American Home Inspectors & Engineering Assessments

It went fantastic. They discovered lots of problems with one house, it saved us from buying two lemons. We finally settled with our last house, it has problems but not as bad or costly as the other houses. They do an excellent job.

Don't buy until you hire A.H.I. - the home inspection company realtors love to hate! From the moment I called, to the completed inspection less than 24 hours later, I was impressed with the punctuality, professionalism and competency of these folks. I was informed I could stay with the inspector, Will, the entire four hours. I learned so much from him that I can now apply the basics to future real-estate shopping. The finished report was emailed before 9 pm that same day. From the roof to the crawl-space and everything in between (and the outside), photos, ratings and explanations were given. Whether you're buying, or staying in your home and simply want to make improvements, these are the people to hire.

William Blake did our home inspection on a home we almost bought. He did an amazing job!! He really stopped me from buying a money pit. He noticed things we didn't at all. I am using him again for my next home.

Very well. The inspector was professional and timely. I invited the contractors and builder/seller to be present during the inspection so they would not repeat this mistake on future homes. American inspected prior to the fix and immediately following, before the contractors covered the drywall. We've had no further problems.

Excellent Report, house needed a ton of work

Highly predjudicial. Many facts wrong. William Blake made home very difficult to sell.

William Blake arrived on time to perform the inspection and was ready to get to work immediately. I was able to accompany Mr. Blake throughout the inspection process. He was very thorough and pointed out every issue to me as he went along with explanations on what could be causing anything he found and his evaluation on the seriousness of each issue. The weather was very cold that day but Mr. Blake didn't rush through the outside areas to get out of the weather. The inspection process lasted approximately 3.5 hours. After the inspection I received a binder of information and every issue that he discovered referenced a section of information in the binder. The full inspection report was emailed to me later that evening about 2-3 hours after the inspection was completed. I am really appreciative of the binder as I was able to find very good information relating to each issue and really understand what was flagged and why. This was the easiest aspect of the entire home buying process.

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The engineer, Jared Gray, arrived on time and ready to go to work.  After a brief interview on age of house and improvements I'd done so far we did a tour of the inside and outside of the house where I pointed out areas I was interested in knowing more about (cracks in the plaster, downspouts/gutters overflowing, etc.).

Mr. Gray took measurements of level and plumb (I think those terms are correct) on all of the exterior walls and provided feedback on the various measurements and observations he was making.  Additionally, Mr. Gray answered all of my questions in an understandable manner with recommendations for possible actions.

At the conclusion of his evaluation and assessment of the structure and exterior, we discussed the various projects I had in mind for the house.  He provided suggestions and reasoning for how I could prioritize the projects.

The entire process took approximately 2.5 hours.  I did not need a written report since the inspection and evaluation were to help with my planning rather than qualifying for a loan, insurance or something similar.

I feel much more confident in proceeding with plans for my next projects based on this assessment and I would not hesitate to use AMHI again or to  recommend them to others.

 As a side - we were having a very heavy rain storm throughout the inspection with forecast freezing rain.  At no point did I feel rushed or that the evaluation was cut short.  That speaks to Mr. Gray's professionalism which was very much appreciated.

Everything went smoothly.  The original inspector that was to come got held up at another job and called someone else in the company to take his place so that our inspection would be on time.  I really appreciated that.

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6 months after the inspection of the house the spanish tile roof is leaking in multiple locations. Inspector did not enter any of the 3 crawl spaces which could have revealed damage to the roof or go onto the roof. Roofing companys who placed bids noted that the flashing was deteriorated in several locations and the decking showed deterioration in the crawl spaces in the way of the leaks.

Max is great, he did the inspection when we bought our home and he will do the inspection on our next home. He doesn't sugar coat it, if he sees a problem he tell you what the problem is and offer advise how to fix it. He has seen it all and he knows what constitutes are real problem versus little one. He has the nick-name "Max the Axe" because his advice sometimes kills realestate deals. Sometimes he says, "Don't buy this house unless you want to throw money at it". Can't ask for more