Home Inspection Services in Gresham OR You Can Trust
45th Parallel Home Inspection recognizes the significance of feeling secure in your home. Whether you're a homeowner gearing up to sell, a prospective home buyer, a property manager prioritizing tenant safety, a real estate agent facilitating transactions, or you just want to know the health of your home, our thorough home inspection services in Gresham, OR aim to offer you reassurance and insight into your property's health.
Why Do I Need Home Inspection?
Getting a home inspection is a key part of buying, selling, or maintaining your property. Our inspection process looks at everything, from the foundation and crawlspace to the attic and roof and other major components of your home. We spot any issues or worries so you can make informed decisions about your home's condition, negotiations, and maintenance plans going forward.
Our competitive pricing provides good value and return on your investment with us. Most people realize great overall returns when utilizing our inspection services when purchasing a home. Home sellers are able to address problem areas before hitting the market realizing faster and more profitable home sales. Homeowners are able to identify problem areas to address before they become larger issues and to aid in maintaining the home in top-notch condition. A home inspection is an investment in your home, just like any renovations you make. With our detailed reports, you’ll know which improvements or issues are a higher priority.
Apart from standard home inspections, we provide specialized inspection services to give you a deeper insight into the property you're eyeing or the one you're already in. We offer deeper drives with specialty inspections such as EIFS, Adhered Stone Veneer, Stucco, roof inspections, crawl space inspections, and more. Our seasoned inspectors tackle each inspection with professionalism, care, and dedication to assist you through any hurdles that may come your way.
Gresham OR Home Inspection Services
Our comprehensive home inspections cover all the essential bases, as well as specialty inspections to give you a complete in-depth look at your home. We will also make recommendations on how to address issues we find. And we’ll find things: we’ve never had a new or used home that’s been 100 percent perfect.
Home Inspections: During our home inspection, we examine the property from the foundation to the rooftop. We inspect, analyze, and document accessible areas of your home, including operational elements like plumbing fixtures, windows, doors, HVAC systems, and a host of other components crucial to the property's functionality and safety. The main focus is the large components of the home such as the roof and roof structure, the foundation, structural elements, electrical system, and crawlspace.
Exterior Cladding: We inspect the EIFS system, stone veneers, and other siding systems like fiber cement and wood, looking for problems like sealant failure, cracks or damage, clearance issues, wrong installation, missing flashing, unsealed penetrations, and more. We pay special attention to areas near windows, around diverter roof/wall flashings, and other potential water intrusion areas.
Radon Testing: An odorless, invisible gas that is the second-leading cause of lung cancer death behind smoking. Testing for radon is a high priority for sellers, buyers, and homeowners alike. We use industry-leading continuous radon monitors for testing and can get your results in 48 hours, the recommended minimum length of time for a radon test.
Sewer Line Inspection: Also known as sewer scopes, we check the main sewer line from the house to where it connects to the city or septic tank. We always suggest getting one during a home inspection because repairs, if needed, can be expensive, especially if the repair is under concrete or a city street, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars to repair.
Re-inspection Services: Re-inspections usually happen 2-4 weeks after the first home inspection. We double-check the things agreed upon by the buyer and seller noted in the initial inspection report or listed in the signed sales addendum have actually been completed. Our report, including photos, will state if repairs look completed, incomplete, or in some cases, if we are unable to determine. An example of if we are unable to determine would be servicing the HVAC system. We can see the filter looks new, but the customer should refer to the HVAC contractor's receipt for proof of servicing.
Home Health Checkup: Our Home Health Checkups are like yearly check-ups for parts of your home that don't get much attention. Our licensed inspector will look at the roof, attic, and crawlspace, and give you a report on anything that needs attention. It's not a full home inspection, but more of a check on these important, but often unvisited, areas. The purpose is to find issues and remedy them before they become larger and more expensive issues in these places not typically visible to most homeowners.
Do I Need a Gresham OR Home Inspection if I’m Not Selling?
Home inspections aren't just for those buying or selling. For homeowners, getting regular inspections can catch maintenance issues early, saving time, money, and hassle down the road. Our thorough inspections provide the knowledge and insights needed to tackle any concerns, making sure your home stays safe and sound. Staying on top of maintenance is always cheaper than waiting for problems to escalate into bigger, costlier repairs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Commonly asked questions about Gresham OR home inspections
A stucco inspection involves performing a visual inspection, followed by invasive probing to check for elevated water content and decay in the wall structure behind the stucco. A detailed report is provided outlining the findings of the visual and invasive inspection portions.
If owning a home containing stucco, a stucco inspection can help you avoid costly repairs by catching problems early before they become major issues. If purchasing a home having stucco, it can help identify issues including costly necessary repairs before you purchase the home allowing you to negotiate repairs before purchase.
It depends. We do many inspections that have repairs that can be handled with a few thousand dollars because they are maintenance items or small repairs. Sometimes, we find issues and recommend the complete removal of the stucco and damaged wall structure below and re-siding the building.
The most expensive repair we have heard following our inspection process is approximately $300,000. Yes, that is three hundred thousand dollars. Those customers really got their money’s worth with our inspection. We estimate that almost every stucco inspection uncovers more in the cost of repairs than our inspection costs, making it a very good investment.
It depends. It starts at about $800. That would be for a situation where there is a smaller section of stucco such as on the front of the home only, one story, and not many windows. We evaluate every house to determine how much time it will take to perform the inspection, write the report, and provide a quote. It typically ranges from $800 to $3000 for most homes. It can be more depending on height, size, complexity, decks, number of windows, and other openings.
For larger commercial buildings, depending on the same factors of size, complexity, number of windows and openings, and height it generally starts around $2500. We will review and provide a quote.
Traditional stucco is made from cement, lime, and sand, and is applied in 3 layers totaling about ⅞ inch thick. EIFS (synthetic stucco) is a very thin ⅛ inch finish coat over prepared insulation boards for added energy efficiency. While looking like hard coat stucco at a glance, it is very different and much more fragile compared to hard coat stucco.
We use specialized tools like moisture meters and moisture probes to measure moisture content and assess the condition of your walls. Sometimes, Infrared cameras are helpful, but any moisture content or decay can only be verified with physical probing of the wall structure under the stucco.
A typical stucco inspection can take anywhere from three hours to all day, depending on the size and complexity of the home. On larger homes or commercial buildings, it can take multiple days.
Gresham OR Home Inspections for Peace of Mind
At 45th Parallel Home Inspection, our licensed inspectors are ready to help with your home inspection needs. We're flexible with scheduling and work quickly to get you your inspection report. We know buying, selling, or maintaining a home can be stressful, so we make the inspection process as smooth as possible. Schedule your Gresham OR home inspection today and give yourself the information you need to make an educated decision about your home.
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