Burnaby is a dense market with a wide range of housing types, from older single-family homes to high-rise condos to newer townhouse developments. Each type presents different inspection challenges. Older houses carry decade-specific risks including aluminum wiring, outdated panels, and aging plumbing systems. Condos require attention to what falls within your unit’s scope and what belongs to the strata, and I walk buyers through that distinction clearly.
For every condo inspection I do in Burnaby, I include a courtesy walk-around of the building exterior, parking area, and any accessible common elements. It’s not part of the formal inspection scope, but I think buyers deserve more than a look at the unit itself when they’re spending this kind of money.
Burnaby home and condo inspections with Pinnacle cover all 10 major components, with full thermal imaging and moisture meter scanning included. I use a drone for roofs that can't be safely accessed on foot. Your full written report is ready before we do an in-person walkthrough, so you can ask questions about specific findings before you leave the property.
I personally inspect every property. There's no team, no hand-offs, and no quality variance. You get my full attention and my full background on every job.
I've worked in petroleum engineering, electrical safety, civil construction, and concrete. That background helps me catch foundation movement, drainage failures, electrical hazards, and HVAC problems that a standard inspection course doesn't prepare you for.
I have your report ready before we do the walkthrough. We go through findings together, room by room, so you're not reading a report alone at home trying to figure out what's serious and what isn't.
Nickolas Pemble has been serving homebuyers across the Greater Vancouver area, from Hope to West Vancouver, with hands-on expertise built over decades in construction, civil engineering, petroleum engineering, and electrical safety work with BC Hydro.
He personally inspects every property, delivers the full written report the same day, and walks every client through their findings before they leave the house.
Outside of inspections, he works closely with his family, who help keep the business running, and stays connected to the communities he serves across the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland.
