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Our Services

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 One Year Warranty Inspection
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 Commercial Buildings
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 Specific Inspections (roof, siding, etc. alone)
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 Lender Required Inspections
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 Construction Draw Inspections
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 Radon

 


Fee Schedule

Prices effective 1.1.2007
Prices are subject to change any time without notice. Call for a complete description of our services and a free price quote.

Home Inspection –
Starting at $295
Includes Pest and Dry Rot
Report and One Garage.
Prices are based on
The Square Footage of the Home

For Sellers
We feature three different
Seller’s inspection options
To fit the need that best suits you.
All come with STEEP discounts.
Call for free price quote and description.

For Home Owners
A “Maintenance Inspection”
$100 off the regular price!

One Year Warranty Inspection
Also known as a “Builder’s Warranty
Inspection” or “11th Month Inspection”.
$100 off the regular price.

Additional Out Buildings
Inspection includes one garage
Or carport. Additional outbuildings
Are $75 per unit (subject to change
Based on the square footage of the unit)

Reinspection - $100
$100 per reinspection

Condos - $285
$285 (flat fee)

Pest and Dry Rot Alone - $175
NOTE: A full home inspection
Comes with a pest and dry rot
Inspection already.

Commercial Buildings – $ Bid

Apartments
Multi Family Dwellings
$375 for the first two units
$65 per unit thereafter

Specific Inspections - $125
Crawl Space, Siding or Roof Alone
NOTE: In accord with WA State Law, a specific inspection can not be performed on a home if wood decay (rot), wood destroying insects or conditions conducive to wood destroying organisms are found during the specific inspection if the home is being refinanced, exchanged or sold.

Lender Required
Inspections - $ Bid

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P.O. Box 872862
Vancouver, WA 98687
Ph. 1.866.284.3151 or 1.360.600.4354



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Pest and Dry Rot or
WDO Inspection

Having a pest and dry rot (also called a “termite inspection” and “wood destroying organism inspection”) is a smart move for anybody, regardless of whether you are buying or selling a home, or if you are just a home owner that would like to know if any of these things exist.

A full home inspection, for buyers or sellers, comes with a pest and dry rot inspection. The price of a pest and dry rot inspection alone is $175, regardless of the size of the home.

The pest and dryrot reports are governed by the Washington State Department of Agriculture in conjunction with the Washington State Pest Control Association.

Items included in a pest and dry rot inspection:

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Wood Destroying Insects
o Carpenter Ants
o Subterranean Termites
o Dampwood Termites
o Moisture Ants
o And other Wood Destroying Insects
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Wood Decay, Wood Rot, Wood Decay Fungi
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Moisture Damage
¨ Mold
¨ Conditions that are Conducive to All of the Above Items
o Improperly installed or misaligned vapor barriers
o Inadequate ventilation in the attic or crawl space.
o Disconnected vent ducts in the attic
o Vegetation too close to the home
o Blocked crawl space vents
o Cellulose debris (wood products) in crawl space on or under the vapor barrier.
o Plumbing leaks
o Improper earth to wood contact on wood that is not rated for such contact
o Etc.

Nickelsen Home Inspections Articles

Click here to go to the General Information page where you will find articles on Wood Destroying Organisms and other items around the house.

Book a Pest and Dry Rot Inspection

Introduce yourself to our inspectors, choose one, and schedule an inspection:

¨ Kurt Nickelsen – 360.600.4354
¨ Derik Bruhn – 360.601.0228
¨ Rory Bosma - 253.279.1108
¨ Justin Nickelsen – 360.907.9648
¨ Contact Us by Email

Links About Nickelsen Home Inspections

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About Nickelsen Home Inspections
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General Information

Links Concerning Wood Decay, Insects and Mold

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Complete Wood Destroying Organism InspectionReport
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Wood Destroying Insects of the Northwest and USA
o A Key to the Identification of Pacific Northwest Wood-Destroying Insects Based on Wood Damage
o Washington State University Structural Pest IMP Website
o Information About Biology and Control of Certain Pests
o Forest Health Protection – Pacific Northwest Region USDA Forest Service
o Clemson Extension – Residential Housing
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Termites (General)
o WSU Termites – Biology, Prevention and Control (PDF)
o Washington State Department of Ecology (PDF)
o Less Toxic Control of Termites (PDF)
o NovaGaurd
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Subterranean Termites
o Identifying the Subterranean Termite (PDF)
o “Protecting Your Home From Subterranean Termite Damage” from the Journal of Pesticide Reform (PDF)
o Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
o Oregon Paper (PDF)
o Utah State University (PDF)
o Texas Agricultural Extension Service
o University of Florida
o Virginia Cooperative Extension

¨ Dampwood Termites
o “Dampwood Termite Solutions” from the Journal of Pesticide Reform (PDF)
o Article from Journal of Chemical Ecology
o Western Extermination Company
o Pest Control – Solutions for Your Business
¨ Carpenter Ants
o WSU
o Carpenter Ants – Their Biology and Control (PDF)
o Controlling Carpenter Ants, Oregon State University Extension Service
o “Successful Carpenter Ant Management Without Pesticides” from the Journal of Pesticide Reform
o New York Integrated Pest Management
o NovaGaurd
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Nickelsen Home Inspections is proud to be serving all of western Washington and northwestern Oregon as conduits for educated real estate transactions. We perform residential home inspections in more areas than any other home inspection firm in the Northwest, including all of the following counties and cities: Clark County, Cowlitz County, Pacific County, Skamania County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Thurston County, Pierce County, Lewis County, Kittitas County, Chelan County, Multnomah County, and more! Our Home Inspectors also perform home inspection services in Vancouver, Washington, Kelso, Longview, Camas, Battle Ground, Washougal, Carson, Kalama, LaCenter, Ridgefield, Long Beach, Portland Oregon, Hood River, The Dalles. Gresham, Wenatchee, Brush Prairie, Centralia, Olympia, Seattle, Woodland, Stevenson, and more! We also provide pest and dryrot or “termite” inspections, prelisting or seller’s inspections, radon inspections, construction draw inspections, lender required inspections, siding or roof inspections, commercial building inspections, and other inspection services. All our inspectors are licensed by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, and all are candidates or members of ASHI - American Society of Home Inspectors and some are also certified by NACHI - National Association of Certified Home Inspectors.