Doug did a fantastic job with our home inspection and was extremely thorough. He spent hours…read moreinspecting the house, even though it was a new house. He is very reasonably priced and top rate. I highly recommend him!

Guy works for the client to make sure your money is well spent. Extremely thorough and ensures you…read morego to the buyer's understanding what needs to be done before purchasing a home. I found him to be extremely trustworthy, hardworking and communitive to help me understand what needs to be done. I strongly recommend him if you're purchasing a home.

No Mr. Occhino, I am neither a real estate agent nor a person who is angry that your inspection…read moreturned up problems in their home. A disgruntled person who lost money due to one of your reports would be a convenient explanation for my review of you. That is not the case here. I wrote my review as a public service to others. By the way, if this negative review of you should be ignored because the person writing it is not a verifiable client of yours, who is to say the people with names like Regular J. and Mh M were your actual clients writing honest reviews? One reviewer said you gave them names of contractors to contact which seems unethical if you are the one telling them they need to fix something. It is obvious from your response you were not an English teacher. Your "poor me" tirade is littered with misspellings and run-on sentences. Also, it is "due diligence," not "due-diligent" and the phrase is not hyphenated. Since you are so fond of seminars, perhaps you should take a couple on grammar and punctuation so the reports you generate will be readable. There are no nefarious reasons for the review I gave and your attempt to try to tie it to phantom people out there who lost money and have an axe to grind is laughable. If you feel I was wrong in the way I evaluated your lack of skills, you were certainly free to correct the record with your response. You did not even attempt to refute what I said about your paper thin credentials. Instead, you rambled on about people's rights and then you just reiterated what I had said about the importance of hiring a qualified inspector when purchasing a house. Being a licensed inspector does not automatically make you a qualified inspector. There is a very distinct difference. There are many good inspectors out there that know their stuff. You are just not one of them. You obtained a license to be an inspector by listening to online seminars and it is really a shame that both the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the State of Rhode Island set such a low bar for issuing home inspector licenses to people like you. It allows you and others to hold yourselves out to the public as experts, qualified to render opinions about all the important systems of a home. You just do not have the kind of experience you should have under your belt to be giving people such vital advice. You might be a very convincing and affable person but you are essentially a hack. When people hire a home inspector before making a home purchase, they should be getting opinions from real professionals who have a history in the building industry. They should not be getting half baked advice from a former math teacher who may have tinkered around his own house for years applying band aids to his pipes and electrical wires and who now thinks he's an expert. Simply put, you should be required to have years of experience in the building industry before you are issued a building inspector's license. It would be prudent for MA and RI to beef up their requirements for home inspectors so people like Mr. Occhino are not allowed to take a couple of online seminars, pass a test, pay a fee, put up a fancy website touting their skills, and hold themselves out to the public as experts in everything from building integrity to plumbing and electrical wiring when they have never worked in that field. They also get to charge exorbitant fees that are not commensurate with their knowledge. In this case, you certainly do not get what you pay for. Anyone who thinks an online seminar can replace years of hands-on experience in the building industry is a fool. Mr. Occhino's decades spent in the high school math department falls far short of the requirements needed for professions like pipe engineer, master builders, electricians, and plumbers. Even general construction workers most likely have more knowledge than Guy Occhino because they are actually building the houses Occhino is supposedly qualified to inspect. Anyone deciding to buy a house or to not buy a house based on Mr. Occhino's advice should think twice. Or better yet, just hire a home inspector with the right credentials to truly inspect and evaluate your property. You are not going to class to listen to a former high school teacher educating you about a thermostat, you are buying a house. Dispense with Mr. Occhino's 4 or 5 hours of fluff and nonsense and hire an inspector who can determine whether or not the house you are about to buy is a sound investment.

Ron Gower won't disappoint, a real professional. And for home inspections he's very thorough.read more

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Inspection was done with good attention to details. Most issues were identified in the inspection…read morereport. Worth the money spent on this report. We needed accurate list of current issues to make our decision to buy a property. This was exactly what we needed! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

We had a great experience during our buyer's inspection! Thomas was excellent. He was on time and…read morevery diligent inspecting the entire house. He answered all of our questions well and had the report ready for us the next day. Everyone at the company was very easy to work with.

Hearthstone failed to notice free standing lead pipes and asbestos in the basement. A plumber…read morenoticed the lead in less than a minute after walking in our basement. The inspector also came back for a follow-up inspection after work was completed but only wanted cash as it wasn't an official inspection. His boss was unaware of this visit when I followed up with my concerns. I would not use this company moving forward, nor recommend them to others.

Prompt and professional. They helped us avoid a bad purchase and gave us the confidence to move…read moreahead with a better one. Their reports are very detailed and they are happy to answer any questions.

Tom is the best! Made the inspection process simple and really reassured me throughout the process…read more I highly recommend! Fantastic service start to finish.

One of the most thorough and professional home inspections I have ever received. Tom is truly a…read moremaster of his craft and found things I would have never noticed to check, and I'm pretty astute when I look over a property. I won't be using anyone else in the Fall River area from now on, Tom is prompt, professional and helped give me piece of mind going into my first multifamily investment property. Look no further for a home inspector, Quality check is quality. Spend the money before you buy a property to get a good home inspection it can pay back dividends in avoiding costly repairs you didn't notice yourself. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure...

David was recommended by my agent and I'm so glad I had his expertise to inspect our potential…read morefuture home! He was incredibly thorough, knowledgeable, and patient in explaining what he was looking for, what he found, and what it meant (especially considering I know nothing about the inner-workings of a home). He also kindly pointed out things I'd need to know as a future home owner, even walking me through demonstrations, like using the fireplace, unhinging the windows, etc. He charges a very reasonable price as well. I would absolutely hire him again for future inspections, and for the other services he offers (i.e. pest control).

David provides an excellent service to buyers, with quick availability, attention to detail,…read morepersonable and thoughtful explanations, quick turnaround on the written report and photos, and help with any clarification after the report. He was recommended to me by Monalisa Aguiar, my realtor. He was prompt, professional, detailed, and incredibly knowledgable. I will definitely hire him again. Thanks Dave!