What depreciation reports are, is a way to assist strata properties project maintenance and replacement of common properties. The reports create projections over the next 30 years, while estimating costs, and how to finance these costs over that time period. So in other words, is it estimates when components will wear out, how much it …
It is extremely rare to see an underground parking lot that doesn’t have some form of cracking or water ingress into it. If you think about it, it is a large concrete structure carrying a heavy load on top. Things are bound to crack a little bit. And since its underground, water will eventually seep …
One of the big things I get asked is about leaking condos, or rain screening. Leaky Condos The term ‘leaky condo’ is pretty specific to the lower mainland, and refers to many of the condo buildings built between the late 1980s and mid 1990s, though not limited to this era. It came about due to …
When I speak on renovations, this could mean from re-doing the kitchen, to adding whole additions or floors. Some of these renos are simple, others require permits and planning. The difficulty can come with an older house with an older design, and adding something that may not match an older design infrastructure. Here are …
Vancouver Home Inspections Core Property Inspections What is a Vancouver Home Inspection – Part 2 In this post we will continue the discussion about Vancouver home inspections, from the last post, focusing on some of the rules inspectors follow when conducting an inspection. Rules of a Home Inspection? Many people may not know, but there …
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What is a Vancouver Home Inspection? At Core Property Inspections, your Vancouver home inspection specialists, we often get asked what is a home inspection and why is it important. Many people have different ideas of what a Vancouver home inspection should entail based on the information they may want. Vancouver Home Inspectors There are guidelines …
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Last time I left off on strata and what its about. For next topic, I will speak on more towards traits of a strata Traits of a strata Building There are lots of different kinds of buildings and complexes out there. Its almost impossible to classify everything. But we can talk about some common materials, …
Let’s learn more about how condo home inspections work. Here we will learn on how condo home inspections are done. Strata Properties When people think of strata properties, typically people think of a condo, or a townhouse. The big difference of a strata property vs a non-strata property is responsibility of what is considered ‘common …