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Prince Edward Island Home Inspector

Buying or selling a home in PEI? Get a professional home inspection from PEI Home Inspections, and buy or sell your home with confidence. We provide a comprehensive Home Inspection at a reasonable cost without compromising the quality of our work.

What is a Home Inspection?

A home inspection is commonly recognized as a visual inspection of the accessible internal and external aspects of the property. This includes systems such as surface grading and drainage, roofing, insulation, ventilation, chimneys,Prince-Edward-Island-Home-Inspector exterior siding, windows and doors, structural integrity, foundation, electrical and plumbing. 

A home inspection is a limited, non-invasive examination of the condition of a home, often in connection with the sale of that home. Home inspections are usually conducted by a home inspector who has the training and certifications to perform such inspections. The inspector prepares and delivers to the client a written report of findings. In general, home inspectors recommend that potential purchasers join them during their onsite visits to provide context for the comments in their written reports. The client then uses the knowledge gained to make informed decisions about their pending real estate purchase. The home inspector describes the condition of the home at the time of inspection but does not guarantee future condition, efficiency, or life expectancy of systems or components.

Sometimes confused with a real estate appraiser, a home inspector determines the condition of a structure, whereas an appraiser determines the value of a property. In the United States, although not all states or municipalities regulate home inspectors, there are various professional associations for home inspectors that provide education, training, and networking opportunities. A professional home inspection is an examination of the current condition of a house. It is not an inspection to verify compliance with appropriate codes; building inspection is a term often used for building code compliance inspections in the United States. A similar but more complicated inspection of commercial buildings is a property condition assessment. Home inspections identify problems but building diagnostics identifies solutions to the found problems and their predicted outcomes. A property inspection is a detailed visual documentation of a property’s structures, design, and fixtures. Property Inspection provides a buyer, renter, or other information consumer with valuable insight into the property’s conditions prior to purchase. House-hunting can be a difficult task especially when you can’t seem to find one that you like. The best way to get things done is to ensure that there is a property inspection before buying a property.

As a professional home inspector I will inspect and report on the key systems in a home, typically including, but not limited to the following:
  • Structural SystemsPrince Edward Island Home Inspection
  • Exterior
  • Roof
  • Plumbing Systems
  • Electrical Systems
  • Heating Systems
  • Fireplaces and Solid Fuel Burning Appliances
  • Air Conditioning Systems
  • Interior Systems
  • Insulation and Vapour Barriers
  • Mechanical and Natural Ventilation Systems
 

During the above inspections, specialized devices and techniques can also be used such as thermal imaging, using a moisture meter, and more. For more information on the services provided in each component of the home, please review our individual service description pages.

Why You Need a Home Inspection

A detailed and thorough home inspection by a qualified, objective professional dispels buyer’s anxiety, especially for those who have little experience in the construction industry. It’s money well-invested and gives the buyer an honest, unbiased report before they purchase.  To know what you’re buying before you own will give you peace of mind during this difficult process.  Fortunately, many of the problems can be fairly minor and they are all repairable. Some minor problems you may be able to live with, however there are situations which could be financially disastrous. It is important for you to be aware of the problems so that you can make an informed decision when purchasing a home.

About Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island (PEI; colloquially known as The Island) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. While it is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, it is the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: “Garden of the Gulf”, “Birthplace of Confederation” and “Cradle of Confederation”. Its capital and largest city is Charlottetown. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces.

Part of the traditional lands of the Miꞌkmaq, it was colonized by the French in 1604 as part of the colony of Acadia. The island, known as Isle St-Jean (St-John’s Island), was ceded to the British at the conclusion of the Seven Years’ War in 1763 and became part of the colony of Nova Scotia. In 1769 the St-John’s island became its own British colony and its name was changed to Prince Edward Island (PEI) in 1798. PEI hosted the Charlottetown Conference in 1864 to discuss a union of the Maritime provinces; however, the conference became the first in a series of meetings which led to Canadian Confederation on 1 July 1867. Prince Edward Island initially balked at Confederation but, facing bankruptcy from the Land Question and construction of a railroad, joined as Canada’s seventh province on 1 July 1873.

According to Statistics Canada, the province of Prince Edward Island had 176,113 residents in 2023.  The backbone of the island economy is farming; it produces 25% of Canada’s potatoes. Other important industries include fisheries, tourism, aerospace, biotechnology, information technology and renewable energy.   As Prince Edward Island is one of Canada’s older settled areas, its population still reflects the origins of its earliest settlers, with Acadian, Scottish, Irish, and English surnames being dominant.

Prince Edward Island is located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, about 10 km (6 miles) across the Northumberland Strait from both Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. It is about 200 kilometres (120 miles) north of Halifax and 600 kilometres (370 miles) east of Quebec City. It has a land area of 5,686.03 km2 (2,195.39 sq mi),  is the 104th-largest island in the world and Canada’s 23rd-largest island. It is the only Canadian province consisting solely of an island.

The island is known in the Mi’kmaq language of its historic indigenous occupants as Abegweit or Epekwitk, roughly translated as “land cradled in the waves”.

When the island was part of Acadia, originally settled by French colonists, its French name was Île Saint-Jean (St. John’s Island). In French, the island is today called Île-du-Prince-Édouard (IPE).

The island was split from the British colony of Nova Scotia in 1769, and renamed in 1798 after Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767–1820), the fourth son of King George III and, in 1819, father of the future Queen Victoria. Thus, Prince Edward has been called “Father of the Canadian Crown”.[12] The following island landmarks are also named after the Duke of Kent:

  • Prince Edward Battery, Victoria Park, Charlottetown
  • Kent College, established in 1804 by Lieutenant Governor Edmund Fanning and his Legislative Council, the college would eventually become the University of Prince Edward Island
  • Kent Street, Charlottetown
  • West Kent Elementary School
  • Kent Street, Georgetown

In Scottish Gaelic, the island’s name is Eilean a’ Phrionnsa (lit. “the Island of the Prince”, the local form of the longer ‘Eilean a’ Phrionnsa Iomhair/Eideard’), or Eilean Eòin (literally, “John’s Island” in reference to the island’s former French name) for some Gaelic speakers in Nova Scotia, though not on PEI.