Your assessment
Ninety minutes, and you will know your building better
You do not need to prepare anything to be useful. But if you want the report to be sharper, here is what helps.
On the day
How the visit runs
Exterior and grounds — 30 to 45 minutes
Roof line, gutters and downspouts, siding, windows and seals. Drainage, grading, walkways and tree risk. Exterior HVAC units and utility connections. Access points and lighting. We photograph everything we flag.
Interior systems — 15 to 30 minutes, if you invite us in
Locations of the main water shutoff, gas shutoff and electrical panel. Water heater age and condition. HVAC service history. Sump and drainage equipment. This portion is entirely at your discretion.
Sitting down — 15 to 30 minutes
Your travel pattern, who else has access, what worries you, what has already gone wrong. This is the part that determines which plan we recommend — and whether we recommend one at all.
The report — within 48 hours
Written findings with photographs, a priority list, a seasonal calendar for your property, and a proposal. No follow-up pressure and no automated sequence.
Helpful to have
Worth gathering beforehand
None of this is required. Each item makes the report more specific.
Access
How we should enter, alarm procedure, gate or community codes, and who else holds a key — housekeeper, landscaper, family.
Systems
Approximate age of the roof, HVAC and water heater. Any service contracts already in place.
History
Past water intrusion, ice damming, pest activity or structural work. Recurring problems are the ones worth scheduling around.
Your trades
Names and numbers for the contractors you already trust, so we can coordinate rather than replace.
Your pattern
How often the house sits empty, for how long, and in which seasons. This drives the inspection cadence.
Priorities
What actually keeps you up — a frozen pipe, a break-in, a contractor working unsupervised. We build the protocol around it.
Take these with you
Two checklists worth keeping
Written for this climate and these building types. Useful whether or not you ever become a client.
Next step
Ready when you are
Pick a time that suits you. We confirm by phone the day before.