1984 HOUSING GUIDE HOUSE EXPERT ADVISES: Inspect home before buying ‘The scene is familiar. Enter the happy family who hhas found the house of their dreams. It may be located in new development or in an established neighborhood. Shopping. schools and public transit are close by — perfect. The deal is struck, the family moves in. All too soon the dream is shattered. The basement leaks, the whole structure is slanted and the insulation is fobert Dunlop of Carson, Dunlop and Associates, Toronto, knows this seene too well and thinks it is un neessary. Dunlop is a home inspection expert. Three years ago, while working as an inspector for ‘With the economy as it is ...a@ home buyer cannot afford to make mistakes’ an insurgnee company, Dunlop realized that the time to inspect & home was before purchasing, not after His partner, Alan Carson agreed, and their company was born. W IN CANADA Bringing ina ome inapection service belore closing any deal has been a of course in the United Kingdom for some time. Whi this type service has grown over the past 20 years in the United States, in Canada the service is still a relatively new idea. In fact, 10 years ago there were virtually no companies of this type in this countr; Duntop ean sve considerable growth inthe future for hi ‘company and others like “Canadians have sage inated oese purchase as a very major tates Dunlop. SAVING YOU $$ KV? . NEW ‘HOME OR RENOVATION Stop or mail us your lumber list jor your free quote. PURCHASE A HOUSE “But that meant buying a house in the ‘right’ part of town, schools in the neighborhoodMnd pleasant land: scaping. Few of us brought in experts to evaluate the other components inside the house. “With the economy as it is, and mortgages so a home buyer cannot afford to, maki tstakea.” he adds. “We serve our clients by making them aware of what be condition of the furnace, whether the wiring of the house meets madern needs, orf the plumbing is sound,” Dunlop said. According to Dunlop, other crucial areas should be proteational home Tcosator wil bok at an Gf thoes factors, and Dunlop states that the reason his type of serviee is not used more often is that buyers think they have to move quickly once they find the house they want. This is particularly true in larger cities. Howeyer, he points out, a clause can be added to the wffer-to-purchase, indicating that it is conditional on home inspection being completed. At that point te Inspector is called in, the house heck and fll reper submitted to the buyer within 48 We don’t make the decision tortie buyer. The de- cision must be his or her own,” states Dunlop. “We supply the analysis, they weigh the pros and cons, then act ac cordingly.” “Ila home is found to be deficient in some areas, we will note them and estimate in very round figures, what the repairs or upgrading will cost Tf, perhaps, the home is poorly insulated, we will explain the benefits of upgrading, Often the clint will want a product recomme! that ls smsething we prefer not lo doin a eaue euch as {aruatios sil point out the merie of iberaias cellulose and other mater use we are concerned about home energy eifcieney. "The fac in, with soerey as expensive as le are still not taking a close though lok at the eat at beating or coallag a home ‘Crucial areas should be checked before closing a deal’ 's one hidden cost that wo are eertain to identify io our report.” Dunlop takes his work seriously. So seriously in fact, that he is president and cofounder of the Canadian Association of Home Inspectors. “This ia a new service that will grow in Canada,” sai Dunlop, “Those of us who are established now want to be certain that newcomers are qualifi “Unfortunately, we are only in the middle stages setting a Code of Ethics and establishing examinations for those sting to join. Both will be completed by the end of the Aside te his business and his duties as the Association president, Dunlop and his partner also tach home inspection courses at community colleges in Toronto, \ aD TOP QUALITY IN MOBILE HOMES JORGEN MUNCK . : West Kootenay marke! 19 representative. Worchword is quality When you're talking pre manufactured = wether yorrein the Wes r on dependability, quality rviee. 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