Wayne County has the oldest and most varied housing stock in Southeast Michigan. From 1900s Detroit four-squares to 1950s Livonia ranches to brand-new Canton subdivisions, you need an inspector who actually understands the era of construction in front of them.
Detroit and the inner-ring Wayne communities (Dearborn, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Redford, Garden City) have housing built from roughly 1900 through 1955. These homes have unique systems that newer inspectors miss — boiler-and-radiator heating, original octopus furnaces, two-prong cloth-wrap wiring, asbestos pipe insulation, and lead-pipe service lines.
The middle-ring Wayne communities (Livonia, Westland, Wayne, Inkster) are dominated by 1950s and 60s ranches and tri-levels. Common issues: original roof systems past their service life, finished basement bypass mold, slab-on-grade plumbing leaks under the kitchen, and fuse panels that were never upgraded to breakers.
Western Wayne County (Canton, Plymouth, Northville, Belleville, New Boston) is mostly 1990s and newer subdivisions, where the inspection focus shifts to builder defects, warranty issues, and the kind of fast-paced construction-quality issues we see in any modern subdivision.
Yes. We inspect throughout Detroit including Indian Village, Boston-Edison, East English Village, Palmer Woods, the historic neighborhoods on the west side, and the newer downtown / Midtown developments. Older Detroit homes need an inspector who knows what to look for, and that's us.
Yes — these are core service areas. Most homes here are 1950s–60s ranches and tri-levels with predictable issue patterns, and we know exactly what to look for.
Yes. Western Wayne County is a major service area for us. From 1990s subdivisions in Canton to historic downtown Plymouth and Northville homes, we cover it all.