thorough Home Inspections & Engineering Service

pI purchased a house a few years ago which was under some definite distress and waived inspection so I was expecting some issues. However, the day after I purchased the house I received a code violation that my huge retaining wall needed to be inspected by an engineer. Rich showed up and did determine that the wall was about to fall, and i don't doubt that it was.. He drafted me new plans which were carried out by a professional excavator and ended up costing me about 12,000 dollars.. without these plans it would not have been possible to get the job done. Rich helped me go back and forth with code to get the project finally approved.. there were some real sticklers in the code office which you could tell just wanted to put in their 2 cents and Rich was able to "put them in their place" in a professional and prompt manner and allowed us to get the project going. Rich is not only a home inspector, but a legit engineer who understands the real math behind these problems and can tell you exactly what needs to happen in order to hold the weight and other factors which most of us would never understand. Many people can come inspect your home and tell you whats wrong, but not many of them have the certification to give you stamped plans to get the process actually completed. I would use Rich again in a heartbeat if I have other problems. What prompted me to write this review years later was that I have some structural issues in a new house I bought and Rich was very informative to me over the phone and really helped me get a project going.. and he had no reason to do this other than he is a good guy. So I just want to come here and encourage you all to give him a shot if you need a home inspection and plans.