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For home inspectors: records beside the inspection
An inspection examines the physical home; OfferDue reads records and never comments on condition. The two answer different questions, and a report read before the inspection says what the City approved, where the water is and what the ground is mapped as.
Page reviewed 20 Oct 2026. Each entry lists its sources with their data dates.
1What the City approved
Permits on file say what work was approved and whether it was closed; they say nothing about how it was done.
2Water and ground
The records that describe water near the lot and the mapped ground under it.
- What is a flood plain overlay?Flood plain overlay
- Is the home in a basement flooding study area, and what kind of sewer serves the street?Basement flooding and sewers
- What does the satellite flood archive show?Past floods seen by satellite
- What do Ontario's well records show?Well records
- What soil do the provincial surveys record at the lot?Soil at the lot
- How high is the lot, and which way does the ground fall?Height and slope of the land
3Services and surroundings
Who supplies the utilities, and what is mapped around the home.
- Who supplies electricity and natural gas to the address?Electricity and gas
- How close are the nearest railway, grade crossing, pipeline or transmission line?Pipelines, power lines and rail · in the free check
- What earthquake values does the building code use here?Earthquake design value
- Which trees need a City permit to remove?Trees on and near the lot · in the free check
4Records versus condition
The roles page states the line between the two. A client who has both knows what the City recorded and what the inspector found.
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Buyers reading this page are booking an inspection. An inspector listed here is found by them, by city, and arrives at the home knowing what the City recorded: the permits on file, the mapped water and ground, the services. Records beside the inspection, never in place of it.
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