Home inspector in Woodbridge

Homes in Woodbridge

Much of Woodbridge was built from the 1970s to the 1990s: backsplits, sidesplits and two-storey detached homes, many of them renovated more than once. Older homes here were built well, but four or five decades of use and renovations leave a specific set of things to check.

What I often look at here

• Cold cellars under the front porch: very common in Woodbridge. Over time the porch slab cracks and water gets into the cellar and the basement. I check for leaks, efflorescence and rust on the slab reinforcement.
• Removed or moved walls: open-concept renovations sometimes take out walls that carried load. As a framer, I look at how the beams and posts were done.
• Wiring and plumbing from the era: homes from the late 1960s and 1970s can have aluminum branch wiring; homes from the late 1970s to the 1990s can have polybutylene (poly-B) water lines. Both are worth knowing about before you buy, and insurers ask about them.
• Roofs, windows and furnaces at the end of their life: I note the approximate age so you can budget.