 Email: david@hsinspections.ca
Hours
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