Purchasing a new house is perhaps one of the major investments you make. The process is unquestionably pleasing, however, at times it can be overwhelming. And, although the home you have chosen may seem to be exactly what you were searching for – how can you be truly sure that there are not any defects with potential financial and health risks attached to it? Not detecting the issues can incur large investments in near future.
Getting professional quality home inspection for your new home can help you save lakhs of rupees on objects which you could have the builder / seller to fix.
Doing inspection by yourself is simply unimaginable. It is because the tools and expertise required in diagnosing the faults beyond a layman’s scope. Yes, may find some open wires or damp spots with your naked eyes, however, finding all hidden defects is only a professional can do.
Home inspection is the one of the most common practices during the purchasing cycle of a building. It allows the buyer to identify any major and minor problems with a house before the deal is closed, helping them not only make a sound choice but also save a ton of expenses.
A complete 360-degree new, resale, and rented home (incl. flats, apartments) and seepage inspection and re-inspection.
Home Inspection allows for a seamless, long-term, cost-effective, and safe moving into your new house. It is simply done by providing you with all the critical details about the status of the concerned building, more specifically – regarding the seepage, electrical systems, plumbing, flooring, fixtures, as well as all the future implications.
Home Inspection is technically the first step you make towards moving into the house. And skipping the first step would mean, firstly, shouldering the huge expenses that a house with structural / electrical / plumbing / flooring defects can unleash upon you. Further, it would mean inviting countless diseases and safety risks on all the occupants of the house. Also, if you are moving into a rental house, skipping home inspection would mean accepting landlord exploitation by letting them make unfair deductions on the security and maintenance deposit.
It is the first thing one should immediately after finding a suitable house, or after having constructed a new house. The home inspection service would allow you to find out whether there are any issues with the newly constructed / resale property that the seller has not unveiled, along with all the forthcoming problems that may require huge investments later in time. Hence, if you are currently in that phase of purchasing or moving in to new / resale house, contact us now.
- Flooring check
- Builder’s featured items
- Wooding
- Plumbing
- Electrical systems
- Fissures and moisture in walls
- Our own trademarked checklist
- Air and ventilation check
Places of Inspection
From Internal Living Space (including the Living Room, Bedrooms, Dining Room, Halls, Alleys, and so on), to Kitchens, Lofts, Balconies, Bathrooms, Maid’s Quarters, Garage, Lobby, and so forth. Then, there are also Fixtures, exterior Walkways / Driveways / Steps / Ramps / Handrails, etc., that we perform inspections on.
The Systems
The systems part includes inspection of the Walls, Floors, Ceilings, Doors, Windows, HVAC, Plumbing system, Cabinets, pre-installed Appliances, Vent / Exhaust, Water Supply, and more.
Inspection’s Scope
- All types of material
- Finishing open ends, and Installations
- Functionality and Operations
- Safety
- The vivid, smart 3D Inspection of defects, with actionable insights, rectification opportunities, etc.
A home inspection should usually take about 4 – 5 hours. Depending on special occasions, our home inspectors may even give you the exact estimate of how long the duration of the inspection can be stretched.
Note: For safety and expediting the inspection process, we recommend moving the young ones away from the site.
Home Inspection incurs hardly 0.5% of the entire sum invested on buying or building your home.
No. It is not necessary for you to be present throughout the inspection process. However, we do recommend you to be there to experience the process being performed, and the machines and tools being utilized. It is also a perfect time for you to inquire about the processes, status of the home, defects currently being discovered, etc. You would finally have the entire report, and a walkthrough by the lead home inspector at the end of the inspection.
Upon successfully placing the order, we request you to share the below documents:
- Property layout plan, also known as the ‘floorplan’, along with the dimensions
- Approved specification of the items used in the property (typically, this is an addendum inside your sale agreement). Note: We would not require the complete entire agreement.
- The electrical system charts
- A no objection letter, or a letter of authorization undersigned by the owner or developer of the of the building, allowing our inspection services to perform the required procedures
The home inspection teams at QA Inspect has a combined experienced of more than two decades. Every inspector is well-versed with all the granular details of inspection and the equipment used thereof.
Most of our inspection is performed inside your unit. However, there can be common areas that we peruse outside the main entrance or utility area connected to your unit.
The reason majority of the times we do not inspect the common areas is due to the below reasons:
The common areas like the parking, under best practices, are constructed at the end. And, by the time we are called for inspection, it is still under construction.
On other times, the builder does not give access into the common areas simply because we are hired by the customer – the buying party.
A digital copy of the inspection report is communicated to our customers within 1-3 days, after the end of the inspection. In a few cases, if the report is delayed, adequate reason is provided to the customers regarding the genuine nature of the cause behind the delay. Also, please know that it is the first draft of the report, which does not actually mean it incomplete, however, that the report needs to be reviewed for easing on the technical terms by the senior quality inspector, so that the customer can fully make sense of the report.
Our sole objective is to be the most reliable advisor for the home buyers as well as sellers, while bettering the quality of housing – and through that, the life and experience of every party directly or indirectly involved. This is why we target capturing all possible aspects of your building during the inspection course, and afford you a 360-degree visibility on the each and every component of the concerned property in our report. This is only possible because of our conviction towards, and credibility of, the work we do.
The home inspection report is self-explanatory, supported with all findings thoroughly captured in photographs, annotations, etc. However, if our customers require us to accompany them support in meeting the developer, our inspectors shall do that without any hesitation. However, that may also mean an additional fee since it will be consuming the inspector’s extra time and effort.
The fee for an inspection is charged upfront and is required to be completed electronically through our secure payment mechanism.
Note: There would not be any refund.
We are afraid we have to say – no. Home inspection is a specialized, rigorous, time-consuming, quality job associated with sophisticated tools and procedures. Yet there still a chance for a discount if all the properties are in the same vicinity, giving us the opportunity to save on the cost of transportation.
Yes, in order to access and run inspection on a property, we would require an authorization letter from the in-charge of the building. It can be the previous/current owner, or the developer/builder.
Upon the completion of the home inspection, the PDF copy of the report is communicated the customer and the concerned parties. This report shall be sufficient in every respect, containing pictures, and thorough explanations, insights of each defect discovered.
Yes, once we approve your inspection order, the fees need to be paid to the company’s account via any mode of payment – Credit, Debit, UPI, Cheque, or Cash. However, we endorse online payment prior to beginning of the inspection. Specifically, for cash payers, the fees must be given to the inspector. Not following the payment guideline, the inspector will have the right to revoke inspection and charge a small administrative fee.
We are afraid – no, because rectification conflicts with the nature of our inspection work. However, our inspectors would more than glad to share some of their experience to assist customers in making the right decisions.
Yes, absolutely, although home inspection service is a time-sensitive work that requires our inspectors to fully commit to one customer at a time, we may still be able to entertain your query calls – because customers are our priority even after the engagement circuit is complete.
Yes, in fact, there is a list of tasks that we prefer the customers to make it ready by the time we arrive at their property. However, it variedly depends on the type of property as well as the specific services. Hence, we request our customers to please contact us to know about all the prerequisites. This indeed can assist all the parties involved to accelerate the process and enhance the quality of the inspection further.
Home inspections are simply like the regular health check-ups. It gives us an in-depth and insightful information about every component of the concerned home under inspection – including the materials utilized, and the faults discovered requiring urgent attention. The report also, on the other hand, is made self-explanatory to assist our customers to fathom the condition of their house.
Yes, absolutely. Any developer or builder may use our services to understand their buildings. There is also an option for the developers to tie-up with us, and sell genuinely pre-inspected properties to their customers.
Yes, as soon as the inspection report is generated, i.e., within 1-3 days, it is sent to our customers via email. In case the email is lost in the inbox, customers can simply request us to send it again.
Yes, we do provide re-inspection services, and we only charge half of the amount charge at the first inspection.
Yes, absolutely. We do assist our customers in every possible manner we can. Upon the completion of the inspection, the lead Quality Inspector can give you a detailed lesson about the above areas.
The home inspection services can be availed by the home owner, the buyer, the home seller, the builder / developer, the real estate agents, and even the architects, interior designers, the state/local/central governments. The other list comprises of insurance companies, lenders, city building departments, etc. And we think it is the right time to share that we are also open for inspecting commercial, educational, or official properties.
Yes, absolutely. We constantly seek to improve our services, which can only be done if we receive your precious feedbacks and suggestions. Hence, upon the completion of the inspection, we request customers to enrich us their valuable feedback, regarding their overall experience of the services as well as the scope for improvements.
Absolutely, not! We maintain full confidentiality for our customers, and they alone are entitled to receive the inspection report.
No, if the report says the building is completely fault-less, the customers may go ahead with the property without any hesitation or re-inspection.
To be honest, not a single house is faultlessly built, simply because it is a giant task. If our inspector detects problems in your house, it does not necessarily mean you should not go for the house. House inspection is rather aimed for revealing the faults in a building so that the seller can fix them before handing it over to you, thereby saving you from a ton of expenses, health issues, and risks.