​Hey everyone its Pierre with over property inspection we are doing an infill here in the heart of the city and we are doing a sewer scope for the client now we often get asked is should we be doing a sewer scope inspection let me show you why you should be we do a lot and from time to time we will do new infills and it doesn't seem to amaze me the stuff we are finding with new builds you can see that this line has tree infiltration now this is the house that doesn't even have its occupancy sticker on it yet okay and you will notice there is some fractures and cracks at the bottom of line so what happens is the contractor will tie into the old storm connection and with out a sewer scope you have no way of knowing that you are buying this $800,000 house and you've got an old drain. So do you need is a sewer scope absolutely. If you want a home service provider that I can do that for you reach out to us at overview property inspection and we'll see on the next inspection. Right Tool! Right Training! The Right Choice!
Pierre Papineau
Overview Property Inspection

Hey everyone its Pierre with Overview Property Inspection does your home inspector or prospective service provider use thermal image cameras with all of their inspections? Well we try to and the reason we try too is because it helps you as a consumer make an informed decision. You are buying an asset that’s you know two three four five hundred thousand dollars, and you want to make sure that the guy that you are hiring has this at their disposal and the reason why it is important you will notice on the floor that we got a weak spot well what could that possible be let me show you another area where we got an outlier at the back step if I did not use this thermal image camera I would have missed two registers that the flooring registers that the flooring contractor went over with the flooring. Now I see this more than I would like to admit but nonetheless make sure that you are acquiring with service provider do they use this and do they even have one? A good question to ask! If you want a home inspector that will look out for your best interest reach out to us at 780-716-0752! Right Tools Right Training, The Right Choice! See you on your next inspection.
Pierre Papineau
Overview Property Inspection

Hey everyone it's Pierre with Overview we are approaching winter time and so a couple of maintenance tips you are going to want to do prior to the snowfall number one you want to winterize your exterior hose bibs if you have an older property you want to make sure that you have turned off the water on the interior and to the exterior hose bibs tip number two if you have an air conditioner make sure you are installing your air conditioner covers number three if you have trees growing out of your gutters you are going to want to clean your gutters and if you don't affectively clean the gutters what happens is the snow and ice accumulates in the gutters and ice will form around the perimeter and could go back up the shingles underneath leading to moisture intrusion make sure you review those things and I hope everyone has a good winter! If you need an inspection reach out to us at 780-716-0752. Right Tools, Right Training, The Right Choice!
Pierre Papineau
Overview Property Inspection

Hey everyone it's Pierre with Overview we are approaching winter time and so a couple of maintenance tips you are going to want to do prior to the snowfall number one you want to winterize your exterior hose bib if you have an older property you want to make sure that you isolate the water on the interior and drain the exterior hose bibs number two if you have an air conditioner make sure you are installing your air conditioner covers number three if you have trees growing out of your gutters you are going to want to clean your gutters and if you don't affectively clean the gutters what happens is the snow and ice accumulates in the gutters and ice will form around the perimeter and could go back up the shingles underneath leading to moisture intrusion make sure you review those things and I hope everyone has a good winter! If you need an inspection reach out to us at 780-716-0752. Right Tools, Right Training, The Right Choice!
 Pierre Papineau
Overview Property Inspection

Hello everyone, Pierre, with Overview Property Inspection while performing an inspection today we came across a common issue you'll notice that the downspout is discharging next to the foundation as a result it has created a settlement of the slab you willl want to make sure that you're managing the water
around the home especially as the spring thaws upon us in an ideal situation the water would be discharging 4 to 6 feet away from the foundation if you want to receive tips weekly follow us on
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Good afternoon everyone, Pierre, with Overview Property Inspection we are performing an inspection we are inside the attic and I just wanted to show you guys a condition that we see in particular with newer builds when you got it a condition called attic rain so if you look on your insulation this is what are looking for you are looking for little droplets and even lines within the insulation. Usually when you have got lines it is usually at the joint in the sheathing and so what happens is you get frost forming inside the attic and
when it melts it's leaving these little droplets on the insulation so if you have this condition make sure you are improving the ventilation this can be detrimental to your home so if you want to follow us on Facebook for weekly tips and maintenance.

Good morning everyone, Pierre, with Overview property inspection I wanted to recap on last week's post regarding downspout placement and so I wanted to share with you guys and bring awareness where is your downspout discharging as you see here on this home it's discharging right across a walking surface and you can imagine with our climate this will wreak havoc in the winter time as the water will freeze and so be mindful where are they discharging and make sure they are properly placed at least five or six feet away from the house to minimize water infiltration manage the water minimize your risk if you need an inspection we can be reached directly at 780-716-0752 and additionally you got to follow us on Facebook for weekly tips and maintenance until next time.

Hey everyone, Pierre, with Overview Proper Inspection here we are performing an inspection and we are walking the roof covering of a Two Story home I want to ask guys does your home inspector walk the roof surface?  It's very important that he does it helps you identify any potential concerns with your new purchase. Now I want to share with you guys something to keep on your radar that’s to do with plumbing vents so it's not uncommon for your plumbing vents to have sediment and debris forming in them and so you want to make sure that you are inspecting them annually and one quick test you can do to help you determine if there is some clogging is flush your toilet a couple times and try to identify any bubbles that's in the line and so if you do have bubbles you might have a blocked vent.  Then as far as for the sinks what you can do is fill up a sink with a little bit of water pull the plug and then if you do have bubbling you may have an obstruction in the vent okay so if you do suspect you do reach out to a plumber they can help you repair that concern and if you need an inspection and one that your home inspector is going to look after your needs and try to walk your roof surface on a two-story reach out to us at 780-716-0752 and of course you got to follow us on Facebook for weekly tips and maintenance.