Buying a home
Comprehensive Home Inspection
Roof, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, foundation and seawall, written up in a plain-English report you can actually use at the negotiating table.
Chapter 01
What a Brevard house is quietly carrying
A house can look fine from the driveway and still be hiding the expensive part. My comprehensive inspection covers the four systems that cost the most when they fail: the roof, the electrical system, the plumbing and the HVAC. I also assess foundations and seawalls, which matters on a lot of Merritt Island and Brevard County properties that sit on the water.
Salt air, summer moisture and age do their work on every one of those systems. Corroded panel hardware, a water heater that has been leaking slowly, a condenser that has outlived its drain line, a roof that looks sound until you are standing on it. After 23 years in construction, I know where those problems start, so I go looking there first.
Inspector with a clipboard reading an open interior breaker panel
Roofline to seawall, in the order the house was built
I work the property from the outside in. The roof and exterior come first, then the attic or crawl access, the electrical panels, the plumbing fixtures and supply and drain lines, and the HVAC system. On waterfront lots the seawall gets its own look, because the ground under a house is only as good as what holds it back.
If you would like to walk the house with me while I work, you are welcome to. Seeing a finding in person, with the panel cover off or the flashing in front of you, tells you more than a line in a report ever could.
Chapter 03
A report you can negotiate from
Plain language, every finding explained, nothing buried.
You get a detailed report that says what I found in words a first-time buyer can follow. Use it to ask the seller for repairs, to ask for a price adjustment, or to walk away knowing exactly why. Residential inspections start at $250, based on square footage, and I am available Monday through Saturday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, anywhere in Brevard County.
Residential inspections start at $250, based on square footage. Florida home inspector licence HI13003. Call (321) 458-4816 and ask for Jim.
From a first-time buyer
What the report was like to use
Looking at insurance paperwork next? The 4-point inspection and wind mitigation report are flat-rate, and you can see the rest of the work on the inspections page.
“Highly recommend Hoog's Home Inspections! Professional and prompt service. As a first time home buyer, I am extremely thankful for the detailed report I received from Jim. He provided very valuable information about my home and gave great suggestions on how to resolve issues found. He is extremely knowledgeable, a true master of his craft. I plan to hire Jim for future repairs in my home as well. Thank you for everything!”
Questions before you book? Hoog's Home Inspections answers the phone at (321) 458-4816, or you can send a message.