Alain Génier – Home inspection

About

  • Inspecteur en bâtiment - Laval, Montréal

About our home inspection services

With more than 20 years of experience in real estate, (construction, renovation, multi-units, sales) You will receive a professional and detailed home inspection report adapted to your situation. Additionally , being a certified member of Internachi, north america’s largest home inspector association, maintaining an errors and omissions insurance, you can be confident that the inspection report will truly reflect the condition of the property we inspect.

Our home inspection services

Our regions

Here is a list of regions where we are going to inspect your house:

  • Montréal
  • Laval
  • Rive-nord
  • Laurentides
  • Lanaudière

We created a more exhaustive list of our cities served by our home inspection services:

Blainville, Boisbriand, Bois-des-filions, Estérel, Laval, Lachute,
Lorraine, Mirabel, Morin-Heights, Montreal, Prévost, Piedmont,
Rosemère, Ste-Adèle, Ste-Agathe, Ste-Anne-des-plaines, St-Colomban,
St-Eustache, St-Hippolyte, St-Jerome, Ste-marguerite du lac Masson,
Ste-Sophie, St-Sauveur, Ste-Thérèse, Terrebonne, Val David, Val Morin,

What we inspect in a home inspection?

Foundation: The inspection report will report any anomaly, movements, cracks that cause issues with the property

Structure: What we focus on during the inspection report is the general shape. Are there any sagging issues, wall cracks, hard to open doors or windows

Exterior: This part of the inspection report focuses on any issues regarding the siding, the roofing, ventilation access

Roof: One of the most important component of any construction, the inspection report focuses on any possible leaks, displaced flashing, broken shingles and the overall condition.

Plumbing: A vital element of your home, the inspection report will let you know the type of plumbing used, the life expectancy of the plumbing, signs of leaking and any concern for the integrity of property

Electricity: This part of the inspection report focuses on finding faulty wiring, open grounds, exposed wiring, damaged connection and anything that can be visible to the trained eye.

Heating and ventilation(HVAC): Although we do not open the furnace, our inspection report will tell you if the heating system is in working order. We will activate all HVAC units to make sure they are working properly and check for issues that would need to be addressed.

Interior: Here we look at the general points. The inspection report tells you about the windows, the doors, flooring and the overall condition of the property.

Insulation: A very important part of any house, the insulation plays a key role in keeping you comfortable during the cold winter months and scorching heat waves of summer. Our inspection report will give you a better understanding of the insulation for your house, with tips on how to lower your energy consumption.

Basement: The most important part for a home inspection, the basement is where a good majority of issues can be found. Be it water infiltration, insufficient insulation, cracked concrete slab or other problems.