Residential

Sigma Inspection Services offers a range of home evaluation services to provide you with important information about your home. From resale home inspections to maintenance and diagnostics, Sigma can help.

• Resale Home Inspections

  Resale Home Inspections

  Buying and selling a house can be stressful and emotional, and it’s definitely a big deal! No matter what side of the transaction you are on, it’s important to have a good understanding of the home’s condition and requirements.

  For Buyers

  To adequately assess the condition of a home’s structure, electrical and mechanical systems, requires training and experience, so it’s important to hire a qualified inspector with recognized credentials. No one can be a an expert in every discipline of home construction, but a good inspection provides a general, overall evaluation that identifies problems, and advises you of potential issues or items that warrant further evaluation by a specialist.

  Sigma is looking out for your best interests and provides you with as much information as possible to help you make an informed decision and feel confident about your purchase… and reduce the risk of unpleasant surprises afterwards.

   

  No home is perfect, but we want to help you decide if a home is perfect for you.

  Considering the magnitude of a house purchase, the nominal cost of an inspection is a sensible investment… especially since many of our clients decide that the home was not the right one for them after all.

  For sellers

  We can perform your home inspection before you put your house up for sale. This can help to sell your home more quickly by helping you to price your home according to its current condition, and by making you aware of any unknown problems before you list. You may even choose to make certain repairs or improvements before going on the market. Conducting an inspection prior to receiving offers helps to avoid any last minute re-negotiations based on discoveries made during the buyer’s home inspection.

• Tarion Warranty Inspections

  If you have purchased a new home in Ontario, we can inspect it for any of the statutory Tarion warranty periods, or during your PDI visit.

  A new construction inspection addresses issues that are covered under the Tarion New Home Warranty in addition to deficiencies that are noted during a regular resale home inspection. This service has been developed specifically for assisting buyers of new homes with understanding their warranty coverage and the claims process. After a visual examination and testing of standard equipment in a newly built home, a written report is provided that includes Tarion warranty items, workmanship and materials issues and consistency with Code (although it is not a code compliance inspection).

  The New Construction Inspection Training Program (NCITP), a national initiative of the Canadian Association of Home & Property Inspectors (CAHPI, was launched in 2011 to improve inspection and reporting methods and reduce the growing number of consumer complaints related to newly constructed homes.

  The benefits to having a New Construction Inspection include advice on warranty coverage; assistance with completing the Statutory Forms; and third party impartiality, resulting in fewer disputes.

   

• Residential Infrared Inspections

  Get more inspection out of your home inspection!

  Thermal imaging enables us to discover  problems that are impossible to detect during a visual inspection. It’s also very useful for providing insight and further information about issues that visually appear to be a concern.

  We offer stand-alone thermal inspections for

  • Leak investigations
  • Energy and comfort problems
  • Structural issues
  • Building performance evaluations

  You can also receive a full thermal scan as an add-on to your home inspection and save over 50% of the standard fee… just let us know at the time of booking so we can schedule your appointment appropriately.

• Energy Audits

  Sigma Inspection Services can help you reduce utility costs and improve comfort levels in your home with a comprehensive energy assessment.

  Using a blower door, infrared thermography and specialized software, a Certified Energy Advisor will inspect your home and collect data to evaluate energy use and building envelope performance. You will receive a written report of the results including suggestions for improvement and a rating for your home using the Energuide scale.

  We also perform follow-up inspections to determine how much improvement has been achieved through your upgrades. This can include evaluating the quality of workmanship by contractors for insulation, air sealing and window installation etc.