A professional home inspection is a comprehensive visual examination of the systems, components and physical elements of a home. Commercial property inspections are similar in nature, but their scope is determined by the type, function and style of structure to be inspected. Stem to Stern Inspection Services' emphasis is on providing its Clients with a timely, objective and independent assessment of the condition of their prospective home or commercial property investment.
Buying a new home, commercial or investment property is a serious purchasing decision. You'll want to find out as much as you can about your prospective property, before you buy. This type of discovery can help you avoid costly surprise repairs and certain maintenance problems with your new home or commercial/investment property. Our professional inspection Report thoroughly advises you of what maintenance or repairs the property needs; we also help you anticipate what maintenance may be required to keep your home or commercial investment property in top operating condition.
Our professional inspections cover all of the major systems and structural components of the home or commercial property inspected. This includes the condition of the home or commercial property's structure, heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems, plumbing and electrical systems, roof, foundation, attic and visible insulation, walls, floors, doors, windows, decks, patios, porches, grounds, fireplaces and stoves, ventilation provisions, and parking facilities. Commercial property inspections may cover additional systems, as appropriate.
You aren't required to be present for your inspection. We recommend that if possible, you be present for at least 30 minutes toward the end of your physical inspection. Your professional inspection can be a valuable learning experience, and this is particularly true for first-time home and commercial property buyers, investors, and property owners who are committed to "self-service" or "self-managed" maintenance and upkeep of their investment.
Total on-site inspection time can vary widely; it will depend largely on the size, age and condition of the home or commercial property to be inspected. One and one-half (1.5) hours is typical for condominium inspections; two (2) to two and one-half (2.5) hours is typical for townhomes and smaller single-family homes, and two and one-half (2.5) to four (4) hours is typical for larger single-family and multi-family home inspections. For very large home and commercial properties (over 5,000 s.f.), high-value properties, very old (75+ years) properties, and properties in overall poor condition, inspections should be expected to take longer-than-average. Commercial property inspection times vary widely, depending-on property size and type.
Actually, you can; no law in llinois prevents you from doing so. On the other hand, even if you are very familiar with residential or commercial construction materials and practices, you may not possess the knowledge, training and experience of a well-qualified and experienced professional home and commercial property inspector. Stem to Stern helps you understand which property components might potentially fail, function improperly, or affect other building systems. Beyond the technical expertise and experience we bring, it's important to remember that your professional Stem to Stern inspector remains an impartial third party; we function as your most objective, independent and thorough advisor in your entire property acquisition process.
Our reports comprehensively evaluate and explain the present condition of your house or commercial structure, including needed repairs and suggested improvements and maintenance. There is simply no such thing as a "PERFECT" residential or commercial structure. It will be up to you, your professional real estate representative, and your attorney, if you're using one, to decide how any problems and issues that the inspection reveals should be addressed. Stem to Stern Inspection Services provides Chicago home buyers and Chicago commercial property buyers with an independent and objective property condition report, before buying; our experience provides you with the knowledge and comfort levels necessary to make logical, informed decisions in your real estate acquisition or selling process.
We can't and we won't. That's a conflict-of-interest. Your property repair, maintenance and upgrade needs will always be best-served by professionals who specialize in plumbing, electrical, roofing (and other) trade and craft specialties. Our sole professional purpose is to provide you with an unbiased, objective, and independent opinion on the present condition of your home or commercial property. Depending on the nature and magnitude of any issues or deficiencies uncovered during your comprehensive visual inspection, your inspector may recommend consulting with other qualified specialist contractors, if and as necessary.
We inspect Chicago and Chicagoland! If you need an inspection in or near the following cities, towns or subdivisions, please call us:
Addison, Algonquin, Alsip, Argo, Arlington Heights, Ashcroft, Aurora, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Batavia, Bedford Park, Bellwood, Bensenville, Berwyn, Big Rock, Bloomingdale, Blue Island, Bolingbrook, Bourbonnais, Bradley, Braidwood, Bridgeview, Bristol, Broadview, Bronzeville, Brookfield, Buffalo Grove, Burbank, Burr Ridge, Calumet City, Calumet Park, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Cary, Channahon, Chicago, Chicago Heights, Chicago Ridge, Cicero, Clarendon Hills, Coal City, Copper Leaf, Country Club Hills, Countryside, Crest Hill, Crestwood, Crete, Crystal Lake, Custer Township, Darien, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Diamond, Dixmoor, Dolton, Downers Grove, Dwight, Earlville, East Hazel Crest, Elburn, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, Elwood, Eola, Evanston, Evergreen Park, Farm Colony, Flossmoor, Ford Heights, Forest Park, Forest View, Fort Sheridan, Fox River Grove, Frankfort, Franklin Park, Gardner, Geneva, Glencoe, Glendale Heights, Glen Ellyn, Glenview, Glenwood, Godley, Hanover Park, Harvey, Harwood Heights, Hazel Crest, Hickory Hills, Highland Park, Highwood, Hillside, Hinckley, Hinsdale, Hodgkins, Hoffman Estates, Hometown, Homewood, Huntley, Indian Head Park, Inverness, Itasca, Joliet, Justice, Kaneville, Kankakee, Kendall Township, La Grange, La Grange Highlands, La Grange Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake Holiday, Lakelands, Lansing, Leland, Lemont, Lisbon Center, Lisle, Lockport, Lombard, Long Grove, Lynwood, Lyons, Manhattan, Manteno, Markham, Marseilles, Matteson, Maywood, Mazon, McCook, Melrose Park, Midlothian, Millbrook, Millington, Minooka, Mission Oaks, Misty Creek, Mokena, Monee, Montgomery, Mooseheart, Morris, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Newark, New Lenox, Niles, North Aurora, North Barrington, North Chicago, North Riverside, Norway, Oak Brook, Oak Brook Terrace, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Olympia Fields, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Oswego, Ottawa, Palatine, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Park Forest, Park Ridge, Peotone, Plainfield, Plano, Plattville, Prospect Heights, Raintree, Richton Park, Riverdale, River Forest, River Grove, Riverside, Robbins, Rockdale, Rolling Meadows, Romeoville, Sandwich, Saint Charles, Sauk Village, Schaumburg, Schiller Park, Seneca, Serena, Sheridan, Shorewood, Skokie, Somonauk, South Barrington, South Chicago Heights, South Elgin, South Holland, St. Charles, Steger, Stickney, Stonebridge, Strafford Woods, Streamwood, Sugar Grove, Summit, Sycamore, TallGrass, The Reserve, Thornton, Tinley Park, University Park, Vernon Hills, Verona, Villa Park, Warrenville, Wayne, West Chicago, Westchester, Western Springs, Westmont, Wheaton, Wheeling, White Eagle, Willow Springs, Willowbrook, Wilmette, Wilmington, Winfield, Winnetka, Wood Dale, Woodridge, Worth, Yorkville. Cook County, North Cook County, South Cook County, Dupage County, Grundy County, Kane County, Kendall County, Will County.
