Edmonton isn’t one city, it’s dozens of neighbourhoods with completely different building eras, styles, and challenges. The river valley properties look nothing like the south side. North Edmonton has its own character. I’ve inspected homes in all of them, and I understand how each area developed and what problems tend to come with it.
My process is the same everywhere: 30-40 minutes of exterior inspection before the realtor even shows up, then a systematic walk through every major system in the home, followed by a same-day report in plain language. If you weren’t there for the inspection, I’ll call you and go through it page by page.
If you’re buying in Edmonton, you want an inspector who knows the difference between a 1957 home with original electrical service and a 2012 build with potential attic insulation shortcuts. I do.
I cover all of Edmonton’s neighbourhoods with the same thorough process on every home, including thermal imaging and drone 4K roof photography. Whether you’re buying an older character home or a recent new build, you’ll get a clear, complete picture of what you’re purchasing, delivered the same day.
I’ve inspected homes across Edmonton and every surrounding community for 15+ years. I know which neighbourhoods have groundwater issues, which building eras carry the biggest risks, and what Edmonton’s climate does to a home over time. That’s knowledge you can’t get from a generic inspection company.
Your inspection report lands in your inbox the same day, written in plain language with no jargon and no filler. At 14-15 pages, it covers what matters without burying you in paper. If you have questions, I’m available by phone to walk through it with you page by page.
Every inspection includes a thermal imaging camera scan and drone 4K photography of the roof. These tools have caught in-floor pipe leaks hidden in concrete, heat loss behind walls, and roof damage that no ground-level inspection would have found.
John Rennie has been serving homebuyers across the Edmonton metro area as a licensed home inspector in Edmonton since 2009. He covers a wide service area including St. Albert, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove, Stony Plain, Beaumont, Leduc, Devon, Morinville, Gibbons, and Bon Accord — communities he knows well from years of hands-on experience in each one. He grew up in Sherwood Park and has been inspecting homes across the region ever since. John is a solo operator who takes pride in doing things the right way, the first time.