What is an residential building Inspection? A residential
building inspection is a complete evaluation of the home in order
to disclose the actual condition of the systems and component
parts and to note all items that need maintenance or replacement
and then determine when some these components will need repair
or replacement.
What will I do for you? I will
inspect all the systems and component parts and give you a written
report about the actual physical condition of your home on a
specific date in time. This report can include pictures if you
request and can have a cost analysis of the systems and components
as well. Each report is custom designed to meet individual home
owners needs.
Why is this a good value for you to
have me, an architect provide this service for you? Because
I have inspected thousands of buildings of every type for more
than 15 years and I am a recognized expert in this area. Please
also read about my inspections of commercial and institutional
buildings and whole complex's of homes and you will have a better
understanding of my capabilities.
How am I as an architect unique when
I inspect a building? I as an architects am unique in that I inspect
the dynamic state of the building in detail over time and therefore
avoid long time expensive problems for you. I find things that
in the future can cost large amounts of money if not corrected
now, for example asbestos siding on all the exterior walls of
a house that the buyer I represented, wanted to do major renovation
work on. The removal of this material by experts would have broken
his budget before he began to renovate the house. My client was
saved many thousands of dollars when he did not purchase this
problem building.
What is meant by dynamic state? Dynamic
state is a complex system of motion of bodies and the interaction
of forces of compression, tension, moisture, infiltration, thermo
dynamics, structural dynamics, hydrodynamics, environmental dynamics
and biological dynamics (mildews, insects, fungus, etc.). Therefore
your home is a living, breathing, constantly changing system.
I examine it from this point of view.
Even a simple building is a complex
system of systems and component parts. How do I help you to understand
them and what they do for you in combination with each other? I was
a teacher of design in two colleges and I can explain this information
to you in simple terms. I will walk and talk with you during
the inspection and explain your individual home to you. I will
explain for example what the heating system is and what are the
component parts that make it function. I will then examine them
and advise you of their general condition and look for malfunctions,
code violations and parts that are either worn out or near their
useful expected life. This is also true of the roof, walls, foundation,
etc.
Examples:
Single family homes:
Property Condition Assessment Survey
for 2,700 SF Residential Home in Sherman, Connecticut.
Property Condition Assessment Survey
for 1,200 SF Residential Home in Mahopac, New York.
Property Condition Assessment Survey
for 1,500 SF Residential Home in Carmel, New York.
Property Condition Assessment Survey
for 4,100 SF Residential Home in Pawling, New York.
Property Condition Assessment Survey
for 1,400 SF Residential Home in Sherman, Connecticut.
Due Diligence Building Condition Survey,
Rolling Homes LLP, West Deptford Township, N.J. (16 .13 acres
with 177 mobile homes and 6 buildings for EMJ Construction Consultants
Inc.)
Multiple family homes:
Due Diligence Building Condition Survey,
Rolling Homes LLP, West Deptford Township, N.J. (16 .13 acres
with 177 mobile homes and 6 buildings for EMJ Construction Consultants
Inc.)
Due Diligence Building Condition Survey.
Asylum Hill Ventures I, LLC, Hartford, Connecticut (Eight Residential
Buildings with 177 units of housing for EMJ Construction Consultants
Inc.)
Building Inspection--Quantium Portfolio,
The Commons, Cincinnati, Ohio (236,281 S.F., 12 story, luxury
office complex with attached 6 story garage for Inspection Valuation
International)
Building Inspection--Quantium Portfolio,
One American Center, Nashville, Tennessee (21.88 acre, 13 building,
288 unit, housing complex for Inspection Valuation International)
Building Inspection--Linden Lane Apartments,
Ridley Park, Pennsylvania (159 unit, housing complex for Inspection
Valuation International)
Building Inspection--Cedar Grove Apartments,
Ellenville, N.Y. (100 unit, housing complex for Inspection Valuation
International)
Building Inspection--Hyde Park Apartments,
Hyde Park, N.Y. (242 unit, 19 building housing complex for Inspection
Valuation International)
Building Inspection--Hillside Homes,
Bronx, N.Y. (1,496 unit, housing complex covering five square
blocks for Inspection Valuation International)
Building Inspection--Seasons Apartments,
Kenner, La. (304 unit, 14 building housing complex covering 12.3
acres for Inspection Valuation International)
Building Inspection--Windsong Apartments,
Kenner, La. (540 unit, 37 building housing complex covering 21.2
acres for Inspection Valuation International)