Where We Inspect: Ottawa and Eastern Ontari

Property Inspection Network is an engineering-based inspection firm operating from 225 Metcalfe Street in downtown Ottawa. Our inspectors are licensed through Professional Engineers Ontario, and we work under the OAHI Standards of Practice on every file.

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A modern white and dark gray two-story house with large windows, surrounded by a green lawn and young trees, flanked by two older houses with brick and stone exteriors, in a suburban neighborhood with a street, sidewalks, and open fields in the background under a cloudy sky.

We inspect across three distinct regions: the francophone communities east of Ottawa through Prescott-Russell, the full City of Ottawa including every urban and suburban neighbourhood, and the western communities running into Lanark County and the Ottawa Valley.

The reason we organize our coverage this way is simple. A 1960s Beaverbrook home in Kanata and a century stone house in Almonte present entirely different inspection problems. A new-build in Half Moon Bay and a rural farmstead outside Bourget have almost nothing in common. Our inspectors work these areas continuously and know what each region's housing stock tends to hide.

Book online 24/7. We inspect seven days a week, including evenings and weekends.

Eastern Communities — Ottawa East & Prescott-Russell

The Ottawa River commuter belt east of the city: rapid subdivision growth alongside working farmland, largely bilingual, and a region where private wells, septic systems and wood heat remain common outside the urban cores.

  • Home Inspection Rockland & Clarence-Rockland

  • Home Inspection Embrun, Russell & Vars

A rural landscape with a winding country road, a modern brick house with a garage and well-maintained yard on the left, and an old barn with a silo on the right, surrounded by fields and trees.
A view of two neighboring houses from the street, with lush green trees, well-maintained lawns, and concrete sidewalks in front. The house on the left is a traditional brick house with white decorative trims and a pitched roof, while the house on the right is a modern, gray structure with large windows and wooden accents.

Ottawa Core & Urban Neighbourhoods

The City of Ottawa spans roughly 2,800 square kilometres and contains housing stock from the 1860s to homes finishing construction this year. We've split our Ottawa coverage by defect profile rather than by ward, because that's what actually determines what an inspection needs to focus on.

  • Home Inspection Orléans

  • Home Inspection Nepean

  • Home Inspection Kanata

  • Home Inspection Barrhaven

  • Home Inspection Manotick, Greely, Osgoode & Richmond

  • Home Inspection Vanier, Alta Vista & Gloucester

Western Communities — Ottawa West, Lanark County & the Ottawa Valley

Heritage stone and brick river towns, rural properties on private servicing, and some of the fastest commuter growth in the region.

  • Home Inspection Stittsville

  • Home Inspection Carp & Dunrobin

  • Home Inspection Arnprior

  • Home Inspection Carleton Place

  • Home Inspection Almonte & Mississippi Mills

A quiet residential street with stone houses, trees, and a slight incline, under an overcast sky.

Full Community List

Eastern

Rockland Clarence-Rockland Clarence Creek Hammond Bourget Embrun Russell Vars

Ottawa

Ottawa Orléans Gloucester Vanier Alta Vista Nepean Kanata Barrhaven Manotick Greely Osgoode Richmond

Western

Stittsville Carp Dunrobin Arnprior Carleton Place Almonte Mississippi Mills

Services Across the Service Area

Residential Home Inspection

Full building inspection to OAHI Standards of Practice

Commercial Property Inspection

Retail, office, industrial and multi-residential

WETT Inspection

Wood stoves, fireplaces and inserts, frequently required by insurers

Pre-Listing Inspection

For sellers who want to price accurately and avoid renegotiation

New Home Warranty & Compliance Reviews

Pre-delivery and Tarion warranty inspections

Why an Engineering-Based Inspection

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Professional Engineers Ontario licensed.

Our lead technical inspector, Alain Charron, is a P.Eng with more than 25 years in building science, infrared diagnostics, moisture intrusion and structural performance.

Genuinely independent.

We do not represent builders, developers, sellers or brokerages. Our only obligation is to the client paying for the report.

Thermal imaging and drone inspection.

Infrared imaging finds moisture and thermal defects behind finished surfaces. Drone inspection lets us assess steep, high or unsafe roofs properly instead of reporting them as "not inspected."

Same-day digital reports.

Photographs, findings organized by system and severity, and an executive summary you can hand directly to your agent or lawyer.

You choose your inspector.

Select the inspector you want at the time of booking.

4.8★ across 254 Google reviews.

Thirty-plus years serving Ottawa and Eastern Ontario.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you charge extra to travel outside Ottawa?

Travel to the communities listed on this page is included in our standard pricing. If your property sits outside this area, call us — we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit or point you toward someone closer.

How quickly can you inspect?

We inspect seven days a week, including evenings and weekends, and booking is open 24/7. Most properties across the service area can be scheduled within the standard conditional period. Call if you're working against a tight deadline.

Do you inspect rural properties on well and septic?

Yes. A significant share of our work is rural — Manotick, Greely, Osgoode, Richmond, Carp, Dunrobin, and the rural areas around Rockland, Arnprior and Almonte. Discuss well water testing and septic assessment when you book so we can scope the inspection properly.

Can you inspect in French?

Yes. Inspections and reporting are available in English and French, which matters particularly in Orléans, Rockland, Clarence-Rockland, Embrun and Russell.