Before the deal closes
Realtors & home inspectors
A standard home inspection does not go down the drain. On a mid-century Jacksonville house, that is the line that matters most.
Riverside, Avondale, Springfield, San Marco, Ortega and Murray Hill are full of houses sitting on their original cast iron and clay, under mature live oaks. A sewer line on one of those properties can be a routine cleaning or a five-figure replacement, and nothing visible during a walkthrough distinguishes the two.
We schedule inside inspection periods, which are short and immovable, and get footage back the same day so it can inform a negotiation rather than arrive after it. The report says what we saw, where, and how serious it is, without inflating it into a scare and without soft-pedalling it either.
Worth inspecting when
- The house was built before about 1985
- Mature oaks or palms sit over the line
- There is any history of drain trouble disclosed
- The property has been vacant for a long period
- It is on septic rather than municipal sewer
What the buyer gets
- Recorded footage of the full main line run
- A written summary of condition and any faults
- Faults located by depth and position
- A straight severity assessment, not a sales pitch
We are not trying to kill your deal
Most lines we inspect are fine, and we say so plainly when they are. A clean report is worth exactly as much to a buyer as a bad one, and inflating findings to sell repair work would end our referrals within a month.
Straight answers
Questions about realtors & inspectors
How fast can you get out during an inspection period?
Usually within a day or two, and we prioritize inspection-period work because the deadlines are real and immovable. Footage and the written summary come back the same day we attend.
What if you find a problem?
You get footage, a located fault and a severity assessment, which is what lets a buyer negotiate on evidence. We will also tell you honestly when something is a maintenance item rather than a deal issue.
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Call and talk to a person. You get a straight answer on what it is, what it costs, and when we can be there.