Purchasing a property or making upgrades to your home is stressful enough. You don't want to have to think about insurance. But insurance home inspections are essential if you want to protect your most important asset: your home. What is an Insurance Home Inspection? Insurance home inspections are used to determine the replacement value…
Having a house inspection done before buying is a great way to perform your due diligence before purchasing. Finding out what types of maintenance need to be completed and if they have been well taken care of, or neglected, can protect you and help you make an educated decision. If you have been wondering “Should…
Spring has sprung in the beautiful Okanagan, and for many homeowners, it’s time to complete some home maintenance! To keep your home efficient, safe and ready for the coming seasons, we recommend following these spring maintenance tips from our home inspection services experts. Kelowna Home Inspector Suggestions for Exterior Spring Maintenance There are many home…
What is Brownian Motion? To understand how ghosting occurs, we must understand what causes the accumulation of particles in concentrated areas. The oldest known deposition mechanism will be described first - Brownian motion. A long dead English botanist (yes, botanist not physicist), R. Brown, noticed tiny particles behave much like molecules with respect to vibration.…
If you are buying a home anywhere in British Columbia, chances are the current home owners will have prepared a certified home inspection report. These types of home inspection reports are know as pre sale inspection reports. Not that this should stop you getting the home inspected by a licensed home inspector in British Colombia…
The are plenty of reasons not to skip a home inspection before buying. You might have signed the contract, and now a lot of other bills are coming your way. All home purchase contracts come with a clause. This closing period gives you time to get out of the contract and is often the time…
The are plenty of reasons not to skip a new home inspection. There are a lot of costs associated with buying a new home and many buyers are tempted to skip the cost of a new home inspection. New home inspections are often called "unnecessary" by home builders because they will provide you with a…
Even if the current home owner has provided you with a valid and certified home inspection report by a licensed home inspection provider, you still need to invest in a pre purchase home inspection yourself. Any reasonable person selling their home will invest in a pre sale home inspection report. That should be expected. If…
There are plenty of reasons why you will need to call upon the services of a home inspector if you are involved with property in any way, but the most important reason will be when you are buying a home or purchasing a property. Remember, a certified home inspector in British Columbia has to abide by…
We all know the importance of home maintenance. At C4U Inspections we think it is more important than simple inspections for home owners that really want to save money, and in our case, that means adding more value to your home. Maintenance is work done to prevent damage. Inspections are designed to evaluate the current…