Northbrook Home Inspector

Buying a home is an investment, that’s why it’s important you take every precaution to not only protect typically one of the largest investments you’ll ever make, but also protect your family.

A home inspection can uncover issues with a home to help you make an informed decision when making an offer on a house. Maybe there’s a few minor issues that the current homeowner should take care of, or maybe there’s a structural issue that’s too costly to repair and it would be better to keep looking.

With a detailed inspection of a home, you benefit from pertinent details that will help you to make the best decision for you and your family. It’s also helpful to have a professional conduct an inspection before putting your house on the market.

The key to mold growth is moisture. There are physical signs of mold like unpleasant orders, flaking paint, cracks on walls and green and black stains, but often these signs are not present. OCA will inspect your home for water sources that are the source of mold growth that are diffucult to detaect by the untrained eye. With a thorough investigation of your home by air and surface sampling testing procedures, Optima Construction & Abatement will determine whether a mold problem is affecting your family's health and hurting the value of your home.

Infrared Thermal Imaging is a technology that allows us to see things that are not normally able to be seen with the naked eye by showing temperature differences in the area being scanned.

Since infrared radiation is emitted by all objects with a temperature above absolute zero according to the black body radiation law, thermography makes it possible to see one's environment with or without visible illumination. The amount of radiation emitted by an object increases with temperature; therefore, thermography allows one to see variations in temperature. Though infrared thermal imaging is not x-ray technology a properly trained thermographer is able identify issues inside a home that otherwise can go undetected by the human eye alone.