# Home Inspection in Tillsonburg and Oxford County > Home inspection in Tillsonburg, Woodstock, Ingersoll, Norwich and rural Oxford County from Jim Ward, with every photo in a report sent the same day. Canonical: https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/areas/tillsonburg-oxford Last updated: 2026-11-10 Tillsonburg is just west of Delhi, and the rest of Oxford County is an easy drive north. Jim Ward inspects town houses, new builds and farm properties across the county. ## At a glance - **Next door to Delhi**: Tillsonburg is one of the closest towns to Jim's base, so it's familiar ground. - **New builds checked properly**: Jim's photos include a foundation crack and under-insulated attic in homes only four years old. - **Farm and village homes**: Older houses in Norwich, Otterville and the Zorra villages, many outside the serviced areas. - **Every photo, same day**: The report is full colour, emailed with all the images from your inspection. ## Communities covered Tillsonburg, Woodstock, Ingersoll, Norwich, Otterville, Burgessville, Embro, Tavistock, Thamesford, Rural Oxford ## From Delhi Tillsonburg is about 20 km west of Delhi on Highway 3. Woodstock is about 45 km north, and the rest of Oxford is within easy reach. Tillsonburg sits right on the line between Oxford and Norfolk, a short run west of Delhi, so a **home inspection in Tillsonburg** is close to home for Jim Ward. From there his work in Oxford County reaches north to Woodstock and Ingersoll along the Highway 401 corridor, and out to the dairy farms and small villages in between. Oxford's housing splits roughly three ways: established neighbourhoods in the three towns, newer subdivisions that have grown up around them, and rural homes on farms and in hamlets such as Burgessville, Embro and Thamesford. Jim has experience with new homes and older homes alike, and the things he looks hardest at change with the age of the house. ## Newer homes in Tillsonburg and Woodstock Plenty of buyers here are looking at a house only a few years old and wonder whether an inspection is worth paying for. Jim's answer, from his own site, is that 99% of the time they have not checked the foundation or been up into the attic. Two of his photos make the point: a foundation crack in a 4-year-old home, and R-12 attic insulation in another 4-year-old house where R-40 was expected. Neither problem shows from the living room. He also checks the attic for a mistake that is easy to miss from the ground: ridge vents installed where the roof sheathing was never cut out, or not cut properly, so the attic can't breathe. A roof that looks finished from the driveway may still be trapping heat and moisture under the shingles. Jim's note is that doing a house properly takes at least three hours, newer ones included. ## Older houses in the town cores Woodstock and Ingersoll both have brick houses from the late 1800s and early 1900s near their downtowns, and Tillsonburg's older streets have their share of houses that have been updated over many decades. In these homes the usual suspects are original or partly replaced plumbing, chimneys that have weathered, and electrical work layered on over the years. Jim's photo gallery includes galvanized water supply lines, which corrode from the inside and were common before copper and plastic took over, and a chimney missing bricks and mortar. Woodstock and Ingersoll both grew up along the Thames, and the basements of their older houses were rarely built to be lived in. When a basement like that has been finished, Jim looks for staining, white mineral deposits and other signs of past water wherever the foundation can be seen, and the report notes where finishes hide it, so you know what couldn't be checked. ## Rural Oxford: wells and farm properties Outside the towns and larger villages, Oxford homes typically draw water from a private well and treat waste through a septic system. Around Norwich, Otterville and the southern edge of the county, some farms also share the tobacco history of neighbouring Norfolk, with kilns and sheds still standing. Jim's [well water testing](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/services/well-water-testing) covers a water sample and a water flow test, both priced on request. For the septic side, which needs a septic specialist, see our [rural well and septic guide](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/guides/buying-a-rural-home-well-and-septic). ## Getting your Oxford inspection booked A [home inspection](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/services/home-inspection) covers the roof, structure and foundation, basement and crawlspace, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, attic and insulation, appliances, and the interior finishes. The price for a home up to 1,800 sq ft is $500 including HST. Call 519-550-4998 or send the details through the [quote form](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/quote), and expect the report in your inbox the same day as the inspection. ## Questions people ask ### Does Jim inspect homes in Woodstock and Ingersoll, or only Tillsonburg? All of Oxford County is part of his service area, including Woodstock, Ingersoll, Norwich and the rural townships, as well as Tillsonburg. ### Is it worth inspecting a house that's only a few years old? Jim has found a foundation crack and R-12 attic insulation (where R-40 was expected) in homes just four years old. Most buyers of newer houses haven't checked the foundation or the attic themselves. ### Can I get my well tested at the same time? Jim offers a water sample and a water flow test. Call 519-550-4998 for pricing and to arrange it alongside the inspection. ## Related - [Home Inspection](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/services/home-inspection) - [Water Sample and Water Flow Tests](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/services/well-water-testing) - [What Does a Home Inspection Include? A System-by-System Checklist](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/guides/what-a-home-inspection-covers) - [Home Inspection in Norfolk County](https://chi.canadianwebmaster.ca/areas/norfolk-county)