Electrical
Electrical inspection.
Older housing stock across our territory has had its electrical system extended rather than replaced, sometimes repeatedly and sometimes by whoever owned it at the time. This is the part of an inspection where that history shows.
- Service and panel
- Grounding and bonding
- GFCI and AFCI
- Aluminium branch wiring
- Knob-and-tube
- Unpermitted work
48Hours to your report
2–3Hours on site
2004Inspecting since
25Certified inspectors
What we are looking for
Capacity, condition, and what got added.
Three questions. Does the service have the capacity the house actually uses. Is the system grounded and bonded the way it should be. And what has been added since it was built — because additions are where the double-tapped breakers, the missing junction box covers and the ungrounded three-prong outlets tend to live.
We also flag panel types and wiring methods with a known failure history, and aluminium branch circuits, which are not a reason to walk away but are a reason to get an electrician in before you close.
What you get
Three things this buys you.
Two to three hours on site for a typical property, and the report within 48 hours. If the utilities are off we bring propane and a generator and power the building up rather than reporting it as unverified.
History, not just condition
What has been added tells you more than what was installed originally.
Specific enough to quote
Locations and descriptions an electrician can price without a second visit.
Prioritised
Safety items separated from the things that are simply old.
Where we draw the line
We inspect. We do not repair.
Our code of ethics forbids our inspectors from performing repairs, or from estimating repair costs, on a property they have inspected. An inspector who can profit from the problems he finds has a reason to find them.
You get a plain account of what is wrong and how serious it is. A licensed contractor prices and fixes it, and we will come back and re-inspect the work at a minimal fee.
Often booked with this
- Plumbing inspections
- Infrared scan
- Basement inspections
- Home inspection
- 11-month warranty inspection
- Pre-listing inspection
Electrical
Book the inspection.
Monday to Friday 8am–6pm, Saturday 9am–2pm. Give us the address and we will scope the right inspection for the property.