Services

Residential Inspections

From foundation to roof, interior to exterior, HiTech Clarity Home Inspections offers one of the most thorough home inspections in Northern California. Major systems, appliances, rooms, and accessible spaces are inspected according to our industry standards of practice and documented with full-resolution photos, thermal images, and video to give you a clear picture of your future home.

Buyer Pre-closing Inspections: Before you close on your new home, a homebuyer’s inspection sheds light on the functioning of your home's most important systems and components. This gives you the information you need to negotiate and make an informed home-buying decision, as well as prepare for future home maintenance.

Seller Pre-listing Inspections: Getting an inspection before your home hits the market can allow you to address potential issues on your timeframe saving you money. It also reduces stress, as the likelihood is less that you will be taken by surprise by a major issue during escrow. Getting a pre-listing inspection also lets your prospective buyers know you’ve done your homework.

Homeowner / 11th Month Warranty Inspections: As a homeowner, consider getting an annual or bi-annual home inspection. Catching small problems before they become big problems can save you heartache, money, and give you peace-of-mind that your home is being well-maintained. Most newly constructed homes come with a 12-month Builder’s Warranty, so before yours expires, get a thorough HiTech Clarity Home Inspection to help discover and address any issues with the builder.

4-Point Insurance Report: A 4-Point Insurance Report is prepared on behalf of the homeowner to help obtain or renew a home insurance policy. It provides insight into the current condition of a house through a quick third-party visual survey of its four major systems: roofing, electrical, plumbing and HVAC. The report helps inform the insurance company how much liability they may assume if they start or continue to provide home insurance coverage. A 4-Point Insurance Report represents only a small portion of what a full-home inspection and report includes and is not suitable nor recommended for any real-estate transactions.

Commercial Inspections

HiTech Clarity Home Inspections endeavors to perform commercial inspections in substantial compliance with the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Guide for Property Condition Assessment Process (E2018-15). The full process includes: 1) background research and document review on the subject property, 2) interviews and preliminary walkthrough with the owner(s) or building manager(s), 3) walkthrough visual inspection by the inspector(s), 4) property condition report that includes condition ratings (e.g. good, fair, poor) for each system, 5) maintenance planning spreadsheet with rough estimates for major repairs, and 6) follow-up Q&A interview. Obviously, not all of that may be needed or cost-justified on a smaller property (e.g. retail condo) and, ultimately, all scope-of-work and pricing elements are scalable / negotiable.

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Note: On larger properties and/or those with more complex systems, HiTech Clarity Home Inspections will recommend we enlist the support of one or more specialist inspection services, such as: plumbing (e.g. sewer scope), electrical, HVAC, fire suppression, pests/termite, full ADA-compliance, and so forth, as subcontractors. As prime contractor, HiTech Clarity will interpret the information provided and integrate those findings into the final property condition report (as well as provide any sub-deliverables or repair estimates generated). Alternately, you may directly contract for any of those services independently, as needed, and assimilate the information yourself.

Add-on Services

Auxiliary Dwelling Units (ADUs)

The inspection of the auxiliary dwelling unit will be an extension of the main home inspection and report with added roof, foundation, kitchen, and electrical sections, as appropriate, to cover any unique aspects of the additional living space.

Pools and Spas

The inspection will include a visual examination and functional testing of the pool or spa equipment to help ensure the pump, filters, timer controls, piping, heaters and skimmers are all operational, including the pool deck and surface conditions. Our inspector will also assess the water chemistry and safety of the pool or spa by inspecting the fencing, gates, pool features and grounding of electrical components.

Private Water Well System

The inspection will include an examination and functional flow testing of the pump and pressure tank(s) as well as visual examination of any cisterns and water treatment equipment that are present. The fee includes the collection of water samples and laboratory testing for Total Coliform, E. coli, Lead, Nitrate, Nitrite, and Turbidity with results within four business days after the onsite inspection.

Lawn Irrigation System

The inspection will include an visual examination and zone-by-zone functional testing of the timer, control valves and sprinklers. Inadequate sprinkler coverage as well as defects with individual sprinkler heads will be documented.

Outbuilding(s)

The inspection of the outbuilding(s) will be an extension of the main home inspection and report with added garage and electrical sections, as appropriate, to cover unique aspects of the outbuilding(s).

2D Floor Plan(s)

During the inspection, the inspector will create a 2D model of the home using LIDAR (light detection and ranging) technology. The collected data will then be post-processed within 24 to 36 hours to create a 2D Floor Plan image (PNG format) with approximately 97% accurate room dimensions. The 2D Floor Plan image will then be added as an attachment (addendum) to the inspection report.

InterNACHI Inspection Warranty

You have found a great inspector backed by the industry’s best inspection warranty. The InterNACHI Inspection Warranty Program (powered by Elite MGA) covers mechanical structure, electrical, and plumbing systems, as well as fixed HVAC and kitchen appliances inspected and found to be free of defects without limitation to age. No age limits. No service fees. No nonsense. Eligible mechanical and structural repairs are reimbursed up to $2,250 per claim with no deductible up to $3,000 aggregate. Qualifying roof leakage repairs and mold remediation expenses in excess of $250 (deductible) are reimbursed up to $1,500 per property. The plan's term is 90 days from closing or 120 days from the date of inspection.

Home Energy Analysis by Energy Raven

HiTech Clarity Home Inspections uses the services of Energy Raven, Inc. (“Energy Raven”) to prepare a home energy usage/cost estimate and Energy Analysis Dashboard (Report) from the information collected during your home inspection. The report will help you see how your home uses energy, ways to improve, and where you could potentially save money through available State and Federal tax credits and rebates.

Note: The analysis is geared towards homes centrally-heated/cooled with gas, oil, or electricity. It does not produce accurate results for homes heated by wood-burning appliances or cooled by evaporative (swamp) coolers currently, although the folks at Energy Raven are working on that.