Services

The pre-purchase inspection, aims to buy knowingly and to negotiate well-equipped! It allows you to plan the repairs required if the purchase is made. This inspection identifies visually apparent irregularities arising from normal degradation or construction defects. It includes a comprehensive written report describing the condition of the principal components of the property at the time of the transaction.

Why?
• To buy in full knowledge of the facts.
• To negotiate well-equipped.
• To plan improvements.

Pre-sales inspection identifies apparent anomalies arising from degradation or construction defects. Here, however, the inspection report recommends certain repairs to be carried out before the sale, in order to better position you on the market. A tool for your transaction... and even for your buyer. The Civil Code of Québec requires the owner to guarantee the quality of the property sold.

Why?
• To identify anomalies.
• For repairs to be performed.
• To sell well equipped.

The inspection during construction permits to check the work in progress of a new construction. It includes a visual inspection of all components of the building and a detailed written report setting out the work already completed. The purpose of this inspection is to verify that construction is in accordance with good engineering practice and to identify problems, if any.

Why?
• To check the quality of the work in progress.
• To identify problems.
• To reduce the risk of construction defects.

Pre-acceptance inspection identifies the list of work to be corrected and completed according to construction standards when a building is delivered by the general contractor and completes the form for the warranty plan. It includes a visual check of all building components and a detailed written report with photographs.

Why?
• To identify construction defects during delivery or within the notice of completion of work.
• To fill out the form for the receipt of the guarantee plan.

This service is offered for all requests concerning a specific problem to be appraised and checked on a building or advice for new construction works and / or renovations. Visual inspection and testing with instruments to support our diagnostics (eg infrared thermal imaging camera, hygrometer, etc.) can be performed during the performance of this service.

Why?
• To make a diagnosis and identify the causes of a problem affecting the building (ex: water or moisture infiltrations, cracks, deformations, ice formations and condensation, etc.).
• To perform a legal expertise in hidden vice.
• To reduce the risk of construction defects.

Preventive inspection allows you to identify and plan the work required at your residence. It includes a visual verification of all the components of the property and a detailed written report setting out the solutions to be prioritized in the short and medium term.

Why?
• To check the condition of a particular item.
• To identify the cause of the problem.
• To plan the work to be done in the short, medium and long term.

Our training in architecture technology and public works as well as our experience on site and expertise of pathologies of the building makes it possible to produce plans and specifications for your projects of new constructions or renovations.

Why?
• Design the construction or renovation of the building.
• Obtain a building permit and tenders to determine project costs.