BPG Property Inspection Services

JERROLD HOCHSTEDLER PERFORMED A COMPLETE HOME INSPECTION. HE SAID HE HAD HAD SEVERAL YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH C. W. SCHNEPF. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH JERROLDS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEDGE. HE DID A THOROUGH INSPECTION AND EXPLAINED EACH STEP OF IT TO ME AS HE DID IT. HE MADE SURE TO COVER ALL MY AREAS OF CONCERN. THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVED A COMPLETE REPORT VIA E-MAIL. THE REPORT HAD TWELVE PAGES OF DETAIL DESCRIBING HIS FINDINGS, INCLUDING DIGITAL PICTURES OF POSSIBLE PROBLEM AREAS. IT IDENTIFIED CRITICAL ITEMS THAT WOULD REQUIRE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS WELL AS NON-CRITICAL ITEMS THAT MAY NEED MAINTENANCE ATTENTION. IT STATED THAT THE REPORT WOULD REMAIN ACTIVE FOR TWELVE MONTHS AND OPEN FOR DISCUSSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DURING THAT TIME. I CALLED MR. HOCHSTEDLER AND REVIEWED THE REPORT. HE HELPED ME DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN TO CORRECT SEVERAL PROBLEM AREAS.

THEY HAD A CERTIFIED SENIOR INSPECTOR RESPOND QUICKLY. THE REPORTS GENERATED ARE TERRIFIC. HIGHLY CONFIDENT.

WE HAD NO PROBLEM GETTING AN APPOINTMENT. IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET THE REPORT BACK THAN I THOUGHT IT SHOULD TAKE.

RON WAS VERY THOROUGH. HE TOOK ABOUT 3 1/2 HOURS TO INSPECT A HOME OF APPROXIMATELY 3,000 SQ. FT. HE INSPECTED EVERY ELECTRICAL OUTLET, RAN APPLIANCES, STARTED UP THE FIREPLACES, GOT IN THE ATTIC, CRAWL SPACE AND ONTO THE ROOF. WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH THE DETAILED INSPECTION. HE ALERTED US TO SOME SAFETY ISSUES AS WELL AS A BAD ROOF. THIS ENDED UP SAVING US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ROOF. THE SELLERS WERE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE ROOF SO WE MOVED ON TO PURCHASE ANOTHER HOME AND HAD INSPECTECH (RON)INSPECT IT ALSO.

I APPRECIATED THAT HE HAD ME DO THE WALK THROUGH WITH HIM, SO I'D BE FAMILIAR WITH THE HOUSE AND KNOW MORE ABOUT IT. HE EXPLAINED THE ISSUES AS WHEN HE WENT. THEY OFFER A 12 MONTH FOLLOW-UP IF YOU HAVE INTERNET ACCESS AND THEY'LL REMIND YOU OF SPECIFIC ISSUES THAT NEED ATTENTION, AS WELL AS GENERAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS THAT MAY NEED SEASONAL ATTENTION. I WISH THEY OFFERED AN ALTERNATIVE SERVICE FOR THOSE WITHOUT COMPUTERS.

TONY KEATON DID THE INSPECTION FOR ME AND HE WAS VERY THOROUGH. HE WROTE EVERYTHING DOWN AS HE WENT ALONG AND EXPLAINED EVERYTHING TO ME.

A VERY POSITIVE AND ENLIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. TOOK ALL THE TIME NEEDED TO DO A REALLY GOOD JOB, EXPLAINING AS HE WENT.

VERY GOOD, COMPREHENSIVE, FOUND EVERY ISSUE I KNEW OF, AND I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THEIR REPORT.

THEY WERE TIMELY, DID A VERY THOROUGH INSPECTION OVER 2.5 HOURS. THE TECHNICIAN, AARON MUELLER, WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND KNOWLEDGEABLE. HE MADE ME FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE AND ANSWERED ALL OF MY QUESTIONS. IT WAS A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE.

THIS WAS THE MOST THOROUGH HOME INSPECTION I HAVE EVER HAD. HE BROUGHT A PRINTER AND LAPTOP COMPUTER SO HE COULD LEAVE ME A REPORT RIGHT AWAY.

I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE HOUSE WHEN I DID THE INSPECTION WITH THEM. THE ONLY WAY TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR HOUSE IS TO GO ON THE INSPECTION WITH THEM. READING THE REPORT TELLS YOU VERY LITTLE ABOUT YOUR HOUSE.

HE WAS EXTREMELY THOROUGH (A THREE HOUR INSPECTION) AND WILLING TO VENTURE INTO AREAS WHERE THERE WASN'T EASY ACCESS. PROBABLY THE BEST $500 I HAVE EVER SPENT. IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO SAVE US $30 TO $40 THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THEY HAVE AN ADDED FEATURE WHERE THEY SEND UPDATES TO YOU BY E-MAIL. (I.E. TIPS ON HOW TO PREPARE YOUR HOME FOR THE DIFFERENT SEASONS.) THEY HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL.

I HAD ANOTHER COMPANY INSPECT OUR OLD HOUSE BEFORE WE SOLD IT AND THEIR REPORT WAS CLOSE TO USELESS, EMPHASIZING MANY MINOR NEGATIVES THAT WOULD GIVE A NEW BUYER A VERY INCORRECT IMPRESSION, YET OVERLOOKED MORE IMPORTANT THINGS. SCHNEPF IS NOT THE CHEAPEST INSPECTOR OUT THERE BUT THEY WERE THOROUGH AND COMPETENT, AND ARE MEMBERS OF A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION THAT HAS A CODE OF ETHICS, SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IN A FIELD THAT ALLOWS ALMOST ANYONE TO BE A 'HOME INSPECTOR.' THEY DID OVERLOOK A FEW PROBLEMS, BUT ANY BUYER NEEDS TO BE REASONABLE IN UNDERSTANDING THAT A HOUSE IS COMPLICATED AND THAT YOU WILL MAKE THE DECISION TO BUY OR NOT BUY WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS SOME RISK ALWAYS AND THAT AN INSPECTION WILL NOT FIND EVERYTHING. PROBLEMS THEY DID NOT NOTE INCLUDED THE EXTERIOR PAINT WAS VERY THIN AND NEEDED TO BE REPAINTED; AND THE BASEMENT LEVEL HEAT DUCTS WERE UNDER THE CONCRETE AND HAD VERY LOW OR NO AIR FLOW TO SOME ROOMS AS A RESULT OF A SUMP PUMP FAILURE RESULTING IN THEIR

THOUGH THE INSPECTOR WAS VERY THOROUGH, PROFESSIONAL AND PROVIDED GOOD INFORMATION, THE WRITTEN REPORT I RECEIVED WAS RATHER MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD AND NON-COMMITTAL ABOUT SOME APPARENT PROBLEMS.

THEY ARE TERRIFIC , BE SURE AND USE THEM. THEY HAVE TIME TO TELL YOU ABOUT EVERYTHING AND THEY EXPLAIN EVERYTHING WELL.

ANSWERED ANY QUESTIONS WE HAD. COVERED ALL AREAS AND EXPLAINED ANY PROBLEM AREAS. TOOK MORE TIME TO DO A GOOD INSPECTION, ABOUT 1.5 HOURS MORE THAN QUOTED TIME AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE. AM NOT SURE PRICE IN RELATION TO OTHER COMPANIES. WAS UNDER TIME CONSTRAINTS AND SCHNEPF WAS ABLE TO MEET OUR SCHEDULE.

OVERALL POSITIVE EXPERIENCE WITH A DETAILED REPORT, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONABLE INSPECTOR

THE INSPECTOR, AARON MUELLER, WAS EXCELLENT! HE PICKED UP ON SOME THINGS I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT, SUCH AS CODE VIOLATIONS. IF YOU ARE BUILDING A CUSTOM HOME, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND A HOME INSPECTION BEFORE THE YEAR WARRANTY BECOMES VOID. SOME BUILDERS, ESPECIALLY CUSTOM ONES, DO NOT LIKE THIS BECAUSE THINGS THAT NEED ATTENTION ARE SHOWN TO THE HOMEOWNER. FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS A CLASS A COMPANY THAT IS HONEST AND FAIR, WHICH IS HARD TO FIND THESE DAYS. I WOULD RECOMMEND THEM TO FAMILY, FRIENDS OR STRANGERS.

EXCELLENT WORK AND GREAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL.

OUR INSPECTOR, JIM BLACKMAN, WAS GREAT. FOUND MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST THAT RESULTED IN US RECEIVING A NICE CREDIT WHEN BUYING THIS HOUSE. HE ALSO WAS VERY HELPFUL WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR FIXING PROBLEMS THAT WERE DISCOVERED.

THEY WERE FAST, AND GAVE DETAILED WRITTEN REPORT ON THE SAME DAY, GAVE ME SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO ARRANGE TO FIX THINGS THAT WERE WRONG.

INSPECTOR WAS PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL, AND KNOWLEDGEABLE. HE GAVE ME SOME HELPFUL HINTS DURING THE INSPECTION.

VERY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE, HONEST, DEPENDABLE, TRUSTWORTHY

THEY SEEM TO BE VERY EXPERIENCED AND KNOWLEDGABLE