What does one PDI visit by a hired inspector cost in Stittsville?

A single new-home PDI or one-year warranty visit is about $450 to $600 on published Ottawa-area inspector pages (2025–26). Stittsville is in the City of Ottawa, and we found nothing that makes its fees different.

What moves the fee within that range is the size of the home, its condition on the day of the walk-through, and whether you add any services beyond the standard visual examination. For a larger detached home, ask for a written quote before you book, because published figures do not cover every size.

A few things worth knowing before you hire someone for a PDI. Tarion requires your builder to do the walk-through with you before handing over the keys; the purpose is to record items that are incomplete, damaged, missing, inaccessible or not operating properly on the builder's PDI Form. You can bring anyone you choose, or send a designate in your place with written authority to sign the PDI Form. Tarion places no restriction on who that person is, so a home inspector you hire privately can attend. The PDI Form itself is not a warranty claim, but Tarion notes it is a useful piece of evidence if you later need a conciliation inspection.

Ontario passed a Home Inspection Act in 2017, but it has not been brought into force, so there is no provincial licence for home inspectors today. Ontario.ca suggests asking whether the inspector has insurance and what training and experience they can show; the federal Office of Consumer Affairs suggests a written contract that lists what will be inspected, the report deadline and the total cost.

The form on this page lets you send a request to home inspectors listed in the Ottawa Construction Network directory.

Book the visit around your PDI date, and tell the builder in writing who is coming with you or going as your designate.