About

Buying a home is an exciting time in life! Fuelled with the possibilities of creating your own dream and realizing your own unique living experience, it can at times be difficult to focus on the hard realities of a home's current condition. All purchasers need to realize that every house has issues, concerns or deficiencies, even newly constructed ones. So aside from decorating or updating issues, most prospective home owners want to know about the potential of significant issues that may involve more funding or time than they're prepared to invest in beyond the intial excitement of purchasing a new home. Beyond structural  concerns, other issues such as, where is the home located (city,street), what's the elevation, site grading and vegetation, are there retaining walls etc, all could potentially have a role in determining the health and longevity of your investment and ultimately, your happiness in purchasing a home. 

Having been born and raised in the Chatham-Kent area, Jim Sanson of Harbour Inspection Services is uniquely qualified and familiar with geographical and infrastructure issues that may impact the performance of your home over time. Few people purchase a home with the intention of keeping it as it is. Many have plans for improvements, upgrades, additions, pools, she caves, man caves and so on. With Harbour Inspections Services, you can be comfortable about whether a home's current electrical system can support one or two EV chargers or a hot tub. We can also talk about the home's ability to support improvements like a standby generator, pool heater, commercial cooking equipment and we can have an overall and very candid discussion about plumbing issues such as water supply, waste water, drainage and septic system issues. Rural and lakeside properties present their own unique challenges and concerns .... septic systems, high and sustained winds & rain, frequent power interruptions. These are all issues that may potentially impact your investment and ultimately the enjoyment and comfort of your new home. When chosing a home inspector, you need to choose one that catches all of the details and gets the big picture .... Harbour Inspection Services ..... your go-to source for inspection needs!

More about Jim!

Jim has been a general contractor and oversaw the construction of such projects as the Blenheim Community Funeral Home, Talbot Trail Place (Blenheim) along with overseeing the construction of three buildings, the performance pavilion, the visitor information centre, the community meeting room building, the large public fountain and the splash pad.

He has also been invovled in countless home renovations and building upgrades and has an extensive knowledge of residential electrical systems and equipment as well as plumbing.

Jim is a past president of the Rotary Club of Blenheim (Paul Harris Fellow), Past President of the Bleheim Legion Villa, Past President of the Blenheim Business Improvement Association, former Director and Treasurer of the Howard J. Rees Foundation and a former recipient of the Blenheim Chamber of Commerce's Citizen of the Year. Jim continues to remain active and volunteers his time by organizing the well attended Summer Concert Series at Talbot Trail Place in Blenheim.