All I can say is wow! if you are the buyer purchasing a property, this is the company you want…read moredoing your home inspection because 1) they are extremely thorough; 2) they are honest and 3) their prices are fair.

Jake is a lifesaver! My mother is elderly and was very nervous about buying a new home. I did my…read moreresearch and found VA State Inspections. He was incredibly thorough and explained everything to my mother (often 2x) Extremely courteous and intelligent. This is a veteran who served our country and you can see how passionate he is about making sure people are safe in their home. My mom is now comfortably in her new home with no issues. Never buy a home without an inspection...

I've had nothing but good experiences with this home inspection company. Carynn answers the phone…read moreand is wonderful to work with to schedule an inspection. Both Dallas and Ken are good inspectors who do a thorough job, and take the time to explain any problems they find with the buyers. My longtime home inspector and friend retired from the business and I am grateful to have found my go-to home inspection company.

I'm in the process of moving to Virginia and have started the home buying process along the way…read more Ken did our inspection and he was thorough, efficient, professional, and very clear on the things he was seeing. This made me very confident in deciding how to proceed. Highly recommend!

The best home inspector in the market. responds quickly, is early for appointments, and super…read morethorough. And might I say easy to talk to and explains everything. Signature home inspections is your only choice to ensure you get what you pay for when you go to the closing table!

I highly recommend First Glance Home Inspection to your bank.  Mr. Emenaker is very professional…read moreand detail oriented.  He showed up on time and was very thorough throughout the inspection.  He allowed me to walk with him through the inspection and answered any questions, every item that he found a deficiency with. He showed  it to me and offered his advice on if it needed to be repaired/replaced by a service professional or if it is something that could be handled as a DIY project.  Mr Emenaker is very professional and respectful of the property that he is working with, even down to the little details of making sure that he is wearing boot coverings as to not track dirt through the house.  His report is very detailed complete with pictures and video clips, it even provides a detailed breakdown of every problem that was identified.  Mr. Emenaker even went as far as to help me fix a leak in the shower that started when he arrived, and once it was out of his scope of what he could do, he told me exactly what I needed to do and what I needed to buy in order to fix the problem.  I highly recommend him for any property inspection.

Awesome service! Will definitely use again/recommend as needed. The owner, James, is a fire fighter…read moreand honors military families. We had to reschedule our inspection and they were very accommodating. James completed our inspection thoroughly and in a timely manner and we received our inspection report the same day! Thank you very much!

I had a home inspection done by this company in early December of 2025. I understand that home…read moreinspectors aren't specialists in every aspect of your home, but for the price you pay, you expect them not to miss a lot of items. After closing on the house in January and moving in last month, we've come to find many items that he missed on his inspection. The downstairs toilet was loose and not level, leading to wax ring failure which I had to fix. The refrigerator was full of mold(he checked all appliances) which I had to get replaced. He missed the burned outlet behind the fridge. He went up into the attic but missed leaks in the roof which were found by a reputable roofing company during their estimate. I'm disappointed in how much was missed considering how highly rated this company is.

Encompass validated my concerns was not dismissive in anyway. The price was $390 for a home…read moreinspection. It was reasonable and honestly other mainstream companies would've charged more for poor quality work so I'm glad I went with encompass. My main concern was sweating vents in loft that was flipped from an attic, and Jayson did infrared imaging and saw that there was less insulation around it, which was having the heat hit all the cold air coming out causing sweating . Encompass provided me an online binder to see all of the notes. Once again, this was a great price with great quality and the electronic binder.

Greg was recommended to me by my realtor. I was extremely satisfied and happy that she gave his…read morenumber for me to call. By the end of his inspection I felt confident that it was a very thorough and detailed inspection. I walked with Greg during the inspection and he answered each and every one of my questions with the confidence that only comes from experience and know how. I would recommend Greg to anyone who might need a home inspector. I am also keeping his card on my refrigerator as the first person I will call when I need something done that I cannot do since he is also a general contractor.

Hired them to do a home inspection for us. Only to close on the home and find a slew of issues that…read moreweren't caught by the home inspector that he should have definitely noticed. Seek help elsewhere.

Chris, of Redtail Building Services, is always prompt, friendly and knowledgeable! He is very…read more thorough and points out safety concerns that require immediate attention and those items that are simply maintenance issues. Plenty of pictures, diagrams and arrows etc. He is the only Home Inspector whom I recommend !

Bells Mill Inspection Services was a great choice for our home inspection. This was the first time…read moreme and my fiancé have bought a home and we didn't want any surprises later down the road. We loved the first home we were shown and had Ben come to inspect. It was a much older house so we expected some things to be wrong, but, that was definitely an understatement. Ben was very thorough with the home inspection and walked us through the process step by step to make sure we understood everything he was seeing. He showed us all kinds of things that we would have never been able to see on our own that could have been damaging to our health and the value of the house. We soon found out that that house was not for us with his assistance. His report was just as informative and helpful with even more detail that we could have imagined. He saved us from buying a massive money pit! We soon found another house and of course had Ben come to inspect this one as well. With another thorough walkthrough and him explaining everything he saw in this new house we found our new home. We have been here a few months and just like I wanted, no surprises! Thank you Ben for your assistance and being so informative. We are happy in our new home and couldn't have done it without you. I highly recommend using Bells Mill Home Inspection Services for a great home inspection!

Ben came out to do a home inspection for us when we just purchased our first home in Norfolk, VA…read more We could not be more satisfied - he was excellent and made the process very easy for us! First he made the scheduling easy. Both my wife and I work, and Ben was great about working around our schedules. His work ethic at the house was terrific - no stone went unturned, and we felt he was incredibly thorough (we saw him drenched in sweat after combing through the attic, in August). The best part, though, was Ben's "presentation" of his work. He took us around all 3 floors, inside and outside, to personally show us what he had found and explained (in detail) how everything worked. Also, this was a FSBO and the seller also happened to be there during the inspection. While other inspectors may have ignored or been uneasy around the seller, Ben (after running it by us first) ALSO showed the seller the issues he discovered, in a nice and explanatory way that really eased what could have been a tense afternoon. After all this, he worked up a great report for us with tons of pictures, that detailed each issue and was even ranked in order of severity (so we knew what to ask for on the PICRA, and what could wait). In our case, Ben noticed an issue with the way that the fireplace/chimney was set up, that he felt needed to be inspected by a chimney professional (ask for a "Level 2" inspection, he told us). The following day, he called to ask if we had any questions, and also re-emphasized the importance of having the chimney inspected. As we were already blown away with his work, we took Ben's advice and paid for the setup of the chimney to be inspected. Of course Ben's hunch was right on the money, and it ended up saving us about $3,000 in seller concessions for the repair. We'd give him 6 stars if we could!