Inspection Services
“Get an inspection” can mean a dozen different things depending on who told you to get one. Below is every inspection c4u carries out, what each is actually for, and who normally orders it. Find the row that sounds like your situation and follow it through.
If you would rather just talk to someone, call or text (250) 212-4025. It usually takes about two minutes to work out what you need.
Which inspection do you need?
| Inspection | What it’s for | Who usually orders it | Roughly what it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home inspections | |||
| Home inspection | Understanding the true condition of a house before you commit to it | Buyers, sellers, owners | 3.5–4 hours on site, over 1,500 points, walkthrough with the inspector, online report with photographs |
| Pre-purchase | Making a decision before your subject-to-inspection date | Buyers with an accepted offer | The full home inspection, timed and reported around your subject-removal deadline |
| Pre-listing | Knowing what a buyer's inspector will find, before they find it | Sellers, and their realtors | The full home inspection, run before the property goes on the market |
| New construction | Checking a newly built home before possession, and again before warranty milestones expire | Buyers of new builds, owners inside their warranty period | The full home inspection, with attention to finishing, envelope and installation defects |
| Home insurance | Giving an insurer the documentation it is asking for | Owners renewing, switching, or being declined or surcharged | Wiring, electrical panel, roof age and condition, heating system, written up for the insurer |
| Commercial inspections | |||
| Commercial inspection | Assessing a commercial building before purchase, lease or refinancing | Buyers, lenders, landlords, tenants | Structural frame, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire protection, life safety, envelope, roofing, site and drainage |
| Property condition assessment | A formal condition report for a commercial transaction | Purchasers and lenders in due diligence | Follows ASTM Standard E2018 guidelines for a baseline property condition assessment |
| Strata condition review | Independent condition information on common property for a strata council | Strata councils and property managers | Building envelope and common-property component review. The statutory BC depreciation report itself must be prepared by one of six designated professions — see that page |
| Mold & air quality | |||
| Mold inspection | Finding out whether what you are looking at is mold, and how much of it there is | Owners, buyers, landlords, tenants | Visual inspection plus air sampling to establish the kind and quantity of spores present |
| Air quality testing | Establishing what is in the air in a building | Owners and occupants with a symptom, a smell, or post-wildfire concerns | Non-invasive air sampling with laboratory analysis |
| Asbestos identification | Identifying suspect materials before renovation or demolition disturbs them | Owners and contractors working on pre-1990 buildings | Identification of suspect materials and accredited laboratory analysis. c4u does not carry out abatement or removal |
| Radon testing | Measuring radon against the Health Canada guideline of 200 Bq/m³ | Okanagan owners and buyers | A long-term detector placed and later retrieved. A valid measurement needs at least 91 days during the heating season. It cannot be done during a four-hour inspection |
| Roof inspections | |||
| Roof inspection | Finding out what is happening on a roof you cannot see | Owners, sellers, buyers, strata councils | Covering, flashing, penetrations, drainage and visible structure, photographed and reported |
| Energy & envelope | |||
| Energy & envelope testing | Locating where heat is escaping and air is leaking | Owners with high bills or a draughty house | Envelope air-leakage testing. See Build notes — do not publish this row until the service is confirmed |
Still not sure?
Most people who call are not sure, and that is fine. Tell us the address, what prompted the call, and any date you are working to. If a different inspection would serve you better than the one you asked for, we will say so.
Call or text (250) 212-4025The same standard, whatever you book
Every inspection on this page is carried out by Vin McConnachie, holder of Consumer Protection BC Home Inspector Licence #78731, with thirty years of property inspection behind him across the UK and Canada. Every one of them ends the same way: a conversation about what we found, then a written report with photographs, notations and recommendations, delivered online.
We work out of Vernon. That means the North Okanagan — Coldstream, Armstrong, Spallumcheen, Enderby and Lumby — is close work, and the rest of the valley south through Lake Country, Kelowna and West Kelowna to Peachland, Summerland and Penticton is a scheduled trip. Same inspector either way.
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