Breakwater Inspections provided us with an extremely thorough home inspection report. John Howard…read morewas a pleasure to deal with. He is friendly, easy to work with and very professional. He was very timely in scheduling the inspection and proceeded to undertake a very comprehensive assessment of a property we are purchasing. His report is all encompassing and was very easy to understand. I would and will recommend Breakwater to anyone in need of a home inspection.

John Howard is honest, fair and very good at his job.read more

John was great to work with. He was very flexible with scheduling. He is knowledgeable,…read morepersonable and professional. I would highly recommend John to anyone in need of septic services.

I can recommend John for a septic inspection on your home. He was very professional, his report was…read moreclear and detailed and he was available for further clarifications.

Steven was incredibly thorough, professional and informative. We had many questions during and…read moreseveral follow-up questions afterwards and he responded immediately and was very helpful. We definitely recommend!

From the owner: Northeast Home Inspections provides the highest quality of service to ensure that you are informed…read moreabout every aspect of the home you are buying.

Wanting to get a second pair of eyes to review a home I was considering, I contacted Alliance Home…read moreInspections from Hampden, ME. The report was professional in appearance but I was not pleased with the level of detail - it was cursory at best and with roughly 50 significant technical problems with the home, nearly all were missed.

I want to share my experience with Alliance Home Inspections because I relied on their one year…read morewarranty inspection to catch a serious problem and was badly let down. I scheduled them to inspect my new home before the one year builder warranty expired and specifically told the inspectors that the builder had already been out four times trying to fix issues with the bathroom fan ventilation, and that I still suspected there was a problem. Despite that clear concern, their written report states that the bathroom fans were "hard piped to the exterior" and that "no major issues" were noted with the venting systems. After the inspection, I discovered that the ductwork and ventilation had in fact been installed improperly, which led to moisture damage and required nearly 4,000 dollars in repairs, including replacement and insulation of the bathroom fan piping, moving vents, and repairing moisture damaged ceiling areas. The repair invoice details extensive work: replacing piping for two bathroom fans, insulating the pipes, moving vents, and replacing the damaged ceiling in the main bedroom, along with new fan boxes and associated materials. These are not minor, hidden defects that suddenly appeared months later; they are exactly the type of problems I hired an inspector to identify while the builder's warranty was still in effect. When I raised this with Alliance, the response was essentially that their inspectors only check that the fans turn on and appear to vent outside, that they did not see anything visually wrong at the time, and that issues can arise months later due to condensation, poor builder craftsmanship, or other factors. They emphasized time limitations (about a two hour visit) and suggested the problem was more with the builder than with their inspection. I understand that a home inspection is limited and non invasive, and I do not expect inspectors to predict every future issue. But in my case, I explicitly flagged an ongoing, recurring problem with the bathroom ventilation, and the report still gave the venting systems a clean bill of health with no qualifications or recommendations for further evaluation before my warranty expired. Given the scope and cost of the repairs that were ultimately needed, I do not feel that Alliance provided the level of diligence and professional care I reasonably expected when I hired them for a critical one year warranty inspection. Because of this experience, I cannot recommend Alliance Home Inspections. If you are depending on an inspection to protect you before a builder's warranty runs out, I would strongly suggest looking elsewhere or, at minimum, getting an additional specialized evaluation for any system you already suspect may have problems.

Inspection on 12/26/23 turned out not to be needed due to the obvious poor condition of the house…read more Jeff did a brief walkthrough after we agreed he would prorate his time. His time totalled one hour for which I was charged $250.

We hired them as buyers of new property. Wonderful, useful, thorough home inspection, outside and…read moreinside, top to bottom. Clear, useful comments as we followed along followed up by a superb, clear written report. Handled water and air testing, as well. Careful reporting called out items of immediate concern. Final report included a very useful list of contractors for several kinds of related services.

We trusted our realtor to hire Peak Performance Home and Building Inspectors and what a naive…read moremistake as first-time home buyers. They inspected our 120-year-old farmhouse but overlooked a very long list of important things. They noted on the inspection to simply fix a few GFCI outlets, however, we ended up getting a separate electrical inspection (after we purchased the home) and learned we had knob and tube that needed $12,000 worth of electrical repairs. Peak Performance also claimed they couldn't inspect our septic because they "couldn't find it" - come to find out there was a septic leak into our basement and the basement was filled with effluent and ended up costing us over $10,000 to fix the septic issue that Gina and the team couldn't find. We also asked them if they found any mold, and they said no. 8 months later, our tenant has mold toxicity and is very sick. During renovations, we not only found toxic black mold, but asbestos in the walls and none of this was disclosed to us. The list goes on, but these are just a few examples of what this team overlooked. Due to their negligence, it has cost us $300,000 in renovation costs that we were not prepared for, and that could have possibly been negotiated with the seller had we not depended on Peak Performance's inspection results. We do not recommend.

They inspected my home that I am selling for the buyer. I get tracking dirt all over the home, but…read moreI'm not sure why it was all in the bathtub. They took off the cover to the water heater and never put it back on. Move stuff around in my house and never put it back. The cover to my furnace fell off because they didn't put it back on right. And to top it off when I went to take a shower this morning, they had shut my water heater off and never turned it back on! since it's an electric water heater, it's gonna take forever to heat up so now I get to go to work without showering!

Does a sloppy job plowing snow in his Patriot Home inspection vehicle, charges for times he never…read morecame, digs up the yard with his plow and then degrades the customer while threatening to sue them. We paid his bills and can document that and he still left us hanging mid-winter and claimed we owed him more after we still paid him.

Excellent professional service. Great rates and communication. Hired Skip for a tough home…read moreinspection and the went above and belying to make sure all concerned were met.

Jim was terrific to work with! I needed an inspection with a fast turnaround and he delivered! He…read morewas knowledgeable and responsive and answered his phone every time I called. I recommend Jim and his company and look forward to working with them on future transactions!

We hired this company to inspect a 1965 camp on Pattee Pond in Wnslow, back in April, 2019…read more Unfortunately 8 MONTHS later that we truly find out how rotted & In disrepair our camp really is!!!! Thanks to the lack of knowledge that these 2 men have! The extra loan funds we had borrowed for the cosmetic upgrades that we wanted to do, is now completely gone for major structural repairs....which was OVER 50k! It is a father & son "team"...I use that word loosely. The father wandered around aimlessly playing with his new inferred toy he got, which shows heat loss. The father proceeded to wander around in the different rooms more than once because he couldn't remember if he went in there! Our camp is only 950 sq ft! He was to busy complaining about staying up all night with a sick dog. He never took any real notes for the inspection report we were supposed to receive. Then his son runs around taking pictures in various spaces...attic, crawl space...etc but that's it. We certainly understand & feel bad about his sick dog but we paid him for a quality inspection service. If he wasn't up for the appointment then he should have cancelled. Then about his new toy.....I call bull shit! 2 out of the 3 waterside walls are completely rotted & lacked any type of insulation. What's really funny is that the father kept saying he couldn't believe that this camp was in such good shape & well maintained.....which he said is rare with buildings on the water because the waterside tends to rot!!! Seriously! WTH! If we had known about all of what we know now...we probably wouldn't have bought it or would have offered the sellers a lot less purchase price!!!! See attached photos. BUYERS BEWARE!!!!!