home inspector in Salmon Arm
North Columbia Home Inspections
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Home Inspections Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Sorrento, Mara Lake & Shuswap area
Welcome to North Columbia Home Inspections - Shuswap
Offering residential Home Inspections and WETT inspections in Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Sorrento, Canoe, Shuswap Lake, Malakwa, Mara Lake, Enderby, Falkland, and Armstrong areas. With over 15 years of hands on construction experience Home Inspector Brian Ball is thorough, professional, and will provide you with an easy to understand, comprehensive Home Inspection report.
About The Shuswap
The area has a diverse economy including: a prosperous forestry industry, a lumber mill, a house boating industry, and a booming tourism sector. With the proximity of Salmon Arm and Sicamous to Shuswap lake and the Trans Canada Highway this is a perfect place to find a home. There are many home options available from single family homes, cabins & cottages, lakeside estates, and country ranches.
We provide home inspections for all types of houses in the Sicamous and Salmon Arm areas.
For more information on the Salmon Arm area see:
House Inspector Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Sorrento, Canoe, Shuswap Lake, Malakwa, Mara Lake, Enderby, Falkland, and Armstrong
Common Inspection Results
Every type of home has its own inherent issues. When we schedule a Home Inspection our work begins right away assessing the property for what we might encounter during an inspection.
Heritage Houses
Salmon Arm was founded in 1890. When inspecting these turn of the century houses some of the things we look for are:
– Obsolete building materials such as outdated electrical wiring, plumbing, asbestos, and other outdated materials.
– Structural problems such as damaged foundations, basement water entry, degraded wood structure and settled areas of house.
– Aging materials and appliances that are in need of replacement.
– The overall condition of the house and how well it has been maintained.
Lake Front Homes
Lake front homes range from cabins to modern luxury estates. Some of the common problems we find with these houses include:
– Settlement and damaged foundations. Houses built overlooking the lake may have settled over time as the land naturally moves. Even new houses can have problems.
– Water damage. Often many of these homes are summer getaways and sit empty for much of the year. Because no one is home to monitor for problems we find leaks that have gone undetected for some time.