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Common Home Problems

order to identify most frequently happened problems. La Home Inspection's internal statistics show that there is congruence between these surveys and research we have made in Home Inspection industry for the last few years in the GTA area.

These are 10 most common problems. Four of them relate to water problems such as moisture, seepage and leaks. Based on this experience, a professional home inspector consecrates his attention and emphasizes the following subjects:

Electricity system:

Many houses that we inspected, we found significant defects in the electrical wiring. These include amateur (sometimes even dangerous) wires connections, inadequate protection and insufficient electrical service.

Overall maintenance:

Insufficient maintenance is a very common problem for a lot of homeowners. Many houses/condos have cracks, peelings, crumbling masonry, improvised electricity wiring and plumbing, broken fixtures and dirty painted surfaces that all together say a lot about the maintenance quality of the house.

Drainage and improper ground grading:

Many houses, especially those with basements, suffer from water penetrations that occur when there is no sufficient ground grading or drainage that lead to water seepage to the underground walls and leakage into the basement.

Roofs:

A leaking roof is a common problem. It usually occurs when the shingles are old and cracked or there is improper drainage. Weather conditions in Toronto area dictate high maintenance standards to follow with that are usually neglected.

Heating system:

Many houses we have inspected, we discovered that the heating system remains at a very inadequate level we would not expect to find for the cold climate of the GTA area. Common defects we have discovered are malfunctioning controls, unsafe exhaust disposal and blocked ducts. 

Exteriors:

Here we can count flaws such as doors, windows, and wall surfaces. Significant structural damages are rarely found, but some of the defects might cause discomfort to the occupants if there are failures such as water or air penetration.  

Structural failures

Here we may occasionally find severe damages to the foundations and\or walls that become possible as a result of poor construction or a continuous negligence by a homeowner. 

Plumbing and pips:

Plumbing defects are ranked high. Many houses we have inspected, especially old ones, we found incompatible piping materials, amateur connections and installation, lack of proper insulation and waste lines. 

Ventilation:

Proper ventilation helps saving energy that may prevent condensation, moisture and mold. In the GTA area, due to the cold climate and the heated home interior, poor ventilation might causes severe problems. 

Internal components:

This category contains all the interior home components such as flooring, internal walls, doors etc. Usually there are no major failures to these components.

Regional climate of Toronto and Ontario, dictates unique maintenance actions to be done by homeowners in order to prevent accelerated amortization. Homebuyers should take this factor in consideration to see the overall picture when he or she decides buying a resold property. For inexperienced buyers, ONLY a professional home inspector can discover and point to the factors leading to major property failures.