How it works
Book, Inspect, Report — Usually Inside 48 Hours
Three things happen: you book a date, William inspects the home himself, and a photo-documented PDF lands in your inbox — normally the next day.
Mon–Sat 8am–6pm · InterNACHI certified, Florida licensed and insured · 20+ years construction and renovation experience
The process
Book the inspection
Call 904-806-7679 or send the property address, the type of inspection you need and the dates that work. You get a firm price and a confirmed time slot before anything else happens — no on-site upsell, no surprise line items.
William inspects the house
A standard single-family inspection takes two to three hours, longer on larger or older homes. Roof, attic, structure, foundation, exterior, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, insulation, ventilation, interiors and installed appliances — the readily accessible areas covered by the InterNACHI Standards of Practice.
Walk it with us if you can
You are welcome on site, and most buyers who come find it the most useful part. Significant findings get pointed out and explained while you are standing in front of them, which is far more useful than reading about them later.
Your report arrives by email
A photo-documented PDF, normally the next day. Every finding is photographed, described plainly, and categorized so you can tell a safety issue from a maintenance item at a glance.
Use it
Forward it to your agent and negotiate from it, send the wind mitigation form to your insurer, or hand the builder your list before the warranty window closes. Call with questions afterward — that is included, not billed.
What gets inspected
Roof and roof structure. Covering condition and remaining service life, flashing at valleys, penetrations and wall junctions, drainage, and the sheathing and framing from inside the attic. On Florida houses the attic side often tells you more than the shingles do, because that is where a leak leaves its record.
Structure and foundation. Foundation type and condition, visible framing, floor and wall movement, and the crawl space where there is one. Slab-on-grade homes get read at the perimeter, the interior floor planes, and the door and window openings, because a slab tells you what it is doing through the things attached to it.
Exterior. Siding, stucco, masonry, trim, soffit and fascia, grading and drainage away from the house, walkways, driveways, decks and attached structures. On coastal properties this is where salt-air corrosion shows first — fasteners, condenser coils, panel enclosures and metal flashing.
Electrical. Service entrance and capacity, the panel and its interior, breaker sizing against conductor gauge, grounding and bonding, GFCI and AFCI protection, and a representative sample of receptacles, switches and fixtures. Federal Pacific, Zinsco and Challenger panels and aluminum branch wiring are called out specifically — they are common in this region's 1960s–70s stock and they matter for insurance.
Plumbing. Supply piping material, drain, waste and vent lines, functional flow and drainage, fixtures, the water heater and its safety provisions. Polybutylene supply and cast-iron drain lines both appear regularly in Northeast Florida and both change what a house is worth.
HVAC. Heating and cooling equipment, age and condition, operation on normal controls, distribution, condensate handling and filtration. Condensate is a bigger deal in Florida than most buyers expect — a blocked drain line is a common source of interior water damage.
Insulation, ventilation, interiors and appliances. Attic insulation depth and coverage, attic and crawl space ventilation, moisture staining, doors, windows, stairs, railings, garage and installed appliances.
Ready to book a date?
Call 904-806-7679 and speak to the inspector directly, or send the property details and we will come back with availability.
Mon–Sat 8am–6pm · 20+ years construction and renovation experience · InterNACHI certified, licensed and insured
What a home inspection is — and what it is not
A home inspection is a visual, non-invasive examination of the readily accessible areas of a house, performed to the InterNACHI Standards of Practice. That definition is worth reading twice, because almost every misunderstanding about what an inspection delivers comes from skipping it.
Visual means we report what can be observed. We do not open walls, lift flooring, dismantle equipment or run pressure tests. If there is a leak inside a wall cavity with no staining, no moisture reading and no visible evidence, it will not appear in the report — because there was nothing to see.
Readily accessible means we inspect what can be reached safely and without damage. A crawl space with eight inches of clearance, an attic with no walkable surface, a roof too steep or too wet to walk, or a panel blocked by stored belongings all get reported as limitations rather than quietly skipped. Any limitation is stated in the report so you know exactly what was and was not examined.
Not a code inspection.Building codes apply at the time of construction, and a 1978 house is not required to meet the 2023 Florida Building Code. We report conditions that are unsafe or that will cause problems, whether or not they were permissible when built. Code compliance is the building department’s job, not ours.
Not a warranty or a prediction. A water heater passing on inspection day can fail the following month. We report age, condition and observable defects; nobody can certify a remaining lifespan on mechanical equipment. What a report does is remove the surprises that were visible, and that is a substantial amount of what goes wrong in a purchase.
Specialty scopes are separate. Wood-destroying organism inspection, septic evaluation, well water testing, mold sampling and structural engineering are distinct disciplines with their own licensing. We will tell you plainly when a finding warrants one rather than guessing at it.
What to do with the report
The most common mistake buyers make with an inspection report is treating every line item as a negotiating point. It is not, and trying to make it one usually costs you the items that actually mattered.
Sort the findings into three buckets. Safety and structural — an ungrounded panel, active roof leak, failed truss connector, gas leak, or damaged main service conductor. These are worth raising with the seller regardless of the price. Major systems near end of life — a twenty-two-year-old air handler, an original 1998 roof, a water heater past warranty. These are legitimate price conversations because they are dated expenses you are inheriting. Maintenance — a running toilet, a missing outlet cover, caulking, a sticking door. Fix these yourself after closing and do not spend leverage on them.
On insurance findings, move faster than you think you need to. A roof past fifteen years, an active Federal Pacific or Zinsco panel, polybutylene supply piping, or a 4-point inspection failure can make a house difficult or expensive to insure — and in Florida the insurance quote frequently arrives late enough in the process to become a crisis. If any of those appear in your report, get a binding quote before your inspection period closes, not after.
If a finding needs a specialist, get the specialist rather than a general estimate. An electrician pricing a panel replacement, a roofer assessing remaining life, or an engineer evaluating foundation movement will give you a number you can actually negotiate against. Sellers push back hard on estimates that came from nowhere and they push back much less on written quotes.
Finally, call us. Questions about the report are included in what you paid for. The fastest way to work out whether something is a $200 problem or a $12,000 problem is usually a five-minute phone call with the person who photographed it.
Under contract with a clock running?
Inspection periods are short. Call 904-806-7679 and we will tell you the first date we can be at the property.
Mon–Sat 8am–6pm · 20+ years construction and renovation experience · InterNACHI certified, licensed and insured
Questions about the process
How long does a home inspection take?
Two to three hours for a typical single-family home. Older homes, larger homes, and homes with crawl spaces or complex roof lines take longer. We do not book so tightly that the previous inspection running long forces us to rush yours.
How fast do I get the report?
Normally the next day, emailed as a PDF. If your inspection period is closing sooner than that, say so when you book and we will work to it.
Should I be there for the inspection?
You are welcome, and we recommend it if your schedule allows. Buyers who attend understand their report far better, because they have seen the attic and the electrical panel rather than only photographs of them. If you cannot attend, nothing about the inspection or the report changes.
What does the inspection cover?
The inspection follows the InterNACHI Standards of Practice: roof, exterior, structure, foundation, basement or crawl space, heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical, insulation, ventilation, interiors, doors, windows and installed appliances. It is a visual, non-invasive examination of readily accessible areas.
What is not covered?
A home inspection does not open walls, move stored belongings, or dismantle equipment. It does not cover anything not readily accessible, and it is not a code compliance inspection, an engineering evaluation, or a warranty. Wood-destroying organism inspection, septic, well water testing and mold sampling are separate specialties — we will tell you when one is warranted.
Do you also quote the repairs you find?
No, deliberately. An inspector who sells the repair has a reason to find more of them. We describe the finding and roughly what that class of work costs so you can budget, and who performs it is your decision.
Can I call you with questions after I get the report?
Yes, and there is no charge for it. Call 904-806-7679. Most reports generate a couple of follow-up questions and answering them is part of the job.
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