Paul Wilson  RHI

About Home Inspectors - Meet Our Inspector
Home Inspectors® has been in operation in Ottawa Ontario since 1980. It's President and founder Paul Wilson, has personally conducted over 17,000 building inspections in the Ottawa / Outaouais region.

Home Inspectors® is a member of the Better Business Bureau of Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais Region and has developed a reputation for reliable and personal service to it's clientele. In November 2007, Home Inspectors® was honoured to have won the Better Business Bureau's prestigious "Torch Award" for Marketplace Ethics and Excellence in Customer Service.

Paul Wilson,PHPI, NCH, RHI
CAHPI/NCA - National Certificate Holder
CAHPI Ontario/OAHI - Registered Home Inspector
PHPIO -Professional Home & Property Inspectors of Ontario - President

Paul Wilson is a Registered Home Inspector (RHI) with The Ontario Association of Home Inspectors (OAHI also known as CAHPI -Ontario), and a member of the American Association of Home Inspectors (ASHI). He has been a full time professional home inspector since 1980. As of November 2006, Paul also has the distinction of being a CAHPI -National Certificate Holder - the highest home inspection designation available nationally (for more information). In November 2007 at the CAHPI National Home Inspection Conference in Collingwood Ontario, Paul was honoured as the first TROPEA/HIPPERSON AWARD recipient "for his dedication and contribution to the development of the National Certification Program and the advancement of the home inspection professional in Canada". He has since been elected as the President of a new Association called PHPIO (pronounced fippio) The Professional Home & Property Inspectors of Ontario, which is dedicated to the promotion of National Certification and Standards for home inspectors across Ontario.

Paul's previous background was as a custom home builder/renovator. His knowledge of construction and home building practices in Ottawa, is extensive. Paul was warning clients about Radon Gas exposure and unstable soil conditions in various parts of the city, years before they became headline news items. He gained these sort of insights through years of experience in home inspection. With over 28 years of practical home inspection experience and over 17,000 home inspections to his credit, there is rarely a neighbourhood or builder that he is not familiar with within the Greater Ottawa area. He has literally "seen it all". In collaboration with both the Ottawa Police Drug Squad and the RCMP, he has hosted seminars on Marijuana Grow Operations and Meth Labs and by being able to recognise their traits, has saved many clients from unsuspectfully purchasing a former grow op. He has had articles published on the unstable soil conditions found in many Ottawa area neighbourhoods and has been warning clients for years about the serious risks associated with when accepting a renovators cash deal price reduction. Paul's extensive knowledge of these important housing issues has proven to be of immense assistance to his clientele. His reputation for dedication to professionalism and ethical practice is virtually unsurpassed in this area.

Paul Wilson is currently the Head Instructor with The Home Inspectors Institute®. A small private educational facility in Ottawa Ontario that offers an "Introduction to Residential Home Inspection" course for professionals and related tradespersons wishing to find out more about this rewarding career. This course is fully recognized and accepted as an basic introductory course by The Ontario Association Of Home Inspectors as well as being recognised for training credits towards the CAHPA/NCA National Certification Program.

Back in the '80's, as founding Chairman of the Association of Ottawa-Carleton Building Inspectors, Mr. Wilson spearheaded the establishment of the Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics for the Association which were registered with the Ministry of Consumer & Commercial Relations of Ontario in 1988. His leadership in this area resulted in his being consulted by the Minister of Consumer & Commercial Relations of Ontario when reforms to The Consumer Protection Act were being implemented.

Paul is committed to raising the standards among his peers and protecting the consumer. As a result of discussions with the Minister of Industry responsible for Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation and the National Research Council of Canada, he was elected to a National Home Inspection Certification Steering Committee, mandated to develop the framework and strategy for national accreditation of home inspectors in Canada. Paul has received national recognition for his involvement in this project and is now a Peer Examiner who tests other inspectors to see if they qualify.

His expertise with new home construction issues over the years has proven him to be a trustworthy relaible resource of information for homeowners and the media alike. Paul has been appointed as Co-Chair for the newly formed "New Home Construction Inspection " project with CAHPI National where they are pushing to have inspections of new homes become mandatory by third party inspectors. Paul's work in new construction has also earned him the respect of the Tarion Warranty Program and a place on their newest advisory council.

His expertise is often called upon by lawyers in a growing number of litigation and arbitration cases involving new and resale homes. To our knowledge, every case using Paul Wilson's technical support has been won or settled out of court to the client's benefit.

Paul's professional reputation and expertise has led to numerous appearances on national and local television and radio, as well as feature articles in newspapers and magazines. You may have followed the CBC Television series - Canada Now entitled "Home Sweet Home" which featured Mr. Wilson providing his professional observations and comments on the quality of new home construction in the Ottawa area.

Paul is frequently called upon to conduct home buyer seminars by local community colleges, legal firms, real estate companies, financial institutions and the media

Information provided about the background and services of individual inspectors is offered as a courtesy only and has not been verified by CAHPI-Ontario or the OAHI. CAHPI-Ontario or the OAHI assumes no liability for accuracy of this information. We urge you to confirm this information with the inspector when you contact them.