A townhouse can look identical from the street whether it is freehold or part of a condominium, but the inspection and what you end up paying to fix are very different. With a freehold townhouse you own the roof, walls, windows and lot, so every defect the home inspector finds is yours. With a condo townhouse, [...]
If you're planning a basement unit, a kitchen gut or new flooring in an older York home, the first question to settle is whether the materials you're about to cut, lift or sand contain asbestos. The former City of York, including Oakwood Village, Weston, Mount Dennis, Baby Point and Corso Italia, is full of detached homes [...]
If you need a home inspector in Oakville, it helps to hire someone who knows how much the town's homes vary: heritage and early-1900s houses in Old Oakville, post-war bungalows and newer custom rebuilds in Bronte and Southwest Oakville, 1960s and 1970s homes in College Park and Falgarwood, large estate homes in Eastlake and Morrison, 1980s [...]
If you need a home inspector in Whitby, it helps to hire someone who knows how differently the town's homes were built: century homes and older brick houses in Downtown Whitby, a mix of older houses and newer condos and townhouses around Port Whitby and the waterfront, 1970s to 1990s neighbourhoods such as Pringle Creek, Blue [...]
If you own or are buying an older semi or row house in the Danforth, Riverdale or Leslieville, vermiculite insulation is worth checking for before you re-insulate the attic or open up walls. Vermiculite is a loose, pebble-like insulation that was poured into many Canadian attics and wall cavities decades ago, and Health Canada says some [...]
If you need a home inspector in King City, you need someone comfortable with more than a standard subdivision house. King City and the rest of King Township, including Nobleton and Schomberg, mix older village homes, large estate houses on big lots, newer subdivisions and rural properties on the Oak Ridges Moraine, many of which rely [...]
If you need a home inspector in Ajax, it helps to hire someone who knows how the town's housing has grown in layers: older homes in Pickering Village, post-war and 1960s to 1970s houses in South Ajax near the waterfront, 1980s and 1990s detached homes and townhouses in Central Ajax, and newer subdivisions in Northwest and [...]
Asbestos testing in East York and Leaside homes makes the most sense before you open up walls, floors or ceilings. Many houses here are pre-war and post-war brick bungalows, semis and two-storey homes, and some building materials from those decades can contain asbestos. At Golden Home Inspections, we test for asbestos as part of our home [...]
If you need a home inspector in Pickering, look for someone who knows the city's mix of homes: older houses and cottages near Frenchman's Bay in Bay Ridges and West Shore, 1970s and 1980s detached homes and townhouses in Amberlea, Liverpool, Dunbarton and Glendale, newer subdivisions in Duffin Heights, Brock Ridge and Seaton, rural properties around [...]
If you need a home inspector in Mississauga, choose someone who knows how much the city's housing changes from one neighbourhood to the next: older bungalows and side-splits in Applewood, Mineola, Lorne Park and Clarkson, character homes in Port Credit and Streetsville, 1970s to 1990s detached homes and townhouses in Erin Mills, Meadowvale and Lisgar, newer [...]
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