All of our home inspection services are performed with the high quality that is synonymous with Inside Edge. We offer a number of options to best meet your home inspection needs and now offer long term Radon testing! We are proud to be an independent home inspection and consulting company and have no affiliations with any real estate, construction or repair organizations so you can rest easy knowing we are on your side.
Standard Home Inspection
While traditionally performed by a potential home buyer prior to purchase, a standard home inspection can be requested by and performed for anyone involved with the home, including buyers, sellers, existing homeowners and even tenants. Our inspections take a systematic, whole home approach that understands the interdependency of building systems.
Please see What to Expect for more information on what we look at with every home inspection. As we provide unbiased, independent inspections it should be noted that a buyers inspection, a sellers inspection and a maintenance inspection are performed the same with the same results.
Express Maintenance Inspection
A service designed for existing homeowners, consider this a simplified inspection service. This is a full inspection following the InterNACHI Standard of Practice that provides a 1 page on site report with minimal photos or other data. This type of service is best performed with someone, ideally the homeowner(s), present during the entire inspection and is usually performed in about 2 hours.
A service designed for existing homeowners, consider this a simplified inspection service. This is a full inspection following the InterNACHI Standard of Practice that provides a 1 page on site report with minimal photos or other data. This type of service is best performed with someone, ideally the homeowner(s), present during the entire inspection and is usually performed in about 2 hours.
Walkthrough Consultation
In response to the unprecedented speed that real estate transactions are being performed, we offer a consultation service designed for situations where an inspection contingency is not feasible. This service is offered at a cost of $175 (tax included) for approximately an hour on site, with no tools, pictures or other documentation. As this is not a replacement for a full home inspection, we offer $100 off a full home inspection within 90 days after closing.
Radon Gas Testing
Radon is the second most common cause of lung cancer in Canada. We at Inside Edge are trained in the proper method of gathering radon data with a long term test (minimum 1 month, ideally 3-12 months) and work with an independent laboratory to provide detailed reports. We can analyze that data to advise whether steps to mitigate radon are necessary. While the Nova Scotia Government has a radon map that indicates areas of high radon concentration, it is important to note these are general trends. Radon levels not only vary by community, but even individual homes next to each other can have radically different radon levels! The only way to know what the radon levels in a home are an acceptable limit (while there is no established safe limit, the Government of Canada has guidelines for acceptable levels) is to do a long term test.
Please note as short term (48 hour) tests are not a reliable or accurate method of measuring radon, and can provide a false sense of security, Inside Edge does NOT engage in this type of testing.