Shiawassee County inspection file
Owosso has some of the best old houses in mid-Michigan, and plenty of them have been split into apartments along the way. As a home inspector in Owosso since 1997, Fisher Home Inspections covers single-family homes, multi-family buildings and investment properties, with thermal imaging standard on every one.
Radon and mold testing are available on the same visit. If you searched home inspector near me from anywhere in Shiawassee County, we make the drive west from Flint.
Owosso's older neighborhoods are full of big houses from the lumber and railroad years, a few blocks from where Curwood Castle sits on the Shiawassee River. They are beautiful and they are complicated.
A home inspector in Owosso needs to know these houses well. We do.
Many of those big homes were cut into two, three or four units decades ago. Conversions bring their own risks: shared electrical services, questionable fire separation, added kitchens and baths tied into old plumbing. Our multi-family inspection looks at each unit and at the shared systems that tie them together.
Investors buy in Owosso because the numbers can work. They stop working when a roof, a boiler and an electrical service all need replacing in the first year. We put the expensive systems at the top of the report so you can run your numbers with real information. For larger buildings, our commercial property inspections cover the whole structure.
Every inspection includes a thermal scan. In an old Owosso house, it shows which walls have insulation and which don't, where moisture is sitting behind plaster and which electrical connections are running hot. In a multi-unit building, it can find problems inside a tenant's space without tearing anything open.
Old stone and brick foundations often have gaps that let soil gas in. We set up radon testing during the inspection so you have the number before your contingency deadline.
Damp basements and old plumbing leaks are common in a house that has been standing for a hundred years. If we see staining, smell must or pick up moisture on the thermal camera, mold testing will tell you what is there and how serious it is.
Clay and cast iron laterals under tree-lined streets are a common source of expensive repairs. A sewer scope inspection shows the condition of the line from the house to the street before you buy.
Homes on lower ground near the river can take on water. We check foundation walls, sump systems, grading and signs of past water, and we tell you whether the moisture we see is old history or an active problem.
Chad Fisher grew up in the construction trades and has been inspecting since 1997. When you hire a home inspector in Owosso from us, you get Chad or his one other inspector, a clear report and practical maintenance guidance for owning an older house.
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.
He went through every step of the way, and had top of the line equipment to analyze even the smallest of potential issues.
Owosso is our main stop in Shiawassee County. We also cover Chesaning home inspections to the north and Birch Run inspections up near I-75.
Searching home inspection near me from Corunna or Durand? We cover those towns as well. A home inspector in Owosso from Fisher works the whole county.
Tell us the address, the number of units and your deadline. We will schedule a home inspector in Owosso and set up radon or mold testing if the property calls for it.
