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Local Spotlight / Service Areas
Wesley Upchurch

The Bootheel “Sand-Boil”: What Every Buyer in Portageville Needs to Know

Foundation movement in the Missouri Bootheel doesn’t always start with settlement. In parts of New Madrid County, especially around Portageville, the real risk lies beneath the surface — in soil conditions shaped by one of the most violent seismic events in U.S. history. The 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes didn’t just

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Local Spotlight / Service Areas
Wesley Upchurch

Expansive Clay & Foundations in Warrensburg: Why Your Doors Are Sticking

A Common Complaint With a Hidden Cause When I review reports from our Centerview, Missouri inspector, one issue shows up again and again in Warrensburg homes: movement tied to expansive clay soils. Homeowners usually notice it first in small, irritating ways—doors that won’t latch, windows that bind, or cracks that

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Commercial Inspections
Wesley Upchurch

Decoding the ASTM E2018-24 Standard: What Commercial Investors Really Need to Know

Most investors have had a “commercial inspection.”Far fewer have had a Property Condition Assessment (PCA) that actually satisfies lenders. There’s a big difference. Under the updated ASTM E2018-24 standard, lenders and institutional investors aren’t looking for a checklist or a narrative report. They’re looking for a baseline risk document that

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Environmental Testing & Air Quality
Wesley Upchurch

Radon in the Bluegrass: Why Testing Is Essential for Hardin County Homes

When I review inspection reports from Hardin County, radon testing is one of the items I pay the closest attention to — especially for families relocating to the Elizabethtown and Radcliff area. Kentucky consistently ranks among the higher radon states, and Central Kentucky’s geology plays a big role in that.

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Local Spotlight / Service Areas
Wesley Upchurch

The Hardeman Hunting Cabin: Pest Exclusion and Pier Stability

Let’s get something straight right out of the gate. Most “hunting cabins” in Hardeman County are just sheds that somebody decided to sleep in. And that’s fine—until you try to convince yourself it’s a house, insure it like a house, or buy it thinking it’s going to behave like one.

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