Strictly Business Inspections
Strictly Business Inspections

Strictly Business Inspections

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Introduction: I take pride in performing the most thorough inspection in the industry, and have been a LICENSED Home Inspector since 2003. A Strictly Business Home Inspection covers everything in your home (nothing is excluded). It includes a mold inspection, and a termite inspection. It even includes an energy efficiency section so you will know how energy efficient your home is, and what you can do to improve it. Besides being a Licensed New York State Home Inspector, I am also certified as a Home Energy Auditor, and bring the benefit of my energy auditor training and experience to your Home Inspection. I am also a CMIA (Certified Mold Inspector and Assessor), which is a national certification, and have been performing mold and other IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) inspections since 2005. I even evaluate your home for solar electric panels. If your home qualifies, and you install "solar", you may never pay an electric bill in that house. What I like best about my job is that I get to help people. When I bought my first house in 1979, I didn't have a home inspection, and I found out the hard way all the things I was going to have to have fixed. I like letting people know "the good, the bad and the (hopefully not) ugly" about the house they are thinking of buying. I don't work for realtors, I work only for my buyer. I don't try to "trash a house" by making up things, but I don't gloss over problems that you should be aware of. I encourage my buyers to go through the house with me. I explain everything as I inspect it. That way, when you see it in the report, you saw it (with me) with your own eyes and have a much better idea of what kind of problem it is, and what needs to be done to fix it. I show you where the shut-off valves are for everything you might need to shut off in a hurry (like the water shut-off for the house, the gas shut-off, the main electric shut-off, etc). I show you where / how you change the filter in the furnace, and any other maintenance you might need to know how to do. I take pictures of everything, and put the pictures in the report, so there's no question about what I'm referring to when I describe a problem in the report. In short, I do for you what I wish someone had done for me when I bought that first house (which by the way was built in 1904 without electricity).
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Lisa C.
Jul 22, 2014
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Ira was great! His quick and pleasant responses to all of our questions made this process less intimidating. He even allowed us to reschedule and then go back to our original appt time. His friend, the termite inspector, was also pretty thorough.
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  • How did you get started doing this type of work?

    I got into doing home inspections by doing plumbing work, doing electrical work, doing carpentry work, doing roofing, doing siding, doing concrete work, etc. I am the "poster child" for "One Thing Leads To Another". If "you know how to do it", you can "recognize good workmanship (as in good condition) when you see it". I have been doing home inspections since 2003, and have seen thousands of homes, from ones built in the 1800's to ones that are not yet completed being built. I felt that if I was to be taken seriously as a professional, I needed to be licensed, so I got trained and then passed the National Home Inspector Exam. South Carolina was the only state requiring a license for home inspection, so I went there, passed their test, and became a licensed home inspector in South Carolina. I have since become licensed in New York, and am qualified to do home inspections in Pennsylvania. I've seen good building practices AND I've seen bad. I know the difference, and can point them out to a home buyer. Being able to do that is what makes a good home inspector. In 2007, I bought an infrared camera. I use it when I do home inspections and it shows very vividly all water and air leaks. It also shows where and how the home leaks energy, which I feel is an important part of a home inspection. That can make the difference between an energy efficient home and one that wastes energy. I include an energy efficiency section in my home inspection reports so you will know what you can do to lower energy costs in your new home. I even evaluate your home for solar electric panels. If your home qualifies, and you install "solar", you may never have an electric bill in the house.