What does a home inspection cost?

You probably want to know what a home inspection (bedek bayit) costs. The answer is that the price is fairly uniform: there are no clauses upon sub-clauses here. A home inspection engineer carries out 2 types of inspection, and you can order both or just one.

The first is the regular inspection, which finds the contractor's construction defects by measuring the work against other benchmarks or building standards, or against the contract. The second uses technological instruments of various kinds to locate problems and spots of dampness and leaks that may surface in the near future, or even years from now.

What determines the price of each type of inspection

Each type of inspection, for instance in a home inspection in Modiin, is priced differently by the companies working in this field, and with us it depends on the property itself. The price depends on the inspector's experience and on the technological equipment he has invested in for his business and his clients, and also on the geographic location in the country.

When you look at the prices of a home inspection company in Modiin, bear in mind that they depend on many parameters that differ from one inspector to the next: his practice in the field and more, and among other things the number of recommendations he has. An inspector with many recommendations can afford to set slightly higher prices. That applies to the average prices. The upper end of the range is rarer.

Even if you order an expert home inspection engineer, one from our company for example, we will not charge an extremely high price, unless the work is in a difficult geographic location or finding the defects on site is harder than usual. In those cases the price may be a little higher, within reasonable proportion of course.

What the price of an inspection includes

Now that we have explained what determines the price when you order a home inspection engineer in Modiin, the question is what it includes. A basic home inspection includes a surface-level visual examination of the whole home, from the flooring to the ceiling.

Among the things checked: that the floor tiles are intact and uniform in color, that the flooring is properly bonded and durable, cracks in the walls and the ceiling, the thickness of the plaster, how far the baseboards protrude, and more.

It also includes a thorough, in-depth check of compliance with standards, of corrosion if there is any, of conformity with the architectural plans attached to the contract as an appendix, and of conformity with the building specifications promised in the contract (the contract usually states that the work will conform to the Ministry of Defense specifications book). All this and more is part of the first type of inspection described at the start of this article.

With our prices at Arad Bedek Bayit we want to make it possible for everyone to have the necessary inspections done, so we compromise a little on the price level. Broadly speaking, we meet our clients halfway, so that checking the soundness of the new apartment you bought is within reach of each and every person.

And that is even though anyone who weighs cost against benefit needs no convincing at all to order a professional home inspection, whatever it costs.

What can change the price, and a short summary

As noted, for most homes in Israel the price range of a home inspection company is uniform, and it can move a little either way. The exceptions are an industrial building, or inspections that are not routine, such as an inspection of a building's common property, which in fact belongs equally to all the residents of the building. The age of the home is another parameter that can change the price of a home inspection.

To sum up: a regular, basic home inspection (in a standard home in Israel) is priced according to the property, and you get the exact quote in advance. What exactly does that cover? The price includes a visual examination of the home, from the flooring to the ceiling and so on. It also includes checking compliance with standards, corrosion, conformity with the architectural plans, conformity with the building specifications and much more.

Beyond that, you have the option of ordering the technological inspection, with instruments for locating leaks and dampness, together with the full package or separately from it. That is the summary in brief.

Now you are probably asking when to call in the inspector to check for defects. The answer is that in a resale apartment you cannot order the inspection before the apartment is ready, but in a resale apartment do not sign a contract before a home inspection. So schedule with us right now, here on the site, to find out what your home inspection will cost.