We had a new build inspected by TJ Shefner with Bennett Home Inspections. Excellent report and…read moreevery detail of home was covered. We give the highest recommendation for their service and appreciate the confidence we were allowed to have due to the level of professional inspection.

Knowledgeable and happy to explain…read more We used Bennett Home Inspections before you moved into our newly built home in Orchards. Geoff was excellent at explaining what he would do, how he would do it, and what it would be mean for us. He was on-time for our meeting and inspection and maintained a good line of communication during the process. Once he was done he took the time to not only explain the findings but the report and how we could use it to its fullest. The report is provided as a website, which allows it to be very thorough and easy to navigate once you get a guided tour. He helped us understand what we needed to take the builders, provide detailed documentation of issues that need to be addressed, and afterward checked in to see how it all went. Our home is in a New Construction development as such all of our neighbors are in new homes built by the same builder. While few have had any serious issues come up we have heard them gripe about small things that were not noticed or taken care of before moving in. The resulting work to correct the problem has created headaches for our them. When they do gripe I can't help but think of how we've had very few issues (knock on wood) and feel like Geoff had something to do with that. In short, I have no regrets about hiring Bennett Home Inspection and feel it has been well worth the money saving us time, inconvenience, and peace of mind.

Danny from Inspections West was fantastic! He was super thorough and knowledgeable, and so patient…read morewith all my questions. I felt confident in his assessments and appreciated all the pictures he took to support his findings. I highly recommend Danny to anyone in need of a home inspection.

Danny was outstanding, prompt, professional, thorough, patient with our questions during the photo…read morepresentation of the findings on site, quick to submit the detailed report with photos documenting items to address within hours of the long 2 hour inspection. Highly recommend Danny and his services. Thank you, Danny!

Very professional! He was very detailed in his report and…read morevery honest. Good integrity and I trust using these services. I recommend anyone whose a first time buyer to go with Boggs Inspections. He even took photos of every thing and was very detailed with including this in his report. He was nice, personable and made me feel comfortable through the entire process. Booking him was super easy and they even managed to squeeze me in last minute! I called on a Wednesday and BAM! Come Thursday he was inspecting :) The water wasn't hooked up and he is coming back free of charge to finish the inspection. Like I said if you need a reliable, trustworthy company to work with go with Boggs inspections. Especially if you are a first time buyer. Its vital to have someone you know thats going to thoroughly inspect your home.

I had previously rated this service highly but that was before I learned that the inspector had…read morecompletely missed or ignored the fact that the previous owner had sealed up the attic vents, which was openly visible to anyone checking the attic space. There was mold throughout the insulation in the attic since all of the moisture had been contained in there and I had to have it all removed and replaced and have someone remove the covers from the air vents. I cannot imagine how the inspector missed something so significant and it cost me a great deal of money to repair it.

We've worked with many different home inspectors previous to this experience with Christopher at…read more1st Choice. I'm so happy I never have to look for a home inspector again. As long as he's in business, this is who we'll use. The level of professionalism, knowledge, and personal attention he gives is unparalleled in the industry. He took the time to go over his findings, and photos, in person, at the inspection. I've never had that kind of service before. His prices are extremely competitive, and he is extremely competent and excellent at what he does.

From the owner: Full visual home inspections. Roofing Material and Structure, Chimneys, Attic Space,…read moreVentilation, Exterior siding, Windows, Decks, The foundation and crawl space, Attached Garage, All Interior area's, Appliances, Fencing, Driveways and walkways, Electrical and plumbing systems, HVAC system and much more. I take my time and I am exceptionally thorough. I will also make sure all your questions are answered. I am there to be of service to you! ​

They came out and roofed my house while I was purchasing it. The City inspector came out to inspect…read morea chimney we had put in and noticed there was no permit for the roof done by this company and said they were going to fine us. He inspected it and noticed there were NO roof vents put on so they had to come back out and put them on. I contacted my real estate agent and told her what was going on. She ended up paying out of her own pocket for the permit for the roof. She should NOT have had to do that! Finally they finished and it passed inspection after that but then the main person Drew Bailey who owns the comapny said he'd come back correct our facia board out front. He told me he'd be back several times and never did. I then contacted my agent and told her, she in turn messaged him about it and his reponse to her was... "oh I was only doing it out of courtesy,Its not a requirement" . well He should have never told me this because he never kept his word. There is something shady about a company that uses a Gmail account for email and does not do the job proper..IE permit and ventcaps etc. BE WARNED. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!

I have used DB roofing for several roofs in my real estate and home remodel business. He has always…read morebeen timely and decently priced. However, the last roofing job he did for me (duplex roof) there was some leaking into the home. He sent out a couple of guys a couple of times and they did some repairs but the leak continued. The last time I talked to Drew personally and he assured me he was going to come out personally with a helper. He has never shown up since. He will not return my calls or text messages now. I am greatly disappointed in how this is going. I am left to try and recover some of my costs through the State of Washington. I cannot in good conscience recommend him for any jobs. Paul Gaskins

Lexar's owners will tell you they are a custom/semi-custom builder, but they miss the mark…read more Overall our home seems to be well built, but we had many problems along the way and are still having them as no one from Lexar is responding, even after our 'one year walk-thru. In our initial meetings with Brian (a co-owner) and Lynette, we specified several things we wanted in our home. We got about half of them. I had said I wanted shower valves which had separate flow and temperature controls, but while the plumber was installing them, I asked if they were the type I had asked for and was told no. I checked with Lexar and was told that those would cost me more than $200. more. I let it go. I had told them that I wanted two electrical circuits to each room so that if we had a switch, outlet or breaker go bad, the room wouldn't be totally without power requiring an extension cord until the problem was fixed. The house is wired so that when one breaker is tripped, nearly half of the house is black, no ceiling fan/ light or outlets operating in nearly half of the house. Trip another breaker and nearly half of the rest of the house is powerless. On rainy days when the wind blows from the North or the West, I get puddles of water from underneath the roll up garage door. The caulking job on our siding could have been done better by children with about an hour of instruction. Instead of taking the 4 to 6 months for the build as we had been told, it was a week short of taking 10 months. This was partly because there were two two-week periods in the summer when there wasn't one subcontractor on the premises. Their concrete contractor was totally in the dark about codes in Cowlitz County as the steps from the garage 'man door' failed to pass inspection twice. Being under the gun to get into the house, I poured a final step which was holding up the approval. Their framing crew supervisor got dinged for not having a double-stud in a bathroom wall, per the blueprints. Trying to skate on this, he slid a stud down behind the tub surround to make it look like it was double studded, but the inspector found it and ultimately, they had to remove the exterior sheathing from the house where the stud was located in order to install it per the plans. When the wall texture was about to be applied, I asked the owner of the company which has subcontracted the job how much more it would cost me for a 'knock down texture' and was told that he only did light and medium orange peel. At one point, his employees used a brand new shop vacuum (I had borrowed from a neighbir since my tools were still in CA) to suck up wet wall texture and left it to dry inside for me to clean up (took over 2 hours). So much for 'semi-custom'. My wife & I come from an area where houses are built on on-grade slab foundations and we made this clear from the get go. The other co-owner, Dave, had initially visited our property and, after shooting it with a transit, left me with a change order for over $20,000 for excavation and a stem wall due to the slope of the land. I got it done by another contractor for a lot less and that wasn't even the lowest bid I got. It wasn't until the walls were up and the roof on that we were informed that we would either have to build a deck on the back of the house or would have to literally board up our living room 8' slider and our bedroom 6' slider. Money being short by now, we had to quickly enlist the help of several friends to get the deck done in time so as not to delay the final inspection approval. At the time of this review, Dave and Brian have made the one-year walk through and been shown the less than desirable results, including the garage door leak and have done nothing. Since then, we have made friends with a couple who also had a Lexar home built about a year earlier than ours and had some problems which have NOT been addressed.