A BC home inspection is a time-limited visual assessment, not a warranty or invasive engineering study. Verify the inspector’s current licence, agreement, insurance, scope, and reporting approach before the appointment.
Decision points
- 01
Check the Consumer Protection BC licence.
- 02
Attend when possible and ask about urgency, not only defects.
- 03
Use specialists for issues outside the inspection scope.
Before hiring
Confirm current licensing, relevant property-type experience, what systems and common areas are included, limitations, reporting format, turnaround, price, and whether thermal imaging or other tools are included or optional.
After the report
Sort findings into safety, active water, immediate repair, monitoring, specialist review, and routine maintenance. Price only what the evidence supports and coordinate the report with strata documents for shared systems.
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