ARMADA INSPECTION SERVICES
Certified and Insured Home Inspection Services
Available 7 Days a Week with Scheduling to Fit Your Needs
Our clients receive their Home Inspection Report as quickly as possible, typically the very same day, and always within 24 hours.
We include Thermal Imaging and use specialized diagnostic equipment to complete every inspection.
Contact Richard and Carol Anne
Buying a home is the biggest investment most people will ever make, that’s why having an honest, experienced and qualified home inspection team on your side helps even the odds when so many others are just telling you what you want to hear. We do not work for or answer to any agents, we answer ONLY to our clients. Richard & Carol Anne have been helping home buyers discover whether they have picked out a great home by investigating the property from top to bottom, and providing a truly independent third party assessment of the properties condition.
Our typical home inspection takes an average of 3 hours on-site, then 5 to 8 hours completing your report in the office. Being prepared with our detailed and informative inspection report, and the information it provides, means you can be confident in the decision you make.
A gentleman called us, “I wanted to call you, but my wife booked the inspector our realtor highly recommended. We think we were lied to.” We visited the property outside Brockville and found multiple issues that were clearly identifiable, but were never reported. Two pellet stoves were run until they failed, then cleaned up to look nice. They paid extra to have these inspected. $2,000 to repair these stoves. The sellers said they never used them. The sellers lied. The homes two gas fireplaces both had significant code violations, and both were only repairable by replacement at an estimated cost of $10,000 each. This couple would have never purchased the property if they were told the truth about it’s condition.
They used a Realtor and a Home Inspector they will never use again.
Richard and Carol Anne inspect every property as if it were for Family, Friends, or Themselves.
Honesty, Integrity, and Trust
Honesty, Integrity, and Trust matter. We tell our clients the truth, so they can decide for themselves what is best for them.
At the end of 2024, the estimated number of realtors in the province of Ontario alone, exceeded 105,000.
In comparison, the total manpower of the Canadian Armed forces, including Reserves, is approx. 90,000.
There was a time when realtors were highly respected. With the vast increase in numbers this is no longer the reality. The province of Ontario found it necessary to increase realtors standards through Bill 145 in 2020, since the industry would not do it themselves. Still, the changes made are not sufficient. Every realtor will try to convince you that they are the best thing since sliced bread, and some really are, but based on our experience this is far from the norm. You are highly encouraged to do your homework, or suffer the consequences of your choice.
Richard and Carol Anne are advocates for honesty and integrity in real estate transactions and are open about it. This may be why so many realtors in Leeds-Grenville try to talk their clients into using someone else, someone who is ‘easy’ to deal with. It’s sad when they see a reliable and accurate service as a threat to their business model, but here we are. A cardinal sin of home buying is to use the inspector your agent highly recommends without first doing your own homework. They should be providing you with at least 3 company names so you can investigate and decide for yourself.
The truly honorable agents, and especially agents from surrounding areas, they know exactly who we are and what we stand for. As a result we have seen a 300% increase in inspections over the last two years alone. Again, with few referrals coming from local agents. We’re told we are ‘too difficult to deal with’. Being ‘difficult’ means we do not write soft or deceptive reports. We do not overlook deal breaking issues. We provide our clients with honest information so they can decide for themselves how their money will be spent.
The types of issues we see far too often….
The properties listing info identified the homes A/C as being installed in 2016.
The Facts…
The A/C Condensers serial number on the rating plate, identifies the unit was made in July 1999. (28= Week) (99= Year Produced) At 25 years old, it has no value, except for costing you around $5,500 to replace, after you bought the problem.
Why We Test For Carbon Monoxide (CO) and conduct Combustible Gas leak testing
Exposure to CO is extremely dangerous, it is odorless, tasteless, it can make you very sick, and it can kill.
A home inspector that reports “the furnace is 27 years old and worked the day of the inspection” is putting your families safety at risk, and it ends up costing you after you own the $7,000 problem.
We know. We see these reports when we conduct inspections for very upset home buyers. A second inspection is the first step in the long legal process.
Natural Gas contains Benzine, a compound tied to Leukemia and other blood related issues.
Richard knows what he is looking at and looking for, including appliances leaking carbon monoxide into the home due to a failure like the perforated primary heat exchanger he found here.
The 30 Minute Inspection
We arrive in Brockville to complete a home inspection. Our clients agent asks us if it possible to complete a home inspection in 30 minutes. The answer, “Absolutely Not”.
It turns out an inspection was completed two days prior at one of their listings. The buyer hired the highly recommended inspector their agent told them to use. The listing agent knows when the inspection will begin so they go by just before to make sure the house is ready. 40 minutes after the inspection was to start the listing agent sees the ‘Inspector’ on the other side of town. They call the buyers agent later to see if the inspection was cancelled. They are told that everything went well. Turns out the buyers agent was never at the property. The clients? Well, they received a bogus looking report of some sort.
The sad truth is that there are very successful inspection companies today, all for the wrong reasons.
Our Home Inspection Team uses the toughest and most inclusive Home Inspection Standard in Canada.
CSA A770-16 Home Inspection Standard
Our Home Inspection reports detail the condition and any defects found related to:
* Roofing Systems *Exterior Components *Structural & Foundation Components *Electrical System
*Heating Systems *Air Conditioning & Heat Pump Systems *Insulation & Barrier Components *Interior
*Ventilation Systems *Mechanical Systems *Plumbing Systems *Attached Garages *Life & Safety Systems
*Pool & Hot Tub Safety *Pool Fencing & Gates *Primary Detached Garage
*Other Detached Structures (clients option)
Due to client requests, we have adopted a much larger service area. Not sure if we go there? Give us a call.
Main Service Area: Brockville, Gananoque, Lansdowne, Merrickville, Perth, Prescott, Smiths Falls, Spencerville, Westport, and anywhere in between.
Zone 2: Expands our service to Carlton Place, Howe Island, Iroquois, Kemptville, Kingston, Morrisburg, Sharbot Lake, Wolfe Island areas.
Zone 3: Expands our service area to include Arnprior, Calabogie, Cornwall, Kanata, Napanee, and Winchester areas.
We provide our reliable service 7 days a week.
Just give us a call, 613-802-8068, or send us an email and we can confirm the address and availability for you.
“We’ve used inspection services in the past and can honestly say this was the most knowledgeable and complete one we’ve had. Richard was thorough and didn’t leave any stone unturned. Money well spent. “
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Do You Need a WETT Inspection?
A few homes will have a fireplace, wood stove, wood furnace, or even a pellet stove or two. Were they installed properly? Do they even work? Are they safe? Anyone can install their own wood burning appliances and it happens every day, with no inspection ever being completed. All appliances are also not made equal. An Inspection by a Certified Technician will tell you what you have, if it’s certified, and most importantly if it is installed correctly and safe to use.
Almost every home inspection company offers WETT Inspections. “We do WETT Inspections”. Makes it sound like there is only one standard. There are actually three levels of WETT Inspections here in Canada. The vast majority of home inspectors are certified to complete only Level 1 WETT Inspections. A WETT Level 1 (Visual) Inspection is the lowest standard. This is a popular level of certification to get as a home inspector, as they can provide their own company letter of reference. That’s convenient. The WETT Level 1 inspection does have its place and use, but not as an appliances primary inspection.
It took Richard 8 years to become a WETT Certified Advanced Technician. Only 2 other Home Inspectors in Ontario are WETT Certified Technicians. Richard is currently the only Home Inspector who is a WETT SITE Comprehensive Inspector, and he is also a Certified Advanced Chimney Sweep, Installer, and Solid Fuel Burning System Advisor. Richard will switch from a WETT Level 1 (Visual) inspection to a WETT Level 2 (Technical) Inspection when he sees the need at no additional cost. If Richard sees enough during the home inspection to tell him there are issues, he will tell you beforehand, saving you the cost of the WETT Inspection. He will discuss the issues found, along with his concerns, and you can decide how to proceed.
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