Certified Home Inspections
Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions that you will make in your lifetime and one of the largest purchases that you will ever make. A home inspection by a Certified Home Inspector is an impartial and in-depth evaluation of the property you plan to purchase by a trained professional.
A home inspection will:
- Evaluate the physical condition: the structure, construction and mechanical systems.
- Identify items that need repair or replacement
- Estimate the remaining useful life of the major systems (such as electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning), equipment, structure and finishes.
After the inspection is complete you will receive a detailed, written report of the property condition. The information that you receive will help you determine whether the new home is right for you and is normally utilized to negotiate repairs or replacement of major system components.
Energy Audit Checklist
A complete energy audit includes:
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Building Load Calculation - The Air Conditioning Contractors Association’s Manual “J” is used to determine you home’s precise heating load.
The following factors are used to determine your homes unique heating load:
- Volume
- Building Materials
- Duct Leakage
- Number and Placement of Windows
- Number of occupants
- Insulation levels
- Architecture Type
- Environmental Factors
- Total Air Infiltration
- Local weather patterns
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Blower Door Testing - A blower door is utilized to determine the tightness of your home and is used to find air leaks
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Combustion Appliance Zone Safety Testing - A sophisticated instrumentation is utilized to determine if combustion appliances such as your water heater or furnace is ventilated properly and has the proper amount of make-up air for proper combustion.
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Duct Blasting - The duct blaster is utilized to determine the amount of air leakage occurring within your duct system. Unfortunately, most duct systems are not sealed or insulated properly.
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Combustible Gas Detection and Analysis – A combustion gas analyzer is used to determine whether or not your gas furnace is firing properly. A gas leak detector is utilized to locate any propane or natural gas leaks
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Physical Inspection - A physical inspection of your property is performed to identify potential energy saving improvements.
- Energy Bill Analysis
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Home Energy Analysis - All of the information gathered from the various reports are utilized to produce an informative report that provides you with a comprehensive energy improvement plan. The Energy Analysis Report includes what-if scenarios and Savings to Investment ratios for each proposed energy improvement. This gives you the power to determine most cost effective improvements for your budget.
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Re-testing - After energy saving improvements are implemented, we perform the Blower Door, The Duct Blaster and The CAZ test again to prove our results
