The Report

Niagara Home Inspection uses the Home Reference Book reporting system, which is the most comprehensive in the industry.  It contains over 400 pages and 160 detailed illustrations on home construction and home maintenance. Each of the nine systems - Roofing, Exterior, Structure, Electrical, Heating, Cooling, Insulation, Plumbing, and Interior - are detailed chapters in the book with easy to understand text and illustrations.  

If you have a home repair or maintenance question the Home Reference Book probably has the answer. The reference book also has the following additional sections: 

Maintenance
The Home Reference Book contains a section with a home maintenance schedule. Each item on the maintenance schedule has a description of what to be on the lookout for during your fall or spring maintenance review. This will help you catch small problems before they become big ones. 

Life Cycle and Cost
This section has information about the life span of system components and approximate repair costs. Great if you are budgeting for repairs or renovations. 

Filing System
To help you start off organized the Home Reference Book has folder pages to keep specific home documents like Mortgage papers, Insurance papers, Utility bills, Home repairs and renovations, Appliance receipts and repairs, etc.

Photo Report

 

Our photo-documentation has proven to be a very popular and effective tool in graphically recording existing conditions, improvements, features and deficiencies.  Photos are downloaded into a program in which individual captions are added.  They are then printed on-site and included with the writtten report.