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Delivering high quality home inspection services to the pioneer valley since 2006

If you’re buying a house in Hampden or Hampshire county of western Massachusetts, Borges Home Inspections can offer you a thorough inspection and detailed report with personable service at price that is more than competitive. Also certified for wood destroying insect inspections, as well as Radon gas measurement.

Price

Pricing depends on the size of the house and distance, call for an exact quote for your specific property. But generally speaking, small houses and condos start under $400, and adding a wood destroying insect inspection is usually under $100. The latest equipment in active monitors are used for a 48 hour Radon gas measurement, which starts at $100.

Reporting

All Massachusetts home inspectors conform to Commonwealth of Massachusetts Regulations 266, but there is no standard format for report writing. Even in 2024, Some inspectors still use check boxes, carbon copy sheets, and short hand-written narratives. Borges Home Inspection reports will stand out from the rest. Most reports average 50-60 pages per house, outlining not only pictures and descriptions of concerns, but also diagrams and suggestions for improvement, even maintenance tips for the future. A PDF of the report will be emailed to you the same day as the inspection.

Home Inspectors are limited to a visual assessment of a house. Investment in technologies and tools push the limits of what can be achieved with a home inspection.

Technology

Multiple thermal imaging cameras help spot leakage or lack of insulation in ceilings and behind walls.
Digital cameras with extreme zoom capabilities, (3000mm equivalent!)
Double-entry active Radon monitors that take hourly readings and graph the results. These are considered the most accurate and fastest Radon measurement.
Handheld, non-destructive moisture meters to determine if a stain is an active leak or a past problem.
Research using past satellite and street view imagery to help determine the age of the roof.
Smartphone-based cloud inspection software so more time can be spent talking to my clients, not taking notes.

Service

Borges Home Inspections works for you and only you. The goal is never to influence your decision to purchase, but to find as many concerns as possible and explain why, so you can make your own informed decisions, and plan for the future. We don’t make any more or less money based on how many problems are found, or whether or not you end up buying the house. We keep copies of every report we write and every picture we take during an inspection for over a decade, and will be available for consultation long after the inspection.

…Entertainment?

“The addresses are anonymous. The findings are ridiculous”

The bad, head-scratching, and just plain absurd things we find during a home inspection. Follow along as we inspect Jed’s house, a fictional DIYer whose cheapness and disregard for common sense knows no bounds.