Here we answer questions about getting a home or commercial property inspection, give tips on home maintenance, and share our knowledge about common home and commercial property issues. We are here to help you. If you can’t find an answer to your questions here, you can always contact us via our contact page.
You step onto the front walk on a cool morning, coffee in hand, and notice a stair-step crack climbing through the brick veneer from the foundation line. It may be narrow enough to miss most days, but once you see it, the wall looks different. The first question is usually
Insurance focused guide for commercial owners: get a storm damage inspection with dated photos and a causation analysis to strengthen claims.
One of the most common assumptions buyers make is that newer homes are somehow exempt from inspection concerns. If the house was built recently—especially within the last five to ten years—it’s easy to believe the big risks are behind you. After all, everything looks clean. Systems feel modern. Materials haven’t
You notice it while walking past the bedroom door, a thin line running diagonally from the corner of the frame toward the ceiling. Maybe it appeared after a storm, or maybe it's been hiding behind paint for months. The question comes quickly: how serious are diagonal drywall cracks, and do
Field tested attic inspection checklist for Mid South buyers. Check six key areas, document defects with photos and measurements, and know when to call a…
Some buyers expect a home inspection to feel intense. Serious tone. Urgent language. A long list of warnings. When that doesn’t happen, they sometimes wonder whether the inspection was thorough enough. In reality, the calmest inspections are often the most experienced ones. At Upchurch Inspection, our goal isn’t to impress
One of the most misunderstood parts of home inspections is timing. Buyers often assume that if a problem exists, it should be obvious on inspection day. If it’s not visible, it must not be real. In the regions we serve—Memphis and Jackson in West Tennessee, Nashville and Middle Tennessee, Little
One loose outlet cover doesn’t mean much.One small crack doesn’t tell a story.One stained board could be nothing. But when those things start repeating—when they show up in related places, under similar conditions, or alongside other subtle clues—that’s when experienced inspectors start paying close attention. At Upchurch Inspection, we don’t
Mid South buyers and property managers: how to spot suspect ceiling tiles, why to stop and test first, and when to manage, encapsulate, or remove.
When people think about basement problems, they usually think about cracks, water stains, sump pumps, grading, or foundation movement. Those things matter, but in the Kansas City metro, basement conditions often trace back to something deeper: the ground itself. When I review reports from our Centerview, Missouri inspector working throughout
Office buildings are often evaluated first by size. Buyers look at square footage, number of suites, occupancy, parking, location, and lease potential. Those factors matter, but they do not tell the whole story. In an office property, square footage may define the opportunity, but building systems define the cost, reliability,
One of the biggest mistakes buyers make is assuming that a home’s age tells the whole story. “How old is the house?”“What year was it built?” Those questions come up constantly—but they’re rarely the most important ones. A forty-year-old home in one region can behave better than a ten-year-old home
