RIC RESIDENCE INSPECTION INC

Tommy was very informative over the phone and sounded very confident, which was the reason I chose him for the home inspection that led me to purchase this home. He was knowledgeable on site about everything and answered questions to the best of his ability. Being that it was an older home with stucco siding and a rubberized roof, he may have been out of his usual range for inspections. The majority of the inspection report cited recommendations to consult a licensed roofer, chimney sweep, electrician, etc., for further inspection. This is a valid statement, but when it is said about so many areas it can be concerning. Granted that many areas of the house were inaccessible without destructive means, in retrospect he did not give the best effort to access them. Through the process of this total home renovation, where none of the necessary fixes were caught in the inspection, I have personally accessed every area previously deemed inaccessible. That, along with the failure to notice some evident wiring and plumbing deficiencies, misnomer of the fireplace as functional, and lack of detail in the general report lead me to steer away from RIC in the future and withhold any recommendation for their consultation.

I friend of mine knew Tommy Donavan personally and recommended him to us when we were buying our home and shopping for inspectors. After filling out the online service request form he got in contact with me that same evening. I put him in touch with our realator and the inspection was scheduled for that week. He is a very nice local guy. Did a very thorough job. Although the house was in very good condition, he noted a few very necessary repairs that we would probably have never found ourselves until it was too late. We learned a good bit about our house from him. The radon test takes two days. Both inspection reports were received back the same day of completion. From a first time homebuyers perspective, we were very happy with the experience. Update: After moving into our home we discovered that an area of vinyl on the back porch was warped/melted from the seller's grill being too close to the side of the house, I assume. I thought it was something that the inspector should have discovered, but I don't have any other experiences to go off of, so maybe not.

They delivered the service I was expecting. The inspector did a thorough job and he was able to provide me with an understanding of the home we were buying.