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Banish Angural
Founder
Banish is the founder of EdmontonHomeInspector.com, a home inspection business starting up in the Edmonton area. These guides explain Alberta's rules and common house issues in plain language, and every fact links to its official source at the end of the post. Licence numbers will be listed here once issued.
Attic frost and ice dams both start with warm, moist house air getting into the attic. Here is why it happens in Edmonton cold snaps, what buyers should look for, and what actually fixes it.
· 5 min read
Hairline cracks and a little efflorescence are common in Edmonton basements. Wide, shifting or leaking cracks are not. Here is how to tell the difference and what to check first.
· 6 min read
Poly-B is a grey plastic water pipe found in many Alberta homes from the late 1970s to the late 1990s. How to spot it, why insurers ask about it, and what to sort out before conditions come off.
· 5 min read
A sewer scope puts a camera down the pipe that carries waste from the house to the city line. Here is who owns which part in Edmonton, which homes benefit most, and when to book one.
· 5 min read
About 1 in 6 Edmonton-area homes tested at or above Canada’s radon guideline. Here is what radon is, how to test properly, and how to handle it when you are buying.
· 5 min read
Typical service life ranges for the big-ticket parts of a house, how Edmonton’s climate affects them, how to find their age, and how to budget after you move in.
· 5 min read
How to check an Alberta home inspector’s licences, insurance and contract, what a good sample report looks like, and the red flags worth walking away from.
· 6 min read
Your report is in and the condition deadline is close. Here is how buyers in Alberta weigh their options, get quotes, ask for a price change, credit or repair, or walk away.
· 5 min read
Most reports list dozens of findings. Here is how to sort safety issues, major defects, maintenance items and cosmetic notes, and what to do first before your condition deadline.
· 5 min read