Midland County inspection file
If you need a home inspector in Midland, you are probably on a schedule. Relocation timelines here run tight. Fisher Home Inspections has been inspecting houses, condos and commercial buildings since 1997, and our residential home inspection includes a thermal scan with a report that comes back fast.
Moving in from out of state and searching home inspector near me from a hotel room? Call us. You will talk to the person who does the inspection.
A lot of Midland buyers are new to town, buying on a short trip with a start date already set. That is why report speed matters here. We get the report to you quickly, written so you can read it on a phone in an airport and still understand what needs attention.
A good home inspector in Midland should also be reachable after the inspection. We are. Questions by call or text are part of the job.
Midland has more mid-century modern architecture than almost any town its size, much of it by Alden B. Dow or influenced by him. Those houses are beautiful. They also bring low-slope roofs, flat roof drainage, radiant floor heat and big expanses of glass.
We look closely at roof membranes, interior drains, flashing where roof planes meet, and the age of the window seals. Thermal imaging is especially useful on these homes.
The May 2020 dam failures upriver at Edenville and Sanford put water into a lot of Midland basements, and some houses on the market today were repaired after that flood. Some repairs were excellent. Some were quick.
We look for water lines, replaced drywall, new mechanicals in an older house and moisture readings that don't add up. If anything looks off, mold testing answers the question directly.
Condo buyers often assume the association covers everything outside the drywall. Not always. We inspect the unit's own systems, including furnace, water heater, electrical panel, plumbing, windows and appliances, and note visible issues with shared roofs, balconies and common walls so you know what to ask the association.
Roughly 30 percent of our business is commercial. In Midland that means office buildings, retail spaces, small medical and professional buildings, and multi-unit rentals. Our commercial building inspections cover the roof, structure, HVAC, electrical and plumbing, and we write the report for owners and lenders, not just engineers.
Michigan sits on soils that can release radon, and you can't smell it or see it. A radon test during your inspection period is the only way to know the level in that particular house. We run the test ourselves, so the results come back to the same people who inspected the house.
Head out toward Coleman, Hope or past Sanford and city water gives way to private wells. Lenders usually want a water sample for those homes, and you should too. We do water quality testing in-house, including the versions FHA, VA and RD loans require.
We include a thermal scan with every house inspection. On a Midland ranch from the 1960s, it shows where attic insulation thinned out and where air leaks around old windows. On a recent build, it can catch a missed insulation bay or a plumbing leak in a wall before the drywall hides it for good.
Chad Fisher comes from a family of builders. His grandfather built custom homes for more than 65 years, and Chad has been in the trades since he was a kid. That background shows up in how findings are explained. When you hire a home inspector in Midland through us, you also get a starting point for maintaining the house after closing, so the report keeps being useful after you move in.
Chad was very professional and punctual. Got the job done in a very reasonable amount of time took the time to explain things very well.
Chad is a great dude. Does quality, professional work and doesn’t miss anything. He definitely knows his trade. Would highly recommend him to anybody!
Midland is one corner of the Tri-Cities triangle. We also take Saginaw inspection appointments and Bay City house inspections most weeks.
If you are in Sanford or Freeland and searching home inspection near me, we cover those towns as well. A home inspector in Midland County should know the lake communities and the farm roads, not just the subdivisions near downtown.
Give us the address and your timeline. We will confirm a date, tell you which tests fit the property, and get your report back while you still have room to negotiate. That is what you should expect from a home inspector in Midland.
