Creative Construction & Home Inspections

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We could not be more satisfied. The owner, Mike, arrived ahead of time at the location (a 1+ hr drive for him) and spent 3.5hrs on site going through and around the property with me. His 30yrs experience in the home inspection trades really paid off. He found numerous problems I would have missed and made many many helpful suggestions. His report was thorough and accurate. A++!

I could not have been more impressed and pleased with Mike's response and professionalism. I contacted him very shortly before a window of time occurred for me to travel the three hours to the location. He re-arranged his schedule to accommodate, and arrived promptly as we discussed. He immediately commenced the inspection, delving into every nook, cranny and crawlspace in the home.
His explanation of findings, coupled with analysis and recommendations, was absolutely outstanding. Three hours later (it's a small home), I had a tremendously more detailed understanding of what issues had been revealed. He promised a detailed report for the next evening, and delivered exactly as promised. I told him, and I'm relaying my opinion to you, that it was the best $350 I had ever spent. Highly, highly recommended.

I picked this company because I was looking for an inspector with experience in construction (that could give me ballparks on repairs and solutions etc). I did not want an inspector who only took a home inspection class. I also did not want an inspector who was suggested by my real estate agent, knew the agent or often worked with my agent. I wanted to have a thorough inspection (compare to the quicky inspections you get nowadays) and I wanted to know the real state of the house we were planning to buy. I was not disappointed. Mike Philips, the co-owner of Creative Construction is a real man of honor: He was at the house slightly in advance, with all the forms completed and ready to sign. We first sat and he explained the whole process as well as re-checked on the cost involved. He asked me about my objective or concerns. I shared my concerns about previous bad experiences with superficial inspections that later revealed all kinds of problems. He assured me that he was very thorough and shared that a lot of real estate agents do not like to work with him. He explained that he makes a living doing construction but he likes doing inspections to help people making the right choice. He also agreed that I could follow him step by step and that he will show and explain everything. Which he did. We left no corner of the house uninspected inside and outside. He even crawled the whole length and all the nooks of the attics (very few inspectors will do that) to check on roof leaks (many indications of past and current leaks), structural integrity and insect infestation (we found carpenter ants presence and damaged). He was able to explain possible fixes and repair costs when ask. The whole inspection took close to 8 hrs and there was no waste of time or even lunch break. Now that’s an inspection! Frankly, I feel blessed to have found him. There are so little man of honor left in this world.