Credentials

FAQs

• What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
  Depending on how far your building is from our office, the initial assessment fee is between $135 and $195. Testing, if recommended, starts at $675 but we waive the initial assessment fee. Commercial building inspections start at $595 and home inspections start and usually are $299. Other services are time and material: negotiated for the size of the work to be performed. Our reports have stood up against the best of opposing attorneys. Yes, we are expert witness and have an outstanding track record with the 27 law firms who use our service.
• What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
  Initial phone conversation usually gives a price for the home assessment or inspection. Arrive on time the day of the inspection. Perform the service in two to three hours. Hand write a report on site or type a more detailed report if necessary. Collect the service fee. Followup contact. Request an evaluation.
• What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
  Two national association required 42 and 40 continuing education hours each to renew our certifications. We renewed our Certified Indoor Environmentalist and International Association of Certified Home Inspectors with 72 hours each. At approximately 2 credits earned per one day training seminar that means I was in class 36 days over 24 months period. That is commitment to providing you with the most current methodology in resolving your problem. I am a Lifetime NEA member, a Lifetime MEA member and taught the building trades for eight year. Each teaching skill should allow me to communicate what needs to be done to resolve your issue. Last two classes completed in 2016: Health Effects of Bacteria and Residential Electrical Inspection.