Alpha & Omega Home Inspections LLC

Mr. Funderburk arrived on time. He brought in his equipment and told us it would take 3-4 hours to complete the inspection. We went with him for the parts of the house easily accessible. He crawled under the house and through the attic and then told us what he found. After the inspection we received a 30 page report of his findings and recommendations. He is very business oriented, gets right to work, and completes his inspection as quickly and thoroughly as possible.

Joe scheduled the inspection within a few days of our request and was incredibly thorough. He spent a lot of time on the property, and walked us through the items that he found. He also helped us in understanding which items were more serious concerns than others, and left no detail out of his report. He delivered the full report extremely quickly after the inspection, and was very professional. The report was very easy to follow and included both detailed pages with images, as well as a summary page with items needing repair and images to send to realtors/seller. I would highly recommend Joe for anyone looking for a thorough home inspection who wants to deal with someone who is professional and knowledgable.

Joe was very kind and courteous from our initial phone conversation, returned my phone call when promised, a man of his word. I think the price was fair and to be honest when it comes to buying goods & services I'm a firm believer that you get what you pay for. On the day of the inspection, Joe arrived before our scheduled time. He was very thorough, professional and knowledgeable. Joe's high quality service exceeded my expectations. I would definitely hire him again. The report was delivered the same night! The system was very user friendly, understandable and included a lot of pictures. Great Job! Thank you Joe!

You certainly get what you pay for. Though I thought the price was high, the only thing I had to compare it to was an insufficient inspection I had when i bought my house in Texas. The quality of the inspection however was so much better. Joe checked everything. He went above and beyond the minimum requirements for inspectors. In my opinion, I couldn't have picked a better person than Joe because of his qualifications: Building Official / Building Code Enforcement Officer for Clover, SC; (OSHA) Compliance Officer; Safety Supervisor at nuclear, fossil, and hydro plants. Joe is knowledgeable, honest, and thorough. I would gladly spend the extra $$$ and hire Joe again. I wouldn't trust it to anyone else. The report is detailed, easy to read, and understandable. He even provided a separate report designed for real estate agents. Thanks Joe!

They were professional, thorough, and honest.

I hired Joe to inspect a 5 year old home I was buying in Fort Mill. After discussing the details via phone, Joe quoted me a fixed price. Joe showed up right at the agreed upon time and went straight to work. He was very knowledgeable about the various systems through the home and was very up-to-date on local code requirements. Joe also had a keen knowledge of the construction materials used in the home as well as recent manufacturers legal settlements on certain products. I tagged along during the inspection and Joe did a fantastic job of explaining what he was looking for throught the inspection. His inspection was comprehensive, no space or home system was left uninspected. Joe identified several items that required the sellers attention. Once fixed by the seller, I hired Joe for a re-inspect. Again, Joe was punctual and got right to work. He identified substandard work that was performed to remediate those items identified during the initial inspection. In summary, Joe is friendly, knowledgable, has a great work ethic and excellent quality standards. I plan to use Joe's services for my next home purchase.

Mr. Funderburk gave me a specific price at the very first contact. He also made arrangements to inspect the home on a weekend so that I could be present. Joe was very straightforward in his assessment of the condition of the property, although he is not able to give an estimate of what it may cost to repair any defects found. Joe was systematic and meticulous in his inspection. Every detail was covered in his report and there were many items he pointed out to me while we were at the property.

Joe inspected the house from top to bottom. Went up in the attic, crawled under the entire house (found a significant problem under a bathroom), and went through the entire house. Joe is very knowledgeable and covered everything including exterior (stucco), interior, all major systems, all rooms/spaces, water damage, etc. Joe took the time to explain not only problems and concerns, but also supplied general knowledge about construction and general features that were very helpful. The inspection report itself (delivered next day) was very thorough. We were very satisfied with our choice for home inspection. Would use again and recommend to others.

Joe was polite and professional and did a very thorough job of inspecting our home, which is less than a year old. We have our final warranty walk through coming up and wanted to make sure we had everything inspected beforehand. Joe found a couple of rather significant issues, that would have cost us alot of money had we found them after our warranty period was up. Now we can have the builder address them. We have several friends moving to this area soon and I will be happy to refer them to Joe Funderburk!

Mr. Funderburk inspected the house from top to bottom. He crawled under the entire house, examining floor joists, insulation, humidity levels, possible mold growth, water pipes, foundation cracks, etc. He looked at everything pertinent to house's current condition. The roof was not in top condition but he climbed over it to ascertain the amount of grit still on the shingles, etc. All of the exterior walls and trim were examined for decay, as were the soffit and fascia. He went over the interior extensively and noted many areas of concern that would have been missed by the average home buyer. Even though it was VERY hot and humid he also inspected the attic. This is the third time we have used A & O. Each time he has been punctual, very thorough, and explained any concerns. Definitely worth the time and expense to get this data before purchasing a home.

Mr. Funderburk scheduled the inspection right away. He arrrived early and went right to work. He had a set of tools, instruments, etc. that he used to check everything in the house. He spent about 2 hours checking, photographing, and explaining to us what was important. The next morning we had a comprehensive report on the house.

Outstanding work and a very detailed report. Could not have asked for a more professional experience. Our builder was very impressed with the thoroughness of the inspection and found a number of items to be addressed.

I left a voicemail, he called write back and gave a quote over the phone and seemed very knowledgeable and detailed with what he would do for the inspection.

Joe was very responsive to our request for service and made himself available on a Saturday which worked well for my husband who is very busy during the week. Joe was through and went into much detail when we meet with him to go over our home inspection. After our report, we decided not purchase the home because it would require a significant financial investment which we did not want to make.He also performed a Radon test for us because the home was a basement lot.Joe is quick, honest and reliable. We will use him again.

Joe toke us step by step throughout his whole home inspection and pointed out exactly what was good about the home and what needed a little repair. But overall Joe professionalism and intelligence was outstanding. He was so detailed that it put my mind at ease and I know I've found the right inspector to inspect my new home. My husband and I are so happy to have had Joe inspect our home. Well recommend him in a heartbeat to anyone who needs an professional home inspector Joe's your guy. :)

My Wife found this company here on Angies List. He was the second most recommended home inspector on the site, and judging by his performance number one must pay the customer for the business Joe was AWESOME. From the my first interaction with him until we left the home he was clear, set proper expectations and answered all my questions. Upon arrival at the home Joe laid out the inspection process went through the process with us step by step; explaining exactly what he would be providing. We started outside and as he found siding cracks loose post he gave me tips on how he would repair them and also relayed that its not extremely difficult to repair. I'm not one to lack confidence in anything except home repairs and those explanations were empowering to say the least. I got a bit of home repair phobia therapy thrown in with my inspection!!! The process took about 3 1/2 hours and he found everything that could have possibly been wrong with the home. I appreciated his attention to detail and would HIGHLY recommend him to anyone. He is now my Home Inspection guy.

I arrived late from work but he had started early with my wife meeting him at the home. Overall the inspection took over three hours with 79 defects found on a Brand new home. He inspected everything and took candid pictures which would hold up in court if needed. Professional down to the core!

Joe was extremely professional and I would DEFINITELY use him again. I received his detailed report quickly and was able to call him days later with any questions. We live ten hours away so we were unable to be at the inspection. Our real estate agent was there and we did face time/skype with Joe so he could explain things. I felt completely at ease having him perform the inspection even though we were not able to be there. Definitely a person to use!!

Waiting for seller to reply. I am glade i am buying a home with confidence.

We couldn't be happier with Joe and his work! We will definitely use him again. Joe took the time to explain the process before he got to work and kept us up to speed as he went along on items he found, that would be in the report, but that he felt needed mention while he was here. He was incredibly thorough during the 5 hour inspection and found a couple of things that we absolutely needed to know about. Our overall experience with Joe and his work was our Best Experience with a service provider during our 17 years living in Charlotte. I would recommended him to anyone. Thank you, Joe!

Joe is an excellent home inspector. I, of course, hired him because of his excellent reviews here on Angie's List. I saw the one negative review and knew it was an anomaly, because the other reviews were so good. Joe showed up on time and got right to work. I followed him throughout the entire inspection. He was very thorough and detailed. Not only did he explain everything he was doing as he was doing it, and pointed out any problems he saw, but he also explained the limitation of his inspection. His reports was delivered very quickly. In addition to a detailed report (one that is worth keeping for the duration you own the property) he also provides an "executive summary", that has been tremendously helpful to refer to during the negotiation process. I would absolutely hire Joe again and recommend him to friends and family.

Joe, was on time and stay there for approx. four hours and he did a wonderful job to help me make an intelligent decision about purchasing the house at hand.

As stated in our first report, our initial experience with Joe was pleasant and at the time we were pleased to recommend his services to others. We hired Joe again to re-inspect the property after the defects he pointed out had been repaired, for which he charged an additional $249 and insisted we pay it before he went to the property (I was a bit taken aback by this given that we had until the closing to pay the initial inspection fee. I wasn't sure if Joe thought we would run off without paying him or what). After the reinspection, it was found that Joe had mistakenly reported that weep-screeds were not present in the stone veener of the house. This was a major issue that almost caused us to walk away from our dream home. In the communications with Joe following the reinspection, Joe repeatedly discredited the credentials of the contractor who made the repairs and made disparaging remarks about him and our realtor, both of whom he'd never met. I found this to be extremely unprofessional. We also later found out that after completing the initial inspection, Joe failed to lock up properly and did not turn off all of the lights at the home. Quite naturally, the homeowners were upset by this and when Joe was called out about this his exact words were "you just can't satisfy people like that". What started off as a good relationship became cantankerous, with sour email exchanges. Most recently, Joe has threatened to sue my husband for slander because my husband shared our experience with some of his coworkers. It isn't slander if it's true. This ordeal made the process of purchasing the home extremely stressful for both parties, us and the buyers and the sellers. We would have submitted this update sooner but we got busy with the move, however Joe's recent email with a threat to sue reminded us that we need to get the word out about our experience with him.

Once again Joe funderburk did not disappointed me, i contacted him about four days prior to the inspection, and there he was doing it on october 29/2011. this is the second time that i hire Alpha and Omega. The first time Joe did the inspection on my primary residence, this second time around it was done on an investment property, a two bed, two bath, 1.000 square foot condominium, as always he was professional, Joe conducted a well round inspection on the property inside and out , it took him around one hour and a half. I will definitely hire him again.

My Wife and I purchased our house last year and we wanted an independent home inspection done before our 11th month inspection by the builder. I called Mr Funderburk and he returned my call on the same day. I asked him how soon could he do the inspection and he was able to give me an appointment in two days, which was perfect. We have a ranch style home so the inspection took around two and a half hours. Mr Funderburk was very professional and he really put us at ease about the whole process.