With Home Works Inspection Services, not only are you permitted to attend but we strongly encourage
you to do so. Clients who do not attend the inspection miss one of its most significant benefits.
By attending and following along
with the inspector, the client not only is shown how the house really works but has an opportunity to see first hand the systems functioning
and what happens when something is wrong.
How we wish it could be so.
Just imagine what an insurance
would cost and how long the inspection would take to guarantee that nothing would ever go wrong at anytime in the future, that there
would be no deductible, and that the home would perform flawlessly forever or else all costs would be completely and automatically
covered by the insuring company.
Therefore, although we can greatly reduce the risk in home buying, we cannot eliminate it nor do we
assume it. Our home inspections are not to be considered an insurance, a guarantee, or a warranty.
In the past, anyone could call
themselve a home inspector. However, beginning in 2002, in conjunction with CMHC and HRDC, the Canadian Association of Home Inspectors
(CAHI) became the Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors (CAHPI) and members finally became recognized as the only professional
home inspectors in Canada.
Unfortunately, there are still others claiming to be home inspectors but these individuals operating outside
of the organization and its regulations will soon disappear. Unless they arrange to take the required training, become accepted members
of CAHPI, and follow the established Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics, they will not be accepted as home inspectors.
For years,
the major relocation companies, credible real estate firms, and other professional businesses involved in the real estate world have
accepted only CAHI professionals and now will accept only CAHPI members as qualified home inspectors.
As mentioned above, by not attending the home inspection, you are missing out on a valuable
opportunity. However, we realize that due to various circumstances, it's not always possible for clients to be present on inspection
day. Often, when the client is not able to attend, instead of supplying our report in The Home Reference Book at the end of the inspection,
we develop a customized narrative report which is mailed, emailed, or shipped by courier to the client.
Shipping by courier is a small
extra charge.
Usually, when we are putting our savings and possibly our future into
a home, any additional costs should be seriously questioned. However, with professional home inspections costing less than one twentieth
of most realtor fees, and being the major source of education and information about your new home, the cost becomes negligeable in
comparison.
When we add the consideration that a professional home inspector is totally neutral in your home buying decision (has no
vested interest in commissions or possible future repair work), it becomes readily apparent that a good inspector is a major asset
in the overall transaction
Remember: A Professional Home Inspector Is Not Permitted To Offer Additional Non-Inspection Work or Services.