Home Inspection Authority

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John arrived early and his inspection was thorough: encompassing the roof, attic, crawlspace, electrical, plumbing, and more. He seemed very professional and up to speed with the current building codes. Our roof was found to be in good repair, so he was able to offer us a 5 year warranty on it.

All of his findings were properly documented, photographed, and sent to us in pdf format. This made it really easy for us to get quotes from trades, and subsequently get a significant credit from the seller of the home we were buying.

I recommend doing a sewer camera inspection too, for piece of mind.

Yan Z.

John did very comprehensive inspection on the house, providing me very complete information to know better about this house! His report is also amazing, including all the photos of problems and suggested solutions. I'm really appreciate his professional work.

Chad K.

John was incredibly helpful in inspecting our new home to be. He identified several issues and walked us through them one by one. His report was very detailed, including many pictures. We initially passed on the sewer inspection but were eventually convinced to do it. We found a major problem with roots, so are very glad John convinced us to do it! We highly recommend John.

Rachel H.

John is punctual, efficient, and honest. He showed up on time for the appointment and got right to work. He answered my questions and provided honest feedback. His inspection report arrived within 24 hours of the inspection. The best part was that John wasn't condescending. I'm a first time home buyer and I'm on the younger side of the spectrum; many people I've been dealing with (mortgage officers, realtors) have spoken to me like I'm a little kid. John didn't treat me like that at all.

My agent loved him too!

Alice C.

John was a great inspector. He was punctual and knows what he is doing. Noticed all of the things that needed to be addressed and clearly outlined it in his report. I will definitely recommend home inspection authority to anyone that's in need of a home inspection.

Dennis K.

Here's a 30 day update to the review I wrote for Home Inspection Authority,( 5 stars for his service, 1 star for giving out my personal contact information = 3 stars). Since I wrote my 7/15/2015 review, I've received phone calls/emails from alarm companies and other 3rd party vendors like 'sewer guard' which offers coverage for my Water and Sewer Lines. Apparently John uses the personal contact information you give him (cell phone and email address) to allow other companies to solicit you into buying 3rd party services. It's in his contract, so if you don't want to get unsolicited calls and emails (at 12:31am?) from other businesses trying to sell you things, ask John to delete it from the agreement, or just use another 5 star Home Inspection company. I will from now on.

Thomas P.

Had our home inspection done yesterday (7/21/15) by John Laforme. Highly recommend. Excellent customer service, very thorough. Took time to explain issues and the severity. Really appreciated the time he took to thumb thru pictures he had taken and gave us a little summary. If you need house or commercial building inspected, i would encourage you to call him.

Laura W.

Glad I found John through yelp! I use yelp for everything and being a first time home buyer I wasn't sure how I was going to find a good home inspector, but glad I picked him for our house inspection.

John doesn't waste anytime, he came a bit earlier and was on time to the appointment. He has a great personality and has the patience to go over his findings with you. I'm a total newbie to home inspection so it really helped that he took the time to go through the photos with us.

I really recommend using John for your home inspection. He even gives you a box of jolly ranchers to take home which adds a nice touch!

David L.

John was great! We are first time homebuyers and he did an extremely thorough job of investigating all the areas of the house, and all with a great attitude. Thank goodness we found him on Yelp!

Details: He arrived right on time and it took about 3+ hours for a single family home, and he went through the roofing, exterior, structure, electrical, heating, cooling, insulation, plumbing, and interior. This included going down under the house as well as into the attic, and took numerous photos of problem spots throughout his explorations. At the end of the inspection, he sat down and walked through all his photos/findings with us and made sure to address any questions that we had in a unbiased and straightforward manner (e.g. not an alarmist but also didn't downplay problem areas). He also included a guide for home owning maintenance at the end that has good tips.

Not only were we impressed, but also our agent and the seller's agent were too! They even asked for his contact info so they could use him in the future :)

Report: Within a couple of days, we received a detailed report. It included all the photos as well as additional reference information around each issue as backup.

Price: Very reasonable and for a quality inspection! Not to mention, he also includes a mold and sewage guarantee which is pretty rare.

I'd highly recommend that you go with John if you're looking for a thorough inspection of your house. You won't be disappointed!

Nicole N.

We worked with John for two home inspections. We found him to be:

1) Candid and unbiased, which is RARE in the inspection business.
2) Knowledgeable and thorough.
3) Prompt and enthusiastic about his work.
4) Communicative and skillful at communicating complex home-related issues.

As he got busier this season, his report did not appear as thorough as the first one we engaged him to do, but overall it was still very informative. He was very accessible and there to pick up the phone even at odd hours, so we believe the service was ""A"" level overall. We're highly discriminating (but very fair) consumers and would definitely engage John again.