A House on a Rock Home Inspections LLC

Thorough and professional.

over all great service

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He did an amazing job of noting problems that needed to be fixed before closing.

He did an excellent job- well qualified and very professional

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When it came time to purchase a new home I turned to Angie?s List to find an inspector. I reviewed several different highly rated inspectors and found items that didn?t sit well. Some of them had sample reports that were simple checkbox affairs without any details. A few of them were using boilerplate websites with sections that still had ?insert comment here? in a live page. A House On A Rock seemed to have it all together. Their sample report was detailed and included extensive comments. There was an active blog section with comments from the owner. Their website was really showed attention to detail. My wife is an animal lover. Animals of all shapes, textures, and color. When I showed her their write up on bat mitigation that went into detail about how this was the wrong season due to baby bats being born it caught her attention. The front page of the website shows Juan and his family. When I read into their website there was an entire section about how he encouraged his customers to bring their entire family to the inspection. Here?s where he cinched the deal. Juan does a ?monster inspection?. My wife and I built our current home 12 years ago and brought our daughter into our home 4 years ago. This is the only home she has known. The prospect of moving to a different home simply scares her. Juan took a few minutes to talk to my daughter and explain how he looked for monsters. When she mentioned ?good? monsters like those from Monster?s Inc. he didn?t miss a beat. He assured her he had checked her room, the bathroom, the closest and guarantees that there are no bad monsters to be found. He took a few minutes to talk to a 4 year old girl about what could be her new home. At the end he gave her a certificate certifying her new home ?monster free? and a small stuffed monster. The man knows how to win over a little girl. Sold. Now back to the reality of the inspection. He brought a team that impressed my realtor even though I didn?t go with my realtors inspectors. The guys were there early and up on the high roof before I got there a few minutes before our appointment. They spent a long time going over the house. The checked every nook and cranny. They sent a drone up to take video and pictures of the chimney. They inspected every inch of the house. My wife and I are skeptical engineers by trade. Juan and his team blew us away. They covered every inch of the property and sent us a detailed report that covered every possible issue. After reading his website I even asked for a radon check. I showed back up 3 days later when they picked up the meter. I had a detailed radon report in hand not 2 hours after they left. It showed radon levels well above what the EPA recommends for mitigation. His report armed me with the information I needed to negotiate the deal and not walk into a surprise after the purchase was closed. I hope to not have to buy another home any time soon, but if I do I will be calling A House on a Rock. They are good, attentive, and focused on little things that make life easier when buying a home.

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This is the second house we have had Juan with A House on a Rock do a home inspection on. The first one revealed some deal breakers that had it not been for Juan bringing to our attention, we may have bought the house and then been stuck with a fire hazard death trap. Juan emails you a confirmation of your appointment date and time. He's on time, very professional and very thorough. He even inspected the shed with electricity and most inspection companies don't inspect "out buildings". When he's done with his inspection, he verbally gives you a run down of what he discovered (and shows some pictures he has taken) and answers all you questions. He doesn't rush you and makes sure you are satisfied before leaving. He emailed us his formal written Home Inspection Report within a few hours. I trust his knowledge and advice and would definitely recommend his services to anyone. My advice if you are buying a house: 1) ALWAYS get it inspected. 2) Do Not hire or use the home inspector that your Realtor recommends or uses. They may have a vested interest in this deal; they may "play down" some of the problems with the house so it won't ruin the sale for the realtor; thus the realtor may not use or recommend them again. Always use someone that wouldn't have a conflict of interest so your chances are better that you will be getting the whole truth about what's wrong with the house.

very very thorough, from atic to basement and all in between;

This being our first home purchase, we really didn't know who to hire when it came to home inspections. Juan and his team from A House on a Rock Home Inspections came highly recommended from our realtor. After doing a little background research on the company, I found that they also came highly regarded from customers and I see why! The entire set up process was very simple and quick! The inspection started at 9 am and my husband and I eagerly got there at 8:55. Much to our surprise, Juan and his partner were already there inspecting the exterior of the home! Juan and his partner were very patient with my fiance and I as we wanted to follow them around. He answered every single question we had and explained them in ways that I even could understand! There wasn't an inch of that house that Juan didn't inspect. Not knowing what to expect, I allotted at least 3 hours for the entire inspection, however, it only took an hour and a half! House on a Rock worked very efficiently and precisely. We walked away feeling very confident knowing the issues of the home and had all our questions and concerns addressed. I am sure to recommend this company to anyone and most certainly will be calling for our next inspection!

Juan and his employee came and inspected my newly built home. I forget the employee's name but he was a very nice guy as well. They found several issues with the home. One was a couple of issues with the roof that were disturbing, I had a report by the end of the day and was able to present it to the project manager who went to work fixing the issues. I plan to have Juan back to check that everything was completed to code.

We hired them to inspect our house before a 10-month, post-settlement walkthrough with our builder and were definitely glad we did. They are incredibly professional, very thorough, and were able to identify several issues that I didn't notice even in almost a year of living in the house. They even provide an electronic version of the report, which is really useful for record keeping and made it easy for us to send it to the builder. Juan took the time to answer all of my questions and even responded to questions via email almost two days after he performed the inspection (and he included web links to useful information pertaining to my questions). I've used several home inspectors over the years, but these guys are by far the best.

Juan found several items of concern with the inspection. He has an impressive knowledge of all things home. His report is very thorough, over 50 pages long. What makes Juan unique, is his ability to clearly communicate what is most important out of all the pages of suggested repairs. The way he communicates items, it leaves the homeowner informed, but not alarmed or devastated.

Great!!!!!

No matter the outcome of the inspection, I have the assurance that my clients know everything they need to know about the home they are buying. Each and every client I have recommended Juan to has been very pleased with his thoroughness of the inspection and of the report he provides. He is always on time and has a deep respect for other people's time. He is very professional and carries himself with dignity. I am proud to recommend him to any client I work with in RVA.

You WANT this guy for your home inspection, simple as that! Juan was professional, courteous, knowledgeable, on time, explained things clearly and was very personable. This guys knows his stuff. I had to find someone long distance to do our home inspection. My wife and I are very glad we found Juan. From the top of the chimney to the crawl space under the house and everything in-between. Juan checked everything (many things I didn't even think of). Very thorough. Afterwards he supplied us with a detailed report of his findings. I highly recommend his services. Stellar. Very happy.

We put an offer in on a home. Juan showed up earlier and did an excellent job. He checked everything. He even showed us some problem areas so we wouldn't have questions when he emailed the report. The report was emailed to us 3 hours after the job was done. He even checked with us a couple days later to see if we had any questions.

We are a military family moving to the Richmond area and used A House on a Rock Home Inspection for a home we made an offer on. Juan, the owner, was very easy to work with and flexible with several scheduling adjustments. Juan was at the home half an hour prior to the scheduled time, what you would expect from a Marine. He was very thorough with the inspection and took the time to explain things as we walked around the house together. Every time I sent a question following the home inspection Juan was quick to reply and always ended with "does that answer your question." I would definitely recommend A House on a Rock Home Inspection if you want a thorough home inspection.

Juan is a great guy, very professional. I'm 27 and just bought my first house and he was awesome at explaining everything and quickly typing up my inspection. The sellers fixed everything he suggested. It was a great experience. I've been in the house for about two months now with no surprises. Juan also writes down your appliances and contacts you with any recalls. Oh and he checked the sprinkler system even though that wasn't part of the inspection and it wasn't working right so sellers fixed that too! He was a little more expensive than the other guy I used but def worth it because there have been no surprises.

I just think they did a great job. His name was Juan.