Your Home Deserves
Proactive Care.
Most Portland-area homeowners wait until something breaks. A maintenance inspection every 1 - 2 years helps catch problems while they're small and delivers a prioritized roadmap for the next two years. Free thermal imaging included on every inspection. Purely visual and non-invasive.
- Help catch developing problems before they're expensive
- Get a prioritized 2-year maintenance roadmap
- Detailed digital report with photos and video on every finding
- Free thermal imaging on every inspection
- Purely visual, non-invasive, nothing taken apart beyond standard access covers
- Build a documented history of the house over time
Small Problems Today.
Expensive Repairs Tomorrow.
Homes across the Portland metro and SW Washington face the same Pacific Northwest reality: a wet climate that works on every roof, crawlspace, and foundation year-round. Crawlspace moisture builds slowly. Flashing fails quietly. Furnaces decline gradually. Most damage is invisible until the day it isn't.
Most homes benefit from an inspection every two years. Older homes, those with moisture history, or properties in high-rainfall areas like Gresham or unincorporated Clark County often benefit from annual inspections.
Protect Your Resale Value
A documented maintenance history shows a buyer the home has been looked after, in Lake Oswego, West Linn, Beaverton, and everywhere in between. Deferred maintenance is the first thing a buyer's inspector writes up.
Spot Wear Early
Roofs, water heaters, and HVAC systems don't fail overnight. A trained contractor's eye can often spot declining performance in time for a planned, budgeted replacement, not an emergency one.
Thermal Adds a Second Look
Temperature patterns that can point to hidden moisture, electrical hotspots, and insulation failures often show up in thermal imaging long before they're visible to the eye, and it's included free on every inspection.
Your Home's Owner's Manual
The digital report is a prioritized 2-year plan specific to your home, with video, photos, and plain-language correction guidance built in. Think of it as the instruction manual your home never came with.
Portland & Clark County Climate
Our wet winters are relentless on roofing, flashing, and crawlspaces from Tigard to Ridgefield. Crawlspace moisture, attic mold, and dry rot are the top maintenance issues in the region.
Every Major System. Every Accessible Area.
The same thorough inspection used in buyer transactions, applied to your home, on your timeline, for your benefit alone.
Coverage: Portland Metro + SW Washington. Russ holds active licenses in Oregon (OCHI #1898) and Washington (#1856) and inspects throughout Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties in Oregon, and Clark County in Washington, including Lake Oswego, West Linn, Beaverton, Tigard, Gresham, Hillsboro, Milwaukie, Happy Valley, Sherwood, Vancouver, Camas, Washougal, Ridgefield, and Battle Ground. View all service areas →
Standard visual inspection limitations apply. All inspections cover readily accessible, visible components only. Concealed areas behind finished walls, under flooring, or in inaccessible spaces are not inspected. This is not a warranty, guarantee, or insurance policy. Defects may exist beyond the scope of a visual evaluation.
Real Inspection Photos
Maintenance Items From Recent Inspections
Real photos from Russ's reports. These build up slowly, which is why a check-up every few years pays off.
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Gutters packed with debris and holding water. Overflow here can soak the fascia and the soil along the foundation. Why gutter problems cause big damage -
Soffit vent screens painted shut. Blocked intake vents limit attic airflow, which can lead to moisture in the attic. Attic ventilation myths -
Moss holds water against shingles and can shorten roof life. Regular cleaning is cheap compared with early replacement. How serious roof moss is -
Cracked sealant can let water behind trim and siding. Resealing joints every few years is routine upkeep in this climate. -
A clogged filter makes the system work harder and can shorten equipment life. Swapping it on schedule is one of the easiest fixes in a home. -
Peeling paint leaves wood open to moisture and rot. Here it likely followed past gutter leaks, so both are worth fixing together.
What to Expect
Here's exactly what happens, so you can plan your day and get the most out of it.
The Inspection
Russ conducts a systematic, room-by-room visual evaluation of every accessible system, roof to crawlspace, attic to exterior. The inspection is completely non-invasive. Nothing is taken apart beyond standard access covers like the electrical panel cover. You're welcome to follow along throughout.
Live Verbal Summary
At the end of the inspection, Russ walks you through every significant finding in person, showing you what he found, exactly where it is, and what it means. This walkthrough is the most valuable part of the visit. Come with questions.
Your Instruction Manual
A thorough, easy-to-understand digital report packed with photos and video of every finding, plain-language correction guidance, and a priority-ranked 2-year maintenance plan. Detailed enough to hand to a contractor. Readable on any device. Shareable with anyone you hire, your agent, or a financial planner.
Come along if you can. Unlike a buyer inspection, you already know this house. What you can tell me about the room that runs cold, or the stain that showed up last winter, makes the walkthrough far more useful. That half hour at the end is where most of the value lands.
Detailed Digital Reporting
A Report Built to Be Used.
Your maintenance report is the owner's manual your house never came with. Specific to your home, organized by priority, and written so you can act on it: what to fix now, what to budget for, and what to keep an eye on. Here's what every report includes.
Plain-Language Findings
Written for a homeowner, not a contractor. You'll know what each item means, why it matters, and what to do about it.
Photos and Video on Every Finding
Visual proof of each defect noted, in context. Easy to forward to a contractor for quoting.
Severity-Rated Items
Address Now, Plan and Budget, or Monitor. Map your maintenance costs over the next two years instead of meeting them one emergency at a time.
See a Real Report
Browse a full sample inspection report. This is exactly what you'll get after your inspection, with the same format and same level of detail.
Transparent Pricing
Simple, Flat-Rate Pricing
No hidden fees, no surprise add-ons. Thermal imaging is included on every inspection.
- Full home inspection
- Free thermal imaging
- Roof & crawlspace
- Detailed digital report
- Full home inspection
- Free thermal imaging
- Detailed digital report
- 48-hour radon test
- Full home inspection
- Free thermal imaging
- Detailed digital report
- 48-hour radon test
- Mold air sampling & lab results
- Interior-only inspection
- Free thermal imaging
- Electrical, plumbing, HVAC
- Detailed digital report
- Interior-only inspection
- Free thermal imaging
- Detailed digital report
- 48-hour radon test
- Interior-only inspection
- Free thermal imaging
- Detailed digital report
- 48-hour radon test
- Mold air sampling & lab results
Clark County, WA sits in EPA Radon Zone 1, and elevated readings turn up across the Portland metro. Testing is the only way to know. Standalone test: $225
Portland’s wet climate makes mold a real concern. Air samples are analyzed by Sporecyte, an accredited laboratory, which identifies mold types and spore concentrations. Standalone mold inspection: $445
Save $100 vs. standalone. In-ground spas included at no extra charge. Free-standing hot tubs are not inspected. Accessible components inspected, including shell, pump, filter, heater, and safety systems.
See our full pricing page for all size ranges.
Everything Homeowners Ask
Questions about a specific situation? Call (971) 202-1311, Russ answers his own phone.
Your Home Deserves
Proactive Care.
Book your maintenance inspection and get a clear picture of your home's visible condition, a 2-year maintenance roadmap, free thermal imaging, and a thorough digital report packed with photos and video. Oregon City's only CMI®. Available 7 days a week across the Portland metro and SW Washington.