Ted came highly recommended to us and we were lucky to be able get him to inspect a home we had an offer in on. The word thorough doesn’t really do Ted justice. He is extremely in depth. He calls out everything from the major red flags all the way down through the spectrum of ‘you may want to fix this eventually’. His report will function as a future and immediate ‘to do’ list for us over the next 5 years of owning the home. He is completely independent and this means the customer is getting an inspector who is not being influenced by a realtors needs on any level. As well, the day long inspection functions as an info session on how to keep a house in good working order. I would highly recommend Ted to anyone who wants to get a complete idea of the state of the home as well as what work it needs both potentially and immediately. He spends time to create small encyclopedia worth of information about the home you’ve had inspected and will be something each customer can hold on to through the years. The report and pictures he took of the home we had inspected also functioned directly as a bargaining tool for us as we were able to negotiate a further $8,000 off the, already negotiated, purchase price of the home. Thank you Ted for doing the job we’d heard you would. Ryan
- Approximate cost of services:
- $1,050.00
- Company Response
Hi Ryan,
Thanks for the thoughtful account of your experience. I must say I was rather surprised that there is no mention of the sellers crusty demeanor during the inspection. Homeowners who do not vacate or allow for private conversation during the inspection can often find it extremely stressful. They were listening to my ongoing inspection commentary even though I was trying to be quiet. There were some major issues with the home that had been disclosed like: polybutylene piping with acetyl fittings, since you did not know the significance of acetyl fittings we spent a bit of time discussing options, potentially expensive options. Although we did manage to stay civil, I’m amazed that you were able to get any monetary concessions as they were adamant there would be no further negotiation or at least that was my impression.
What sets my inspection apart from nearly everybody else is the pace of the inspection. I am not filling out an inspection report as I go therefore I'm able to cover more ground and able to spend more time informing your future ownership maintenance and repair requirements. What keeps my work interesting is that I do not use boilerplate templates or computer generated reporting systems. What I've found in the past: following a computer generated reporting system, the report leads the inspector from one item to the next. While this might be a good inventory inspection style it is not specific to the actual building nor does it address seemingly unrelated deficiencies and defects that can lead my investigations to discover obscure material consequences. Unfortunately as house prices are escalating, for some reason homebuyers are looking for cheaper and cheaper inspectors, inspectors have responded to the demand and now we have prepackaged home inspection products that are basically generic.
Please allow me to guide your repairs and upgrades, this is a free service that some clients have benefited enormously.
Happy trails...
Ted Gilmour