Do Ottawa inspection fees change with the size of the house?

Yes, size is one of the factors that moves the fee. Ontario.ca puts the range at $350 to $600, noting fees may be higher depending on the size and condition of the home.

Published Ottawa-area inspector pricing gives a clearer picture of how size plays out in practice. A condo apartment is about $350 to $470 plus HST. A townhouse runs roughly $400 to $515. A detached or semi-detached home up to about 2,000 square feet comes in around $450 to $640. Once a home is larger than that, inspectors price by size, so the only reliable number is a written quote for that specific property.

A few other things affect where a fee lands within those ranges. The condition of the home and the type of home both appear in the published ranges and in ontario.ca's wording. Add-on services, such as a sewer camera scope or thermal imaging, are priced separately, and too few published figures exist for those to give a useful range here. Ask the inspector what each add-on costs and get it in writing before you book.

The Office of Consumer Affairs suggests asking for a written contract that sets out the items to be inspected, the report deadline, and the total cost before any work begins. That written quote is the number that counts, not the range on any website.

Give each inspector the size and type of your home when you ask for a quote, so the fees you compare are for the same job.