Services
Duke is objective about the condition of the building and property and offers solutions to problems that may be discovered. Duke takes the time needed to inspect your entire home from top to bottom.
Site analysis - Building envelope inspection - Lot Grading - Drainage - Moisture Analysis.
Residential Inspections
Pre-Listing Inspection
Townhouse and Condominium Inspections
Pre-Purchase Inspection
New Home Deficiency Inspection
Insurance Inspection
Pre-Renovation Consultation
Structure
Foundation + Retaining Walls
Retaining walls and foundation - the stability of the entire home. They may have issues. If these problems are relevant to your house they must be found as the structural integrity of your home can be significantly affected.
Interior Walls, Ceilings and Floors
Step by step, Duke looks for irregularities and issues. Duke offers solutions that are cost-effective for your benefit.
Ventilation, Insulation and Attic
The attic - tells many tales. It reveals the weathering of the house. Duke inspects the attic to look at the sheathing, the electrical and the insulation.
Basement and Crawl Space
With the aid of a moisture meter, Duke assesses the state of your basement. This area gives insight into how well a home was constructed, and how it is affected by moisture. Finished or unfinished, Duke will get to the bottom of it.
Bathrooms & Kitchen
Hard testing the plumbing, looking for leaks and moisture, Duke looks at the moisture membrane of the shower, the floor, and the walls. Duke also looks for cracking on tile walls and on the exterior walls, where temperature fluctuation is largest. He also inspects ventilation, inside storage areas and how the plumbing was installed.
Building Envelope
Mountain living leaves your house open to many weather conditions. Duke inspects the entire home - asking questions like where is the moisture going and where are the rains contacting the house?
Doors, Chimneys, Eavestroughs, Exterior Walls, Flashing, Roof, Skylights, Windows - all places of inspection
Decks, Balconies and Porches
Moisture ingress is but one possibility found in locations such as porches and balconies. Often, these structures are additions to the home and built as afterthoughts. Integrity is important. Duke inspects the accessible connection to the house looking at the house exterior interface and flashing.
Systems
Cooling Systems and Heating
Your house may have older boilers or new forced air gas heating systems - Duke will determine the effectiveness of these systems.
Electrical System
Duke works his way through the entire system. Starting at the service mast as it needs to have room for expansion beyond the present house size.
Plumbing System
Plumbing investigation is standard with the house inspection. Duke tests drainage and supply systems in all relevant areas of the house, and plumbing ventilation.
