AAA Home Inspection Services

We hired Rodney to inspect a home we were buying in Antioch, IL. The realtor recommended Rodney and AAA Home Inspection. Rodney inspected our house. We he looked at the attic, he stuck his head in the attic and looked around with a flashlight and said everything looked good. We ended up buying the house. After about a month in the house, we noticed a mold spot developing on the dining room ceiling. I went in the attic to investigate. On the backside of the ceiling in the attic, there was mold everywhere. Even the studs were covered in it. The wood was even wet and soft. It was a mess. It had been like this for quite a while. Cost me a ton of money to fix it right. If Rodney would have just went in the attic and looked around instead of just poking his head in, he would have found the mold. Would have saved me a lot of time and money.

Rodney Newman was fantastic! He explained everything really well, took his time and provided a very comprehensive summary. I would recommend him to anyone.

Rod was already there and had begun the inspection when we arrived. He was very thorough, showed us what he was doing and explained anything we asked about. He provided a handwritten report that day and a typed one with pictures via email the next. He had come recommened by my realtor and I was very happy with his service.

It went very well. Rodney was on time and stayed for 2 hours and we never felt rushed. That was really nice. This is our first home that we've purchased so we were quite nervous. He was very nice and professional and so far everything is working fine.

Rodney was one of the two home inspectors recommended by our Realtor, and was able to schedule the inspection within the window for our closing. He arrived on time and started going through the house, first outside and then inside. He explained a few things as he was working, but we did not want to follow him so much that it interfered with his work. He did a very detailed inspection and notes, and when done went over everything with us.
Rodney showed us what things we could fix, but other things that we needed to get a professional to fix. He as very thorough and when the other contractors gave us estimates, there were some things Rodney identified that they felt were okay as is. But I liked that Rodney was very conservative with the inspection and so there were no surprises when the other estimates were made.
The notes he left with us were fairly hard to read (handwritten), but by the next morning he e-mailed us a full report, which included photos. So far we have had 4 service estimates based on Rodney's inspection, and all were in line with what he initially identified. I was very happy with his report and the things he identified needed to be fixed (and how to fix them),

Rodney Newman arrived on time. He politely introduced himself and explained what he would be doing. He started on the outside and my education began. The home I am purchasing I thought had a stucco and cedar exterior. I was told that the stucco that had holes in it and I figured would be a fairly easy fix is actually Drive-It and is not an easy fix. I am buying this house so this was good to know ahead of time what I am getting into. The house is a forclosure home and he pointed out a lot of maintenance issues that are now turning into repair issues that were not taken care of over the last two years.
Once inside, he found some mold issues from some previous leaks. Rodney warned me that when we turned on the water, we would likely find leaks in the home because the water has been shut off for the last year and thing dry up. He sure was right about that. Three faucets and a toilet gasket later we found leaks. Throughout every step and every item found wrong or things done particularly well, I gained an education.
I am purchasing the home and I now have a much greater knowledge of what I need to do, what I need to do first, and what I can post pone.
Rodney left me with a written report and the next day e-mailed me a more thourough report with photos. This report scared my wife about some of the work. Rodney took the time to explain to her that nothing on his list should be a deal breaker, just that there were some things he found that we did not expect.
Now we are just looking forward to the move.

I would not only recommend Rodney for a prepurchase home inspection, but it would be a good idea to have him come every 5-10 years to find things in need of repair or maintenance that may have been forgotten or missed.