Home inspection in Ramat HaSharon

Arad Bedek Bayit, the home inspection company in Ramat HaSharon led by engineer Ron Arad, provides home inspection engineering services in the area and nationwide. Our services are handled entirely by our own team of professional, experienced engineers.

There's no question that an inspection from a home inspection company is essential for anyone buying an apartment: in Israel today, there's almost no apartment without some defect or another. Some are small and easy to fix quickly; others are significant enough to need immediate attention. Experience shows it doesn't pay to dismiss the minor ones, since they tend to grow into more serious problems.

So what does a home inspection actually involve? Or more precisely: what does it include?

A home inspection is an umbrella term for a set of checks a certified building engineer carries out across every system in the apartment; a private house adds a few more checks on top of that. Typically, that means the electrical and water systems, piping and sewage, and the plastering and sealing work, all aimed at finding possible defects and tracing them back to their cause.

Sometimes a finding calls for a deeper look from an engineer who specializes in that particular area, because one finding can point to a problem elsewhere in the home. Dampness on an interior wall, for example, might signal a leak somewhere in the plumbing, or it might simply be poor ventilation and condensation in the room.

Which raises the next question: when should you actually get one done?

Generally, there are two moments that call for a home inspection: before you buy, and during or after a major renovation.

Before buying, the inspection confirms the apartment actually meets the standards the seller promised. Whether it's a resale apartment or a new one from a contractor, you want to buy with peace of mind, knowing it's in good condition and meets the quality standards set by the Standards Institution of Israel.

During or after a major renovation, the inspection checks that the renovation itself meets a high standard, and that nothing else in the apartment got damaged along the way. For instance, you would want to confirm that a bathroom renovation didn't damage the shared wall with the bedroom, or the water system serving the rest of the home.

The third trigger is discovering a defect yourself, such as dampness on a wall or a serious blockage in a sewage pipe. As mentioned, a small defect is often just an early sign of something bigger still to surface, so it's worth having someone locate the construction defect actually causing what you're seeing.

Home inspection company in Ramat HaSharon

Arad Bedek Bayit, led by engineer Ron Arad, has more than 20 years of experience, serving the Sharon and central region as well as the rest of the country.

Why does an apartment need this at all? Just as you wouldn't buy a car without checking it first, the same logic applies here, and buying an apartment is, for most of us, the biggest and most expensive purchase we'll ever make. To make sure you're getting fair value for your money, get an inspection done before the deal closes. If a seller refuses to allow one, that alone tells you something.

The same goes for a new apartment from a contractor, even though it might seem less necessary than checking a used car (nobody sends a brand-new car from the dealer in for an inspection). It's still worth getting a home inspection for a new apartment from a contractor: logic suggests a new build should have fewer defects, but in practice contractors face a long list of standards to meet and plenty of pressure to cut construction costs, so corners get cut here and there.

Home inspection engineer in Ramat HaSharon

So every apartment is worth checking before you buy, whether it's from a contractor or a previous owner. Why not just buy the equipment and do it yourself?

A few reasons, all coming down to the fact that a professional, experienced engineer simply does it better. The knowledge and experience a building engineer builds up over years of study and work is worth its weight in gold, and the professional equipment itself is expensive: unless you're planning to run several inspections a week, it's not worth the cost.

Better to leave it to skilled hands.

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