We retained Tom to do a home inspection for a home we were buying based on his experience and qualifications. I hate to write this review, as Tom was a very nice guy, but overall his services were costly for us. Unfortunately, we were very disappointed with the service he provided and it has cost us thousands of dollars as a result. Upon arrival, Tom was accompanied by an "assistant" who was introduced as a apprentice to Tom. I was a bit put off that Tom was not the person doing the entire inspection, as his qualifications were what prompted us to choose him. Nonetheless, we continued with the process. Tom walked us through the house, noting things like outlet covers missing, leaky faucets, etc. Nothing came to our attention with any major problems with the house. Fast forward three weeks later, we closed escrow and moved into the house. Upon moving in we found that both furnace systems were not working and it was the middle of winter. We literally froze until a repairman could come out and fix it. He stated the furnaces had several major problems with them and that most likely the A/C units were not functioning as well. Ductwork in the attic was falling apart as well. We were able to repair the downstairs furnace for $500 and the upstairs unit was completely unrepairable! We also were told there were several code violations on the furnace wiring and some additional electrical in the garage, which was never caught. The fireplace wall panel was completely burned out and when we had a gas fireplace installer come out, he balked at its condition and recommended we do not use the fireplace as it is an extreme fire hazard. The upstairs bedroom window was completely broken and would not open. Several of the window locks were broken as well. Why didn't the inspector open and close every window? We are now in our home and having to come up with thousands of dollars in unexpected repairs due to the lack of proper inspection on our property. If we had known that these issues were present, we may have considered another property or asked for seller concessions. Now we are out our inspection fee and money on repairs. read more

Very poor inspection of my new home. They did not report the decaying fence post and now the fence is about to fall over. Very negligible service. Ask your realtor to choose a better inspection company. read more

Tom is great, had him inspect our house prior to selling so we could choose to do any repairs before hand - fortunately we came back with nothing major and having the inspection already on hand helped get it sold faster. Definitely recommend speaking with B&R before putting your home on the market. read more

Tom and Brandy are absolutely amazing at what they do! They are professional, extremely knowledgeable & make all the terminology easy to understand. They are able to advise you and make recommendations which can save you lots of hassle moving forward. The quality of service they provide is priceless! read more

Our realtor recommended Tom at B & R. Tom was extremely knowledgeable and helpful and took the time to explain every problem area to us before purchasing our home. The report was easy to understand and we negotiated the purchase price of the house to include some of the minor repairs. $400 well spent to save us a few thousand now and likely thousands later on down the road. Thanks again! read more

When your about to purchase what is in most cases' the biggest investment of your life please have it inspected by the pros. B & R Enterprises offer the best home inspection service at affordable pricing. They do commercial buildings too! read more

Tom is very thorough with the home inspections he does. If you're making the investment to purchase a house either for yourself or for an investment property be sure you have B&R Enterprises do the inspection to make sure the home is clear and safe for you. read more

Save yourself and your home! Do not book an inspection with this company. Tom did an inspection on my new build home a few weeks ago; the entire inspection (large 5bedroom 3 bath home) lasted barely an hour - and at least 15 minutes of that was him just chatting and not actually inspecting anything. He spent most of the time just talking about the features with comments like "That's the best AC on the market" rather than actually inspecting anything. Most items found during Tom's inspection were because I pointed them out. He stated all appliances were checked and that the house was "near perfect." A few days after Tom's inspection I received a call from our builder stating THEY did an inspection and found many issues (not found by Tom) including that the brand new dishwasher's seal wasn't aligned (a manufacturer issue - meaning it was that way from the beginning) and that it leaked when ran. When this concern was brought up to Tom he stated he checked it but didn't run a full cycle. Our builder said it only took a few minutes for a very visible leakage of water to be seen. DOZENS of other very significant items have been found to be wrong with the house, delaying our move in multiple weeks so far and we STILL haven't moved in while all of the items (not found by Tom) are being fixed. I'm so disappointed in this service and wish I would have put my money in a company that truly works to inspect homes correctly. read more

As a young couple my wife and I are very green with the home inspection process. Tom was very patient and calm in walking us through all the steps. Recommended some possible options with different situations and he worked very well with the realtor. We ended up passing on this house, but the next house we make and offer on will absolutely involve Tom and his staff. read more

My wife and I purchased a home at the beginning of this year, prior to closing we hired B&R to do the inspection, all came back good. He told us, and wrote in the report, that we had minor repairs, mostly cosmetic, and the one major problem was not having a fire rated door. Great we thought! Fast forward 7 months..... We had to re wire the entire house, and had plumbing issues and had an active gas leak. The plumbing issues, were from old pipes that had some issues that needed to be addressed, also the water main was all wrong, we couldn't shut off water to the house to replace the broken pressure regulator. This should've been seen and put into the report, since it sticks out of the ground. The electrical is where we really had a problem, the previous owners were very much DIYers and did a lot of the electrical work themselves. We hired a licensed contractor to come in and do some remodeling work for us. Day 1 of them being in the house, no demo had even begun, when the electrician started showing us major problems. Almost none of the outlets had been wired correctly, and when they went to remove an old lighting fixture, they found LIVE WIRE not connected to anything! We also replaced the appliances in the kitchen to find gas leaking from the main under the house. Once the cut into the floor we could smell the gas. It was clear that B&R never went under the house. Our contractor asked for the contact info for B&R and he called numerous times and no one ever returned his, mine, or my wife's calls. At the end of the day, we didn't blow up, and we got all of our problems fixed. We are really disappointed, and frustrated with the home inspection process and felt that we paid money for nothing. We ended up spending thousands of dollars in repairs, that we should negotiated out of the seller. read more

I would rate this business less than one star if that were an option. Tom was a nice enough guy but he stated in our inspection report that several items were in fair or good condition that were not, costly us thousands and thousands of dollars. We bought a home this past year and using B&R Enterprises was arranged through our Realtor at Gateway Kappel & Kappel. Tom reported that the bathroom outlets were grounded properly. Turns out the Jacuzzi tub is not grounded with a GFCI plug at all. We attempted to have the on/off switch replaced and was told that it was not grounded and that this was a huge safety issue that can result in death. Tom said the windows in the home were serviceable. In the 1st room there are 4 windows, none of those 4 windows stay open. in the 2nd room there are 2 windows, none of those 2 windows stay open, 3rd room has 2 windows, 1 out of 2 stay open, same with the living room, 4 windows only 2 windows stay open, another room, 1 out of 2 windows stay open. Only one room; the kitchen, had 2 windows that both stayed open without being propped open. The inspection report says a sampling of windows were checked, so did he only check those 2 windows?? Was it the luck of the draw when he inspected them? Tom reported the ducting was okay, we had it inspected by HVAC when the unit started a loud whistling sound. The A/C company said they had never seen anything like it. The ducting was twisted and ran at 90 degree angles preventing airflow not to mention smaller ducting that was not uniform. Mind you, I had 4 different A/C companies check out the unit for estimates and they all agreed that the a/c was shot. Also, the bathroom vanity was installed over one the air vents forcing air into the bathroom cabinet. When I looked under the house at the venting I spotted it and I am a 68 year old disabled women with no knowledge in this field. The report stated the A/c unit was good. In fact it has a failed compressor that is leaking. The fan to the a/c does not work either. With the cold weather coming in we went to start the pellet stove...no surprise it does not work and was not mentioned in the report. Disappointed does not cover how I feel about this company and the service they provided to us. Had these items been reported properly we may have been able to negotiate the price of our home purchase to cover the very costly repairs needed. read more