Before you commit
Separate the things you saw from the things a report or specialist has actually assessed.
Plan the inspection scope Understand buried drainage Check electrical readiness Research what can change nearby
Browse this path ↗Look beyond
the listing.
The layout and finishes are only part of a home. Learn what to ask about its systems, history and surroundings—and when the answer needs a specialist.
START WITH YOUR DECISIONThree moments.
Three moments.
Better questions at each.
100 substantial buyer and seller guides. Mechanisms, documents, limitations and practical specialist questions.
Before you list
Make condition understandable. Preserve the scope, limitations and evidence behind completed work.
Build a pre-listing evidence pack Organize renovation records Explain drainage and water history Prepare water-system questions
Browse this path ↗Before new becomes yours
Look beyond the upgrade sheet to services, commissioning, site work and a documented handover.
Plan the new-build handover Ask what the sewer scope covers Understand the envelope evidence Set a possession baseline
Browse this path ↗DEEP DIVE / SEWER EVIDENCETry the visual inspection lab ↗It’s below the yard.
It’s below the yard.
It’s still part of the home.
Gravity drainage depends on the pipe, connections, support and route. New construction does not let you see those conditions from the front lawn.
Equipment moving across recently worked ground is one reason to ask about protection and the buried-service route. Whether a pipe could be affected depends on cover, loading, soil, pipe and installation. It does not prove that damage occurred.
A qualified sewer-camera provider can document visible internal conditions along the accessible inspected section. The footage cannot establish every hidden structural detail, the cause of an apparent defect or who must pay for a repair.
Read the full sewer-scope guideINTERACTIVE / EVIDENCE PLANNERWhat do you know?
What do you know?
What still needs checking?
This learning tool organizes questions. A recorded observation is not a verified condition, and an unknown is not a defect.
Your choices stay in this page’s memory. No upload, inspection score, diagnosis or automatic contact request.
PRPTY × HAUSE / A BETTER TEAM AROUND THE HOMEKnow who answers
Know who answers
which question.
HAUSE-trained realtors bring home-systems awareness into the property conversation and work with specialists. Each professional retains their own scope.
Your realtor
Clarifies your intended use and priorities, organizes records and inspection questions, and helps coordinate the transaction with the relevant advisors.
Your inspector
Reports within the contracted scope and conditions. Ask what is excluded, inaccessible or needs a specialist rather than assuming every system is tested.
Your specialist
Assesses the specific pipe, electrical load, assembly or other concern. Written findings should identify evidence, scope, limitations and any next step.
Ask for a HAUSE-trained realtor or help arranging the right specialist conversation.
Work through it with HomeAILEARN ACROSS CANADAThe home is local.
The home is local.
The science connects.
200 technical guides, illustrated examples and reading paths. Explore regional starting points for all ten provinces and three territories, then ask what is true of the specific home.
One teaching house. Many questions to verify.Bring the evidence together.
Your local Home Plan keeps record requests, observations and specialist questions in one workspace.
Build a buyer plan ↗ Prepare a seller plan ↗