Precision Inspection Services

I had a similar experience to the reviewer named PY: nice guy, seemed very knowledgeable, came highly recommended, charged a premium. My agent touted him as a «deal killer.»
He made some good observations about the home I eventually bought. However, after taking possession, I discovered he missed a couple of obvious things. The biggest one was a leak in the garage roof. The wood damage from the leak is in plain sight from within the garage– nothing to remove, no attic or space to crawl into. You barely need to look up. The wall near the leak has a large swath of stained drywall that soaked up the water. He performed the inspection in the beginning of 2016, right after several days of consistent rain. This will cost me big money to repair.
He also missed an electrical connection that is clearly not to code, also in plain sight. Not talking about a small electrical outlet, but rather a huge light fixture that requires a dedicated connection instead powered by an attached extension cord stapled to the roof.
Neither of these items, along with a couple of lesser ones were mentioned in my report or the walkthrough I took with Sean.
Any inspector’s defense is that there’s no way he or she can catch everything. And that’s true. I accept that. However, for the amount of detail he went into for many other things that really didn’t matter or require repair, these oversights seem so duh-​huh in comparison.
I believe that since the house overall appeared nicely maintained, he consciously or otherwise produced an inspection report to suit. Hard to say it Sean, but I did not get my money’s worth.

I have been working with Sean for years. Very thorough inspections. Shows up on time and is incredibly knowledgeable.

I hate writing bad reviews as I know it can affects someone’s livelihood but in this case I felt I needed to. Sean is the nicest guy, no doubt about that. My realtor said she has used him several times and so he may have just had a really off day when he inspected our home. The problem is is that his mistakes or lack of care ended up costing us thousands :(After receiving a pretty positive home inspection we purchased the house and within a week found numerous problems that should have been picked up including gas leaks! My baby was sleeping close to a gas leak :(We also have issues with the hot water, drainage in shower and various other things that an inspection would have picked up. Really disappointed to say the least. When I emailed him he sent a polite but dismissive response. Again, really nice guy but my experience of his work is just that he didn’t inspect our home properly.

The inspection was fabulous. First, Sean was on time. That means a lot to me, especially since we had a tight schedule. Second, he’s a UCLA Bruins fan and the game was on and he brought a radio. Killer.
Now for the meat of the business. Sean was really careful to explain everything to us during the inspection. He told us what he was doing, what he found, and what that meant to us (and out budget). We’re buying a bank owned property that’s vacant– which means there are no tenants to talk to or any disclosures– so the inspection is extra important. I have full confidence that Sean gave us a thorough and honest report.
What’s also great about Sean is that he brings a computer and printer with him to give you your report on the spot. He also e-​mails it to all the necessary parties. This means the burden of paperwork on me is reduced– and that’s also a worth it’s weight in gold.