Home inspection in Ramat Gan

Just bought a resale apartment and about to get the keys, or still deciding whether to buy and feeling uneasy about it? Is the seller hiding something? Is the apartment sound, free of capillary dampness or the kind that only shows up once it rains?

You may be relying on the lawyer handling your purchase and contract, but we hate to break it to you: checking this is not something they do on their own initiative. So what do you do instead? Have you heard of a home inspection in Ramat Gan? This article covers what a home inspection checks.

A home inspection is carried out by an inspector certified by the Ministry of Labor. Our inspectors have extensive experience in construction and know their way around everything connected to it: electrical wiring and plumbing, waterproofing, drywall, solar water heaters, concrete and structure, architectural plans, interior design, fire safety, relevant standards, the Sale Law, and more. The inspector takes the house through a thorough, high-quality construction defects inspection.

A few points worth keeping in mind when you hire an inspector:

• Some certified inspectors on the market are not civil engineers by training. Prefer one who is: an engineer has a clear edge over a non-engineer, and there is usually no price difference. (Our own inspectors are all engineers.)
• The apartment size the seller declares does not always match the actual area, whether by honest mistake or deliberate misrepresentation. If you want your inspector to verify the real size, ask for it when you place the order: it is not always included in the price.

Home inspection company in Ramat Gan: safety and money both matter

In some countries abroad, people will not buy an apartment, let alone sign a contract, until an inspector has checked the house, including the structural strength of the building and how well it would hold up in an earthquake or other natural event.

In Israel this kind of service is still less well known, largely because most residential buildings here are relatively young. We believe that after the recent near-disasters involving unstable buildings being evacuated or collapsing, demand for a home inspection company will only grow.

As a rule, we recommend never signing a contract without a thorough pre-purchase inspection. Beyond safety, there is also money at stake: if we find dampness in the fill under the flooring, for example, we will recommend a price reduction of tens of thousands of shekels, because untreated dampness like that will stay with you for as long as you live there and cause capillary damp problems whose source you will never quite pin down.

(Techniques now exist to dry sub-floor dampness without lifting the existing flooring; we include that recommendation in the report where relevant.) Dampness damage and wall seepage are, in general, among the most common problems in resale apartments, and our sophisticated equipment lets us find them.

What our engineer checks during a visit in Ramat Gan

• The waterproofing in the walls and ceiling, and whether there is a risk of dampness in winter.
• The risk of condensation, whether it has already formed or not: wall condensation from evaporation can leave mold stains and damp patches, often caused by a temperature gap between the inside of the home and a poorly sealed exterior wall.
• The plumbing system: water flow, drain condition, the slope of the balcony and shower floor, the risk of future clogs, and odor problems from plumbing that was installed incorrectly or repaired poorly over the years.
• The electrical system, for soundness and safety, especially anything installed by the residents during their time in the apartment.
• Aesthetic defects: uneven or sunken flooring, broken or cracked tiles, peeling wall paint (once we have ruled out dampness as the cause).
• The safety and quality of air conditioner installations or other electrical work added by the current residents.
• The condition and safety of any pergola built on the balcony.
• Radiation readings from electrical cabinets in the apartment and building, and from cellular antennas in the area.
• Cracks in a new house.

And more.

Bring in Arad Bedek Bayit, a home inspection engineer in Ramat Gan, for a thorough inspection of the apartment you are about to buy or have already bought. We are available for the best home inspection service in Ramat Gan and across the country.