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We used Mike in 2014 for an inspection for a different home and it was a pleasure to work with him again on this home inspection. He responded to my email message promptly and added our inspection on his busy schedule. He did a thorough job and answered many questions during the inspection. We received his full report including pictures (and a summary report) the same day. Since we live out of town Mike recommended an electrician and a roofing contractor for work that needed to be done. Mike did a tremendous job and I will most definitely be using him again.

24 hour turnaround from inspection to report.

Mike performed a inspection for the purchase of our new home. He was very professional and through I would highly recommend him and use him again. His prices are listed on the web site and go by sq footage.

He was great. Very thorough inspection, explained everything to me in simple terms and answered all of my questions. Provided a through and professional report. It is clear that he is extremely knowledgeable about home building, building codes and quality.

Great service and came back for 2nd inspection after work was done on a weekend !

The job was permormed fast and professionally, also, he was extremely knowledgeable, nice and polite. we were very satisfied for hiring this company and strongly recommend them for everyone.

The most thorough home inspection I have ever seen. Plus he's highly professional and very pleasant and informative. He puts most others to shame.

Incredible service. All inquiries answered within an hour, Called and inspection scheduled within a few days. Very thorough inspection. 98 photos and a detailed summary and report, He answered all my questions about the inspection professionally and clearly. Made a number of suggestions of things to maintain if I bought property, Great value for the price.

I am buying this town home, sight unseen, from California. Mr. Gault, along with my realtor, has been very reassuring, punctual and thorough.

Great! Mike responded quickly to my request for a pre-sale inspection. He showed up on time and explained the process to my husband and me. At the completion of the inspection, Mike explained his findings and showed us the pictures he had taken to document the findings. Mike clearly knows his stuff. Purchasing a home is an exciting, but also stressful experience. Working with Mike on our home inspection gave us peace of mind. We now know what needs to be attended to immediately and what items go on our repair/maintenance schedule. We are also confident that we are buying a very well built / maintained home.

We lived out of state at the time, and, based on his Angie's List reviews, we contacted Mike to do a pre-pour inspection of our new home. His communication was initially good, and he agreed to do it on a Wednesday. Then he emailed and said he got behind and wasn't close enough to swing by. He said he'd do it Thursday. I confirmed with both him and the builder that he'd be there Thursday, but after that, I never heard from him again. No email, no inspection report, no bill. They poured the cement that Friday, and we'll hope that the field manager and county inspectors were thorough. If he was too busy, we would have appreciated him telling us that upfront so that we could have tried to find someone else. We recently hired someone else to do our pre-drywall inspection, and they were excellent. We will use them again for our final inspection and 1-year warranty inspection. 00

My timing was unintentionally perfect, as Mike was on his way to inspect a home in my soon to be new neighborhood, and he was able to go take care of my inspection the same day. He provided me a report that night , which I had with me when I did my pre-drywall walk through with the builder the next day. Thanks for the responsiveness Mike!

Great - Mike caught some issues that were not completely fixed and we were able to have the sellers correct this prior to close.

Michael is an expert! I would never use any other inspector. The seller and his contractor were trying to bully us into accepting sub-par repairs and Michael stood up to them. He explained all the ways the repair should be done properly and reminded them that he is also licensed as a contractor as well as a home inspector. Michael has experience and expertise in both construction as well as home inspecting and can walk buyers and sometimes sellers (and their sloppy contractors) through the ins and outs of how to do things properly.

Easy to read report. Pleasure to do business with. Would recommend.

Mike was professional, courteous, and did a seemingly excellent job on our home inspection. He seemed to be knowledgeable and thorough and took his time explaining his observations and concerns. This was our first time buying a home and he helped us to feel much more confident in the decision. Unfortunately, though he spent ample time on the roof of the home, he did not notice some important errors the previous owners made when re-roofing the home just months before. They installed the new roof directly over the old shingles, did not replace any damaged decking, nor install a water shield layer on the low-pitched porch. Besides these, the most important issue was the fact that they did not install the valleys of the roof correctly, and Mike did not notice this. They were not woven, meaning that in just a year, water began leaking into our porch and attic and damaging the porch ceiling and front wooden facings. This wasn't noticeable until recent heavy rains did greater damage. We asked several roofers to come look at the roof and all of them were shocked by the poor installation. Unfortunately, this must not be Mike's area of expertise, because he mentioned no concerns regarding the roof at the time of our home inspection. Now, though doing a part of the work ourselves, we still have to pay a hefty, several thousand dollar sum to have the front half of the roof completely redone and the valleys properly rewoven. We are even experiencing some mold issues from the damp decking. It saddens me to have to write this review, because we were thrilled with Mike at the time of the inspection. An oversight of the poor work of the sellers has just led to a very costly repair. This is our sole disappointment.

Awesome job. Found very important imperfections that were not visible to the "human" eye. The money he saved us in future problems completely off-set the cost of his work. HIGHLY recommend.

Mike was great! I have purchased many homes and Mike is the best inspector I have had. He promptly gave me his availability when I needed to schedule the inspection. He communicated to me his arrival time and was 5 minutes early, which was great. Mike is a true professional and has an immense amount of knowledge with how home work. He was thorough and efficient in the inspection. He took time to talk to me during the inspection when he felt I should see something. He spent a large amount of time afterwards showing me the photos and then discussing what he saw in the photo. His subsequent report came the evening of the inspection and was representative of every he discussed in person. One other piece of information I learned when talking to Mike he also helps train / apprentice new home inspectors, so he is well regarded among his colleagues. I strongly recommend Mike to inspect a home.

Mike was great. Very thorough and detailed. Took the tome at the end and walked us through all the pictures and what he felt were issues, wear and tear or jsut better building practices. would not hesitate to use or recommend him

Excellent inspector. Total time was 2.5 hours including discussion of findings. Inspector was knowledgeable, on time, friendly, and prompt with report completion. All areas of the home were inspected and tested for functionality where appropriate, then noted in the final report. A number of discrepancies were found, written up, and sent to the builder to have corrected prior to closing. Highly recommend.

Again we had a great experience working with Mike on our recent home inspection. He was very professional and knowledgeable regarding home inspections. We received a very detailed report with photos. A completely thorough job. Couldn't have asked for a better home inspector.

Inspection went well. Mike was extremely thorough. He made suggestions and came up with creative solutions to home quirks. Went over everything at the time of the inspection. Before the end of the day of inspection, we had a full inspection report in hand. Mike had a great communication leading up to inspection and has offered additional help after inspection. Will definitely be recommending and will hire again!

I called Mike based on the recommendation of a friend, who had found him on Angie's List. I have no doubt why he is highly recommended! Mike stayed in touch as we scheduled our inspection, he was prompt, professional and courteous. He completed a very thorough inspection of the property and talked us through some of what he was inspecting as the inspection was going on. He completed a very detailed report which was delivered to us in a very timely manner. His service was far superior to the last inspector we used for our last home purchase. I would recommend Mike to anyone in need of home inspection services!

I don't write reviews unless something is really outstanding. Mike was outstanding. He was thorough,f flexible, friendly, and a good communicator. He explained everything he did, took lots of pictures, wrote a long report, and just made us feel like he cared about what he was doing.

I told him there was a leak and has been since I moved in. When I brought it to his attention, he said it could have been someone who walked on the roof and was unlikely his $9,000 camera that missed the leak. I feel like he was negligible and now I am stuck with a leaky roof. He was very abrupt arrogant. He wasn't very pleasant on the phone from the start. I feel he twisted my words to my Realtor as well.