As Northwest Indiana continues to grow, particularly in areas like Crown Point that hold vast potential for new businesses, our team has seen a notable uptick in our commercial building inspections. We’ve seen the numbers grow firsthand, and we can attest to the fact that this kind of growth isn’t about to slow down. With […]
Home Inspection
The Importance of Smoke Detectors
In April of 2019, the Chicago Tribune published a story regarding the death of two women following fires that started in their homes, both of which had no operational smoke detectors. Months earlier, in August of 2018, Chicago investigators found that the death of ten children in a nearby house fire may have been prevented […]
High Radon Levels in Crown Point
Last month, Certified Home Inspections was brought out to investigate radon levels in twenty Crown Point homes. Of those, nearly half were found to be exposing the homeowners to elevated levels of radon gas. In each case, the homeowners chose to play things safe, and radon mitigation contractors were brought out to reduce the […]
Infrared Thermal Imaging in Crown Point
Infrared Thermal Imaging is an incredibly useful tool for home inspectors, and it’s a side of home inspections that many homeowners don’t even know exists. Particularly useful for first-time homeowners, infrared thermal imaging helps to identify potential problems that aren’t immediately obvious to the naked eye. What is Infrared Thermal Imaging? In a nutshell, infrared […]
Infrared Thermal Imaging
Certified Home Inspections utilizes Thermal Imaging with infrared technology to locate “thermal anomalies” and detect/interpret temperature differences of building materials and mechanical systems to discover hidden defects in a non-invasive manner. This process reveals valuable information about the condition of a structure or mechanical system that would have otherwise gone unnoticed during a standard inspection […]