Assurance Inspection Services, Inc.

5906 Charles Schreiner Trail
Austin, Texas 78749
Phone: (512) 751-0389
Fax: (512) 301-9624
E-mail: assurinsp@aol.com

"A positive, solution-oriented approach to Home and Termite Inspections"

National Association of Certified Home Inspectors Texas Real Estate Commission Seal
Professional Inspector
TREC Lic# 5486
Termite Inspection
SPCB Lic# 12377

SERVICES

For existing homes, Assurance Inspections inspects all visible components of systems of existing and new homes including:

And much more!

Our termite inspections (WDI) are performed by the same inspector, who is also licensed by the Texas SPEC.

We go far beyond TREC minimum standards and employ our expertise and experience gained through many years of hands-on construction work.

After the Inspection has been completed and the report prepared, we spend all the time needed with you to be able to intelligently understand:

  1. Various issues involved and their relative importance
  2. Relative costs of repairs and realistic values received
  3. Alternative methods of repairs
  4. Options regarding possible future alterations and additions

The result is a high level of comfort that comes from having the proper preparation and knowledge to go forward.

We offer valuable negotiation strategies including:

  1. Repair vs. cash allowances
  2. Advisability of seller-performed repairs vs. cash allowance-financed buyer repairs

Understanding your options and strategies when it comes to repairs are particularly valuable areas of our expertise, along with helping you understand the scope and limits of your Home Warranty

Austin service area

We serve an area roughly defined as a 50-mile radius from downtown Austin; on occasion, we will go further.

Counties in the Service area include:

  1. Travis
  2. Williamson
  3. Hays
  4. Gillespie
  5. Caldwell
  6. Bell
  7. Lee
  8. Comal
  9. Burnet
  10. Bastrop
  11. Blanco

New home inspections.

The most frequent question we hear about the actual need for new home inspections is, "Why get a new home inspected since the builder has his own inspector go through the home, and is liable for the entire home for at least one year after construction anyway?"

Here is why:

The builder's inspector may spend more time looking for cosmetic items such as paint touch-up. You should keep in mind that, regardless of the builder's reputation, between 25 and 40 different subcontractors are employed to build a typical home. These subcontractors could be new and inexperienced.

Often such systems as air conditioning may be functioning reasonably during moderate weather, but you don't want to find out in a heat wave that the system may have been improperly installed or under-sized; a small area of non-standard roof flashing installation can cause bigger problems later on.

Some improperly performed work/systems may perform well for a certain period of time but fail before the end of their expected service life.

Your builder (by human nature) is particularly attentive to problem solving before the closing of the sale; after the sale, he may leisurely use the year he has to correct problems. After multiple calls, many buyers, in frustration, give up and pay someone else to correct what the contractor would have fixed eagerly before the sale.

PRICING

For the last few years, we’ve conducted local market checks of Home Inspection prices a couple of times per year; we usually have found that we are situated in the area of 5 to 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 when compared to other local established Inspection Firms.

Factors that affect the Inspection fees are:

  1. Square feet to be Inspected
  2. Age of the structure
  3. Foundation- Slab or raised (Pier and Beam)
  4. Driving distance
  5. Occupied or vacant
  6. Number of HVAC units
  7. Single family residence/duplex/triplex/fourplex/larger apartment building
  8. Presence of Pools, Spas, and Sprinklers
  9. Other special items

 

Sample fees: