What will your Ottawa
home inspection actually cost?
Price it yourself in ten seconds. No email, no callback, no "request a quote" — this is the real price list, and thermal imaging is already in every number.
Estimate only. Final price is confirmed when we see the property details — and it is confirmed before we book, never after we inspect. Thermal imaging is included at every size and every price.
Prices in CAD, before HST. Thermal imaging included. Report within 24 hours or the inspection is free.
Most Ottawa inspectors quote $450–$600 and charge $150–$250 more for thermal imaging. Prefer to talk? Call (343) 209-6235.
What gets inspected
Six systems, one afternoon,
every one of them documented.
Tap a marker. Every inspection covers all six, on every property, at every price point.
Shingle condition and remaining life, flashings, chimney, ventilation, insulation depth and coverage — mapped in infrared, not estimated by eye.
Cladding, soffit, fascia, window and door seals, and every air-leakage path the thermal camera finds at the rim joist and top plates.
Service size, panel interior, wiring type, grounding, GFCI and AFCI protection, and an infrared scan of the panel under load.
Supply material, drains, water heater age, functional flow and drainage, and moisture scanning around every wet wall.
Furnace, heat pump and AC condition, age, venting, and room-by-room temperature readings to catch balance problems.
Foundation condition, signs of movement, moisture entry, sump performance, grading and the lot-level water management around it.
What the camera sees
The instrument most Ottawa
inspections quietly skip.
A thermal camera reads the surface temperature of everything in front of it to a tenth of a degree. Wet drywall is colder than dry drywall. A stud is warmer than the missing insulation beside it. A loose breaker is hotter than the one next to it carrying the same load.
Missing attic insulation
The orange field is warm air escaping through the ceiling below where the insulation stops. Invisible from the room underneath; unmistakable in infrared.
An overheating breaker
One breaker running far hotter than its neighbours under the same load. A loose connection raises resistance, resistance makes heat, and heat is how electrical fires start.
Heat pouring out of the envelope
Bright bands along the eaves and window frames are the building leaking heat into an Ottawa February — the same losses that drive ice dams and the gas bill.
Illustrative infrared imagery showing the kinds of defect a thermal scan reveals — not photographs of a client property.
Ottawa is the best place in Canada to use one.
Infrared needs a temperature difference across the building assembly to show you anything. From November to March this city hands you thirty to forty-five degrees of it, which turns the entire building envelope into a readable document.
Most Ottawa inspectors sell that as a $150–$250 upgrade, so most inspections never get one. Ours is included at every price, on every property, every time.
+18.4°C
−2.1°C
Thirty seconds
A house that looks perfect,
and what the camera says.
Why we are different
Four promises, and we will put them in writing.
Every home inspector in Ottawa says they are thorough. None of them will tell you what happens when they are not. These are the commitments we make, and the consequences we accept when we miss them.
Report in 24 hours — or it is free
Your full illustrated report lands in your inbox the same evening in most cases, and never later than 24 hours after the inspection. Miss it and you do not pay.
Thermal imaging on every inspection
Not an upsell, not a premium tier. Every inspection includes a full infrared scan of the building envelope, ceilings, and electrical panel. Most Ottawa inspectors charge $150–$250 extra for this.
We answer the phone for as long as you own the home
Two years from now, when the furnace makes a noise, call us. No charge, no time limit. It is the cheapest thing we give away and the reason people send us their friends.
Free 90-day repair re-check
Had the deficiencies fixed? We come back and verify the work within 90 days of your inspection at no cost.
Inspections
Sixteen services. One standard.
Whether you are buying your first condo in Centretown or a century home in the Glebe, the same instruments come out of the same case and the same person writes the report.
Pre-Purchase
The full diagnostic before you commit six figures. Roof to footing, thermal imaging included, report the same evening.
from $4293–4 hoursRadon Testing
Ottawa sits on geology that produces radon. It is invisible, odourless, and the second leading cause of lung cancer in Canada.
from $19991-day test, or 48-hour screeningNew Build / PDI
New does not mean flawless. Bring an independent inspector to your PDI and to every warranty deadline.
from $3992.5–3.5 hours11-Month Warranty
Your first-year warranty expires on a fixed date. This is the inspection that gets your claim filed before it does.
from $3893–4 hoursCondo
Your unit, the systems inside it, and an honest read on the building it sits in.
from $3491.5–2 hoursCentury & Heritage
A 1912 house in the Glebe is not a 2012 house with more character. It is a different building, and it fails differently.
from $4794–5 hoursHow it works
From phone call to report,
usually inside 48 hours.
You call or book online
Tell us the address, the property type and your condition deadline. We confirm a time — evenings and weekends included — usually within the hour. No call centre, no booking bot: you are talking to the person who will inspect the house.
We inspect, and you come along
Three to four hours with the full instrument kit. You are welcome to follow us the whole way, and most clients do. You will leave knowing where the shut-offs are and what the next five years of maintenance look like.
The report lands within 24 hours
Usually the same evening. Every finding photographed, located and rated by severity, with a one-page summary for the offer conversation and the full technical body underneath.
We stay on the phone
Call us during the negotiation. Call us the week you move in. Call us in three years when the furnace makes a noise. There is no time limit and no charge, and it is the reason most of our work comes by referral.
Illustrative imagery of inspection work — not photographs of a client property or of our own inspections.
Built for this city
We inspect Ottawa houses,
not houses in general.
Ottawa breaks buildings in specific ways. A hundred and twenty freeze-thaw cycles a year. Sensitive marine clay that moves under foundations. Ice dams every February. A housing stock that runs from 1890s brick in Sandy Hill to a subdivision framed last spring in Half Moon Bay.
We know which subdivisions used aluminum branch wiring and which decade brought poly-B. We know what Leda clay settlement looks like versus ordinary shrinkage cracking. We know that a west-end wood stove needs a WETT certificate before an insurer will bind, and that a mature silver maple in Alta Vista is usually sitting on a clay sewer lateral with ten years left in it.
Every joint, seal and mortar line in the city works loose faster than it would almost anywhere else in Canada.
Health Canada’s 2024 Cross-Canada Survey put 17.8% of Canadian homes at or above 200 Bq/m³. Ottawa’s geology is not the mild end of that range.
Which is when clay sewer laterals, aluminum wiring, galvanized supply and 60-amp services were all normal.
Service areas
Thirty communities, and a real page for each one.
Not a list of place names with the keyword swapped. Each page covers the housing eras in that community and what we actually find there.
Trust
We would rather earn the reviews
than write them.
There is no wall of testimonials on this page yet, because inventing them is both illegal under Ontario's Consumer Protection Act and the single most common thing wrong with home service websites.
What we will show you instead is everything that is verifiable today: the certifications, the insurance, the standards we inspect to, and a full sample report so you can judge the actual work before you book. Every review that appears here later will be a real client, published with their permission, and linked to the platform it came from.
Verify before you book
- InterNACHI — Certified Professional Inspector® (CPI)
International Association of Certified Home Inspectors - C-NRPP — Certified Radon Measurement Professional
Canadian National Radon Proficiency Program - WETT — WETT Certified — Site Basic Inspector
Wood Energy Technology Transfer Inc. - RPAS — Transport Canada RPAS Pilot Certificate
Required for the drone roof scan - Insured — $2,000,000 general liability and $1,000,000 errors & omissions
Certificates available on request.
Resources
Free guides for Ottawa homeowners.
Written for people who are not going to hire us today — which is exactly why they are worth reading.
How much does a home inspection cost in Ottawa?
Real 2026 Ottawa numbers by property type, what each add-on costs, and the quoting practices that make a cheap inspection expensive.
Read the guide The inspectionWhat does a home inspector actually check?
System by system, everything inside the scope of a home inspection — and an honest list of everything outside it.
Read the guide Ottawa homesThe eleven problems we find most often in Ottawa homes
The defects that recur across Ottawa housing, organised by era and neighbourhood, with honest severity and cost ranges.
Read the guide Ottawa homesBuying a century home in Ottawa: what to check before you commit
What genuinely matters in a pre-1940 Ottawa house, what is cosmetic, and the four questions your insurer will ask before writing a policy.
Read the guide RadonRadon in Ottawa homes: what it is, how to test, what it costs to fix
Why radon matters in the Ottawa Valley, how to test properly, and what a mitigation system actually costs.
Read the guide BuyingShould you waive the home inspection in Ottawa?
The real risk math on waiving the condition, and four middle-ground options between "full condition" and "no inspection at all".
Read the guideCommon questions
Straight answers.
How much does a home inspection cost in Ottawa?
Most Ottawa inspectors charge between $450 and $600 for a standard detached home, and $300 to $450 for a condo. Our pre-purchase inspections start at $429 for homes up to 2,000 square feet, with infrared thermal imaging included rather than sold as a $150–$250 add-on. You can price your exact property with our cost estimator before you call anyone.
How long does a home inspection take?
Three to four hours for a typical Ottawa detached home, four to five for a century property, and 90 minutes to two hours for a condo. We do not book so many inspections in a day that we have to rush one.
How quickly do I get the report?
The same evening in most cases, and never later than 24 hours after the inspection. If we miss 24 hours, the inspection is free.
Should I attend my home inspection?
Yes, if you possibly can. The report is the deliverable, but the three hours you spend walking the house with the inspector is where you learn where the shut-offs are and what the next five years of maintenance cost. Clients who attend get far more out of it.
Do you serve my area?
We inspect across Ottawa and roughly 100 km of Eastern Ontario — Kanata, Barrhaven, Orléans, Nepean, Stittsville, the central neighbourhoods, and out through Manotick, Carp, Greely, Rockland, Embrun, Kemptville, Carleton Place, Almonte and Arnprior. There are 30 area pages on this site with the specifics for each.
Can you inspect inside a five-day condition period?
Yes, and we schedule around exactly that reality, including evenings and weekends. Tell us your deadline when you call and we will work backwards from it.
What does a home inspection not cover?
It is a visual, non-invasive assessment of accessible components on the day. We do not open walls, move stored belongings, dismantle equipment, or assess anything buried or concealed. We do not inspect for pests, asbestos or mould as part of a standard inspection, though we will flag what we see and can add testing. Any inspector who implies otherwise is overselling.
Book an inspection
Your home deserves a check-up.
Same-week appointments across Ottawa, evenings and weekends included. Thermal imaging on every inspection, report within 24 hours, and a real person on the phone when you call.