Certified Home Inspections in Calgary and Greater Area

Each inspection is for the sole purpose of providing you the client, a detailed report with a complete overview of your potential new home. We realize and understand the importance of knowing exactly what you are investing in. After all, this is perhaps one of the biggest investments or your lifetime.

You can expect a thorough inspection of all the important systems in your home such as;

• HVAC
• Electrical
• Plumbing
• Structure
• Roof
• Foundation
• Slope or Lay of the Land

You will receive a detailed written report complete with a multitude of digital pictures incorporated into our "Home Gauge" software. Also included with each inspection you can expect clear, concise labeling of your Furnace Shut off, Water Heater Shut off, and Main Water Shut off. We will point out other important "need to know" items such as Main Floor Drain, Outside water Shut offs, Main Electrical Panel disconnect and Clean outs.

A good Home Inspection is also about educating you, the potential Home Owner about the home. Questions are encouraged as we together go through the house

Straightforward, detailed, honest and friendly service is what we pride ourselves on.

Give O'Donohoe Home Inspections Inc. a call today for a fair and competitive quote specifically tailored just for you.

Mold Inspections

Mold...certainly a controversial word. With so much hype over the years, what really are the Facts?

The facts are that mold/mould spores are in the air everywhere. They are in our homes, our office, our back yards...everywhere! This is part of nature and without mold spores, we would have no natural decomposition of leaves, wood, grass...any vegetation. So, before we get too alarmed, lets remember that not all mold or mold spores are bad. The only way to tell if mold spores are harmful to our health is to do laboratory testing. This is where O'Donohoe Home Inspections Inc. comes into play to help you know and understand what you may be dealing with.

O'Donohoe Home Inspections Inc. is a certified Mold Inspection company equipped with the proper tools and knowledge to accurately take proper samples and have PRO-LAB provide microscopic laboratory analysis to determine exactly which type of mold spores are present. The detailed report is shared with you the client, and discussions on suggested actions to be taken are conveyed.

Complete Mold Inspections can be completed by O'Donohoe Home Inspections by a Certified Mold Inspector in a professional and courteous manner. Like our Home Inpsections, we will provide you with a written report, digital pictures, and a detailed Mold Analysis Report of our findings.

If you see or suspect Mold in your home, don't take chances with your health and well being. Have the professionals do a proper Mold Inspection. Have O'Donohoe Home Inpsections Inc. help provide you with peace of mind, knowing that you are raising your family in a safe atmospheric environment.

Indoor Air Quality Inspections

What is in your air?

With a professional air quality test, we can determine exactly what is in the air within your home.

Our samples are rushed to PRO-LAB which is one of the leading providers of environmental laboratory testing services in the world. PRO-LAB offers laboratory testing services for:

• mold
• radon
• lead
• asbestos
• drinking water pollutants

Upon receipt of the "Direct Microscopic Examination Analysis" report O'Donohoe Home Inpsections Inc. will assist you in understanding exactly what was found, the consequences if any, and suggestions on how to eliminate or correct the problem.

The timeframe involved to set up for the testing is very short. Turnaround time including a full detailed analysis takes only a few days or less.

If you have any concerns about the possibility of excessive mold spores or harmful pollutants in your home or office, do not hesitate to call and discuss having a professional Air Quality Test done.

"Quality Air Testing...leaves peace of mind."

Ozone Shock Treatment

Eliminate bad smells in your Home, Office, Car or RV. Kill surface mold and spores on contact! Dramatically reduce indoor atmosphere pollution and contaminants!

O'Donohoe Home Inspections Inc.now offers Ozone Shock Treatment

Our service deodorization process neutralizes & kills most odours including:

• Cigarette Smoke
• Skunk, Cat, & Dog Unine
• Ethnic cooking Odours
• Mold & Mildew
• Fire & Flood damage
• Sports Equipment Smells
• Bacteria and Viruses
• Pesticide Residue
• Crime scene Clean-up
• and much more.

What is Ozone?

Ozone is a tri-atomic molecule which is comprised of three Oxygen atoms, best described as "activated oxygen" or "super oxygen".

Ozone was first discovered by a German scientist C.F. Schonbein in 1840 who named it after the Greek verb ozein(meaning to smell), from the peculiar odour in lightning storms.

Ozone generators were first developed in 1857. They have been improving the technology constantly and today's UV Ozone Generators are considered "state of the art."

Ozone is an unstable blue gas with a very characteristic odour that is easy to recognize, and in low levels makes the air smell fresh and its colour makes the sky blue. Ozone is an oxidizer and is the strongest known to mankind second only to fluorine. Ozone has the ability to alter, decompose and/or neutralize materials that are toxic, without creating additional toxic compounds (which is the case when using chemical compounds). After it's job is done, ozone returns to its original form of oxygen.

How does Ozone eliminate bad smells?

Organic substances, like odours, are composed of hydrocarbon molecules. Since Ozone is an unstable molecule, it attacks hydrocarbon molecules and breaks them down into harmless substances like carbon dioxide, trace amounts of water, and oxygen.

As the air passes over the UV light tubes found inside our Ozone Generator, the O2 (oxygen) is split at a molecular level. The O atom attaches itself to other O2 molecules, creating O3 (ozone). The tri-atomic molecule is formed and becomes unstable. It then searches for and attacks hydrocarbons (the bad smells) and breaks them down. Once the odour has been broken down, it does not come back unless the source that caused the odour is reintroduced.

After the elimintation of odour and the ozone gas has completed it's job, the ozone gas converts back into regular oxygen.

Call O'Donohoe Home Inspections Inc. for more information and a quote to eliminate almost any odour you may come across.

Note:Realtors, don't let a bad smelling home break that deal. With each Home Inspection conducted by O'Donohoe Home Inspections Inc., your client will be offered a 75% cost savings for a Ozone Shock Treatment Service

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