Every new home comes with a seven-year warranty. ValidGrid gives it a memory.
A dated video record of every room at handover, so builders and homeowners settle warranty items with evidence, not arguments.
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Illustrative example.
Warranty disputes are lost on evidence, not defects.
Months after handover, a homeowner reports a scratched floor or a nail pop. The builder asks whether it was there at handover. Nobody has a dated record of what that room looked like, so both sides argue.
Site visits just to look.
A rep drives out to assess each reported item before any trade is sent.
Items nobody can prove.
Without a dated record, small items drift into formal conciliation.
Many homes, many clocks.
Every unit has its own warranty timeline and repair windows.
Fixed submission points.
Ontario warranty items must be reported at set points in the first two years.
Claims rest on dated proof.
Phone photos and paper PDI forms rarely show the whole room on a known date.
Records that aren't yours.
Most warranty records today sit with the builder.
In 2024, Ontario homeowners submitted more than 58,000 warranty forms, and more than 5,500 led to a request for Tarion conciliation. Tarion 2026 Business Plan
From a walkthrough to a record you can open years later.
Walk.
Record each room and mechanical area on a phone. Guided capture checks light and steadiness as you go.
Analyse.
AI reviews each area against Tarion's Construction Performance Guidelines and flags findings, each with a confidence score and the exact video frame. You decide what's real.
Record.
Video and report are dated and stored in Canada. Re-scans add to the record; nothing is overwritten.
Look up.
Months or years later, open any unit and room as it was on handover day.
Condition record (illustrative)
Start Walkthrough Demo
Unit 214 · Room walk recording showing cabinets, countertops, and window trim.
Findings Record
Click "Run AI Analysis" to review room video against Tarion's Construction Performance Guidelines.
One record. Two ways to use it.
Fewer site visits.
See the room as it was at handover before anyone drives out.
A drafted punch list.
Walk the unit; the findings list is drafted for your team to confirm.
Team-ready.
Field staff capture, office sees every unit, with a full audit trail.
Proof of fixes.
Attach repair photos to the original record; fixed items show as resolved.
Your own record.
Record your home at PDI and at each warranty milestone.
Never miss a submission point.
Reminders before each warranty deadline.
Records shared with you arrive as recorded.
When your builder shares their handover record, you see it exactly as captured.
You stay in control.
ValidGrid never submits a claim for you.
How the 7-year warranty works under Tarion.
In Ontario, every newly constructed home is backed by statutory warranty protection under the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act, administered by Tarion. ValidGrid provides the dated video proof needed across all three warranty tiers.
1-Year Warranty
Guarantees construction is free from defects in work and materials, adheres to the Ontario Building Code, and protects against unauthorized finish substitutions.
Common Handover Items:
- Drywall nail pops, shrinkage cracks & paint defects
- Interior doors, trim alignment & baseboard gaps
- Cabinet door reveal margins & hardware adjustments
- Flooring scratches or squeaks recorded at PDI
2-Year Warranty
Protects the building envelope, mechanical systems, and major building components against moisture ingress and delivery system failures.
Key Protected Systems:
- Water penetration through basement or foundation walls
- Building envelope leaks (windows, doors, exterior caulking)
- Electrical, plumbing, and heating delivery systems
- Exterior cladding detachment (brick, siding, stucco)
7-Year MSD Warranty
Comprehensive coverage for Major Structural Defects (MSD) that result in structural failure or materially affect habitability.
Structural Elements:
- Footings, foundation walls & structural concrete slabs
- Load-bearing framing, beams, columns & roof trusses
- Severe settlement affecting load-bearing performance
- Structural issues making the home unsafe to inhabit
AI analysis benchmarked against published Tarion guidelines.
ValidGrid evaluates video footage using criteria drawn directly from Tarion's Construction Performance Guidelines (CPG). When a nail pop, reveal offset, or scratch appears, our engine gives you the exact measurement threshold and video frame, so builders and homeowners speak the exact same language.
Disclaimer: ValidGrid AI Inc. is an independent technology provider and documentation aid, not affiliated with or endorsed by Tarion. Users remain responsible for submitting statutory forms via Tarion MyHome.
A record nobody can tidy up after the fact.
A builder wants proof of what was fine at handover. A homeowner wants proof of what wasn't. Both need the same thing: a record that shows what the camera saw, on the day it saw it.
Dated twice.
Every recording keeps the phone's capture time and our server's receipt time, side by side.
Never erased.
Findings are never deleted; fixed items show as resolved, with the repair attached.
Linked to the exact video.
Each record shows which recording its findings came from.
Confidence, not verdicts.
Every finding carries a confidence score and an evidence frame. People decide.
Stored in Canada.
Video and records are stored in Canada.
Independent.
ValidGrid is a documentation aid, not an inspection, and is independent of Tarion.
And when homeowners record their own home, that record is theirs: ValidGrid is built to be the first consumer-owned warranty companion.
Built for builders first, homeowners next.
Builder app and web dashboard.
Guided capture, dated reports, team view, audit trail. (Available to founding builders.)
Warranty desk for customer care.
Enter an address and a homeowner's complaint, and see the matching room video from handover day, the applicable warranty period and a suggested trade.
Homeowner app.
Your own record, deadline reminders and builder-shared records. Realtors can gift it at closing.
Beyond Ontario.
British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec.
Built in Kitchener, Ontario.
A founder-built product, with a career residential developer among our first backers.
Debayan Paul
Founder & CEO
15+ years of software development and leadership experience. Built the ValidGrid product from the ground up.
Piyali Mukherjee
Chief Technical Advisor
15+ years of enterprise cloud architecture, security and AI experience.
Hiring planned
Lead AI Engineer
Computer-vision defect detection and model quality.
Hiring planned
Growth Lead
Building relationships with Ontario home builders and real estate professionals.
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