We had Dominic perform a home inspection for us yesterday on a home that we are in the process of purchasing. I contacted Dominic on Monday, 07/21 to schedule the home inspection after being referred to him by our realtor as one of three potential home inspectors. After reviewing all three here on Angie’s List, I opted to call Dominic first. As we are in somewhat of a time crunch, I was prepared to go with whomever could fit us in soon. I called Dominic on 07/21 to request an appointment. He answered his phone professionally and when I explained that both my husband and I wanted to be there for the inspection and as such would need a late afternoon/early evening appointment, he was able to accommodate us on 07/24 – only three days later at 3 p.m., which worked out very well for us. Dominic arrived on time (he was there even before I got there) and by 3 p.m. had already been up on the roof and done the roof inspection. He spent the next 3 hours inspecting the entire house from the roof down to the crawl space. He was very professional, congenial and patient with both my husband and me as we both interrupted him to ask questions from time to time. He answered all of our questions and explained many times what he was doing and what he was looking for. After completing the inspection, he sat down with the two of us and our realtor, explained the entire inspection and showed us all of the photos that he had taken. He made note of all of the major issues found in the house as well as any serious safety concerns. He was patient with our questions and explained everything in terms even someone like me could understand within reason. At the end of the debriefing, he explained that he would send the report over to both us and our real estate agent the next day and would include a link to all of the photos that he had taken. We concluded our business at about 6:20 p.m. By 9:30 a.m. the next morning, 07/25, Dominic had emailed the report to us and to our real estate agent, including a link to all of the photos that he had taken. The report is very well written — it has a cover page that explains the findings broken out by what type of issue was found (e.g., “Major,” “Safety,” Repair Items,” “Improvement Items,” etc.). This makes it easy to understand, it’s well documented and is also easy to use during the negotiations with the seller regarding what we would like fixed prior to closing. We were extremely satisficed with the services that Dominic performed for us and would not hesitate to recommend him highly as a home inspector. As a side note, he did honor the coupon that he offers here on Angie’s List – in fact, he gave me $35 off the quoted price instead of only $30. I asked my husband (who is a carpenter and a foreman for commercial construction) just this morning what he thought about the inspection that Dominic performed and he told me that he thought it was very thorough and he was quite pleased. We highly recommend Dominic!
