Everything people ask
before booking.

Most single-family homes in the Elgin area take two to three hours on site. Larger homes, older homes and properties with crawlspaces or outbuildings take longer. We never rush an inspection to fit another one in behind it.

Price depends on the square footage, the age of the home and the add-ons you choose. Call or send the form and you'll get a firm quote in writing — not a range that changes when we arrive. Radon testing can be added at a bundled rate, and infrared thermal imaging is included with every inspection at no extra charge.

Please come. You're welcome for the whole thing, but the last forty-five minutes is where the value is — that's when we walk the house together, point out what matters, and show you where the shutoffs are. Everything is in the report too, but seeing it beats reading it.

Within 48 hours of the inspection. That window is deliberate — it leaves time to review photos, verify measurements and write findings properly rather than rushing a report out the door. It arrives as an interactive Spectora report you can open on your phone and share with your agent in one click.

Illinois has some of the highest radon levels in the country, and Kane, DuPage and McHenry counties sit in EPA Radon Zone 1. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency recommends testing every home below the third floor. We use a continuous radon monitor over 48 hours, which gives hour-by-hour readings and is tamper-resistant — far more reliable than a charcoal kit.

That's the point. A finding isn't a reason to walk away — it's information. We'll tell you which items are safety issues, which are real repairs, and which are ordinary maintenance, so you and your agent can decide what to ask for. Call afterward as many times as you need; there's no charge for questions.

Yes, and it's the inspection people skip most often. Municipal inspectors check code compliance, not workmanship, and they aren't working for you. We inspect at pre-drywall and again before your builder walkthrough, while everything is still the builder's responsibility to fix.

A home inspection is a visual, non-invasive assessment of the readily accessible systems of the house. We don't open walls, dismantle equipment, move the seller's belongings, or predict how long a component will last. Anything we can't access, we tell you about instead of guessing.

Yes. For an attached home we inspect the interior, the systems that serve your unit and the accessible common elements around it, then explain which items belong to the association rather than to you.

Two to four days is comfortable during a normal week; spring weekends fill faster. If you're up against an attorney review or inspection contingency deadline, call — we hold evening and weekend slots for exactly that.