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Home inspection in Haifa

Written by the engineers of Arad Bedek Bayit, led by engineer Ron Arad

If you've bought an apartment in Haifa, or you're planning to, we'd strongly recommend an inspection from a home inspection (bedek bayit) company here. An engineer with a track record of recommendations, whether a home inspection professional in Beer Sheva or in Haifa, is exactly what you want: someone professional and courteous who keeps to schedule, inspects quickly and thoroughly, and then writes up a clear, detailed report that makes sense even if you're not an engineer yourself.

For a resale house, we'd strongly recommend not signing anything until it has gone through a defect inspection. If you need one in Haifa, reach out now for a quote from a home inspection engineer in Beer Sheva or Haifa, whether it's for your home, an investment property, or your business.

Haifa is a young, dynamic city with plenty to see and do, and relatively affordable apartments given its location up north, but that doesn't mean it's free of construction defects. Buy in Tel Aviv and you might find dampness or faulty sanitary fixtures too: the truth is this problem exists everywhere in the country.

Most contractors here don't build badly on purpose, but residents still tend to discover a new issue almost every week after moving in.

If you're hiring a home inspection company in Haifa, choose one with real seniority and experience, not one of the shoddier operators now in the market. The clearest sign you're dealing with an actual professional: the inspection is carried out by a licensed engineer, not someone who took a few months of a shortened certificate course.

Home inspection in Haifa
Home inspection in Haifa (illustration)

Home inspection company in Haifa

We've spent years running inspections as a home inspection company in Beer Sheva and in Haifa, covering every kind of structure, always at a high standard, with a skilled team, an engineer, and the latest equipment. Whether you bought new from a contractor or bought resale, the defects are there either way; they just look different.

A new apartment and a resale one turn up different kinds of problems, and a resale inspection tends to be less rigorous, simply because there's no building specification to check the work against, the way a contractor apartment has one built into its contract.

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Home inspection engineer in Haifa

Defects in an apartment generally fall into a few categories:

  • Defects you can live with, where we'd still recommend the contractor either fix the apartment or compensate the resident, whichever the resident prefers, by mutual agreement.
  • Serious safety or aesthetic defects that make the home unlivable. These need fixing immediately, without delay, and sometimes come with financial compensation for the resident's distress.
  • Defects that require the resident to vacate while the contractor makes the repair, such as one requiring new flooring. Here we'll require the contractor to fix the defect and cover alternative housing for the resident during the work.
  • Defects that simply can't be fixed, such as structural concrete poured in a way that doesn't match the architectural plan in the resident's contract. In these cases, the contractor owes compensation based on how much the apartment's value has dropped.

If you've bought an apartment in Haifa, get in touch now for a professional, reliable home inspection.

Home inspection engineer in Haifa
Home inspection engineer in Haifa (illustration)

The engineers of Arad Bedek Bayit, led by building engineer Ron Arad, whom courts appoint as their own expert on construction defects. The company has been inspecting apartments and buildings since 2001. Engineer Ron Arad · More about the company

Real reviews on Google

4.9 out of 5 · 55 reviews

  • Arad Bedek Bayit prepared an engineering expert opinion to our satisfaction and brought about success in our lawsuit against the contractor… Warmly recommended

    Sharon Elkayam · a claim against a contractor

  • Professional, thorough, and excellent service throughout the process. A must for every apartment buyer. Highly recommended

    Ef Ya · buying an apartment

  • …Contractors regard Arad's reports as reliable, so it is relatively very easy to deal with them when it comes to getting the defects handled. Highly recommended

    Shalom Maoz · building committee and private client

  • …He found several flaws I had not noticed and, most important, moisture in a kitchen cabinet caused by a poorly sealed water pipe…

    Yonatan Y · new apartment

  • After a thorough survey, and after going through sample reports from several inspection companies, I chose Arad Bedek Bayit…

    Orit Horowitz · compared reports

  • …Thanks to them we made several essential repairs in the apartment we bought, things we had not seen and did not know about…

    Reut Azriel-Ifergan · dampness and resale

  • The engineer arrived on time, checked the apartment down to the smallest detail and came across as very thorough… much more than just a report.

    Arnon Meiri · building inspection

  • …The real solution to dampness and mold problems is found only with engineers who examine things in depth, professionally and objectively.

    Y. Bril · dampness and mold

  • Arad carried out a comprehensive inspection of the apartment for us before we bought it. The engineer was very courteous and professional, explained everything…

    Michal Torky · before buying

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