BUYERS BEWARE!!! John inspected our split level Urbana house we purchased in 2021. We chose him…read morepurely off our realtor's recommendation as this was our first home purchase. The first red flag was that he insisted that we did not attend the inspection. Now, this was 2021 and COVID-19 was still somewhat of a hot button issue, though with a vaccine out and available to anyone by this point, it should have been more obvious that this was going to be some sketchy work. He said in the email that he cannot legally keep us from attending, but would essentially have to remain out of the same room as him as he did the inspection. Nevertheless, we figured he was just still super cautious about the disease and wanted to keep more than the recommended distance at the time and decided we would comply with his request. Inspection came and went and we went through the buying process with few concessions. After close, we started to see how he missed stuff as well as blatantly lied on the report. I almost got electrocuted trying to install a new dishwasher because he failed to notice uninsulated wires pulled out of a electrical box under the sink. Had an electrician put wire nuts on the wires and close it up. We went to start the hot water heater, which he said in the report was functioning properly, and the pilot light would not stay on. Had a plumber come look at it and they said the thermocouple was broken and would kick out the pilot. I asked the plumber if this would have broken in the 2 weeks or so since the inspection and he said it was very unlikely. The worst ones are to come. John noted that there was no roof damage. Two weeks in, water started leaking into our kitchen. Had a roofer look at it and they said there was rot under that area of the roof. Asked if a home inspector should have know about it and they said absolutely, no possible way it developed between the inspection and then. If john had actually looked in the attic, he would have seen that plain as day. Had to pay a roofing company nearly 3 grand for that one. Most frustrating one, which full honesty, cannot be 100% the liability of the home inspector as we took his advice and should have checked it with others, was the crawlspace. There was a broken sump pump in a bucket buried in the dirt at the lowest part of the crawlspace when we moved in. John noted that it did not work, but was not needed. This caused us to not concern ourselves with fixing or replacing it with a proper sump. Four months after closing, we started noticing that our basement carpet kept getting wet, but we thought it was the dog at the time. Poor puppy as it was actually the crawlspace next to the basement filling up with water and flowing over and down into the basement! We didn't know this until the entire carpet was wet! I ran to the store and grabbed a pump to start getting water out of the crawlspace. We had to rip up all the flooring and replace it, as well as installing a proper sump in the crawlspace. Unfortunately, our HOI did not cover these expenses and we were out another 3 grand in repairs, plus the sump install. Note: we did reach out to john when these issues started happening (before the roof leak or crawlspace issue) and he offered to refund us, but only if we signed a very shady document where we could not sue him for any future issues due to his negligence. We obviously saw right through that one and did not sign. Tried to reach out to a number of lawyers and no one was interested in taking the case, my guess is because the settlement would be relatively low in the 10's of thousands and not worth their time. The cherry on the cake is that our realtor sent us a bottle of wine after closing with his and Pristine's logo on it. Obviously they get some kickbacks from working together and are probably just drinking buddies. Bottom line, if you are a buyer and your realtor recommends Pristine, fire them and find someone else! TO Sellers: You probably can't go wrong getting a pre-inspection done by Pristine. They will make sure they find nothing wrong with your house and hopefully your buyers don't read this review!

One of the worst compounds central Illinois to use for inspections. Shoddy work. Dishonest…read more Unprofessional. Not trustworthy in the least. Does not stand behind his mistakes Absolutely the worst. Missed multiple issues through my 10year old home including damaged framework from insects. Simple thing not even looked at. GFIs bad, completely rigged wait filter broken faucet rotted frames Avoid like the plague

I contacted Illinois Home Solutions after an inspector found some mold in our unfinished attic. The…read moremold had to be removed before I could sell my house. The people at Illinois Home Solutions were very nice and helped to quickly resolve the mold issue at a very reasonable price so that I could complete the sell of my house. I had heard horror stories of how much it could cost for mold remediation but I was relieved when they gave me their price quote. If I am ever in need of mold remediation services again I would definitely call back Illinois Home Solutions to do the work.

We bought a house with a good amount of mold that was supposedly treated but it was a disaster…read more Illinois Home Solutions came in and spent all the time needed to make sure all mold was treated and cleaned up our basement to make it safe and livable. I would recommend their company any day. They were polite and professional. I am so appreciative to them.

Cameron was amazing, he took the time to explain every detail of my home inspection and answered…read moreall of my questions in depth.

I have used Cameron several time in different purchases and he is by far the most thorough and…read morewell-trusted inspector. He takes time to share his findings and answer follow up questions. The report is available with quick turn around and it makes this part of the process much easier. Overall, I will continue to use him and recommend him. Thanks -Rosey Weber

I found MC2 Home Inspections on Yelp. I touched base with them months in advance and I was…read morecomfortable with the conversation. They responded to my message in a timely manner, answered all my questions and they weren't pushy about getting their services. I have a new build so when it was finally time to hire an inspector I decided to go with MC2. So glad I did. They were reasonable and the inspection took about 3 hours. It was a smooth process and Greg, my inspector, was awesome. He was VERY picky (which I love) and he pointed out things that I wouldn't have seen. Please do NOT purchase a home without getting your own inspection done (IMO). Greg was very professional, he came in with footies and he had the report done later that night filled the pictures, notes and suggestions. It was definitely useful when I did my walkthrough with the contractor. Building a new home is already stressful but MC2 made it a little easier. Thank you for all your help, it's appreciated.

It has been such a great experience working with MC2 Home Inspectors. As a first-time homebuyer, I…read morehad many questions about the inspection process and Mike and Jeremy were so helpful to answer all of my questions along the way. I called to schedule the inspection the day before Thanksgiving and Mike answered right away and told me they had availability the Friday after Thanksgiving (quick turnaround!). Mike also encouraged me to attend the inspection since I could ask any question I wanted and really get to know the new home I was purchasing. Jeremy was such a wonderful inspector. I almost consider him more of a consultant than an inspector! He knew SO much about everything in the home and gave me recommendations about everything I was unsure of. I received a detailed report with pictures of the home the same day. I cannot recommend MC2 enough, thank you for such a wonderful experience!

John did a terrible job on my home inspection. I asked that he check specific things, and he said…read morehe did, and lied. There were many, many issues found including foundation and plumbing issues. There was a literal hole in the floor in a bedroom right down to the crawlspace where a toilet in the bathroom on the other side of the wall had leaked. There were rotten floorboards all in this area. All very obvious if he actually checked out the house. He also said he went under the house in the crawlspace. There is no way, as he is a rather large man. He would have caught additional foundation issues if he had actually gone under the house! When I called to ask and confront him about these issues, he would not work with me at all. I looked into a lawyer, and after talking over the case, the lawyer said he was friends with him. This guy is a terrible inspector and human, and is in cahoots with all the snakes of BloNo. A blind manatee would have done a better job. 0/5, would not recommend. Note, my inspection was done in 2012 or 2013, and I'm in the market for another inspection. I noticed he didn't have any reviews and thought he needed one so no one else would be victimized and taken advantage of.

From the owner: John obtained his inspection license in 2005 and has performed well over 3,000 inspections. John…read moreservices McLean County and surrounding areas. What sets John apart from other local inspectors is that John has over 40 years of hands on construction experience including construction job site management, routine property maintenance, home remodels / additions and new construction. This extensive experience cannot be taught in a classroom and is invaluable when it comes to evaluating beyond the book defects. John is also infrared camera certified and uses his infrared camera on most inspections.

Having dealt with these guys for the past few years they seem to "shoot from the hip" on many…read morethings and 99%of the time we have to make major modifications if not just fabricate our own stuff. The company I work for uses them anyways for whatever reason. Being the hands on guy working with there products I'd highly advise going elsewhere for anything structural.

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Signed a contract and paid $600 in advance to have them call us two days before inspection that…read morethey had a "scheduling conflict" leaving us with very little time to find another company before our deadline. I guess contracts mean NOTHING. And no surprise, they have to send a check for a refund rather than returning it to the card we used to schedule our appointment. Your company left us in a very bad spot. You deserve no stars

Pillar to Post did a HORRIBLE job for our home inspection. They missed THREE huge holes in the…read morefoundation of our home, leading to infestation and multiple appliances damaged. DO NOT USE THIS TEAM! Even after coming back to see the damages they missed, they said there was nothign they can do, not even a refund. DO NOT USE THIS BUSINESS!