Structure and envelope
Foundation, framing, sill and joists where they can be reached. Roof covering, flashing, gutters, siding, windows, and how water moves away from the house once it lands on it.
Standard inspection
What we look at.
One visit, every major system, and a written report the next morning. Add-on testing is booked onto the same appointment rather than a second trip out.
Standard inspection
Electrical
Service entrance, panel and branch circuits, grounding and bonding, receptacles and switches. Recalled panels and aluminum branch wiring are called out by name — both are insurance problems before they are safety problems.
Plumbing and heating
Supply and waste lines, fixtures, water heater, boiler or furnace, distribution and controls. Anything running past its service life gets a remaining-life estimate rather than a pass or a fail.
Attic, crawlspace and grounds
Insulation and ventilation, moisture and pest evidence, decks, stairs, walkways, retaining walls and the attached garage. The places nobody looks at during a showing.
Add-on testing
Radon
A 48-hour continuous monitor in the lowest livable level. Ulster and Dutchess both sit on granite — this is not an optional test around here.
Septic
Dye and flow test on the tank and field, with the lids opened. Booked ahead, because it needs the seller to leave the water off that morning.
Sewer scope
Camera run from the cleanout to the main. Worth it on anything with a mature tree between the house and the street.
Well water
Coliform, nitrate, lead and pH, drawn on site and sent to a state-certified lab. Results in five to seven days.
Find out before you sign.
Send the address and your closing date. We confirm a time the same business day, and the current wait for an appointment is three to four days.
- Or call (845) 555-0142
- Report by 9am the next morning
- NY licensed and insured
- Walk-through included