Commercial Inspections

Cold Storage & Food Processing Facility Inspections: Moisture, Load, and Mechanical Risks Buyers Underestimate

Cold storage and food processing facilities operate under conditions that most commercial buildings never experience. Extreme temperature differentials, constant moisture pressure, heavy equipment loads, and strict operational requirements all converge in one place. On paper, these buildings may look industrial and robust. In practice, they are some of the least

January 19, 2026 No Comments

Home Inspection Information

Karst Topography and Sinkhole Risk in Elizabethtown: What Homebuyers Need to Know

Buying a home in Central Kentucky comes with a risk most buyers from other states have never dealt with before: karst topography. In and around Elizabethtown, the ground beneath many homes isn’t solid soil sitting on uniform rock. It’s a landscape shaped by limestone bedrock that dissolves over time, creating

January 18, 2026 No Comments

Local Spotlight / Service Areas

The Cape Girardeau Creep: Why Loess Soil Destroys Foundations Without Warning

In Cape Girardeau, foundation problems don’t usually announce themselves with dramatic cracks or sudden failure. They show up quietly—doors that won’t stay aligned, floors that feel subtly off, hairline cracks that seem to “grow” over time. This slow, persistent movement is often blamed on age or construction quality. In reality,

January 18, 2026 No Comments

Local Spotlight / Service Areas

The Nashville Rock Problem: How Limestone Shelf Rock Blows Up Renovation Budgets

In Nashville, renovation budgets don’t usually explode because of bad planning. They explode because someone hits rock. Middle Tennessee sits on extensive limestone shelf rock, and when it’s encountered during a renovation, addition, or new build, costs can spike fast. What looks like a straightforward project on paper can turn

January 18, 2026 No Comments

Foundation and Crawlspace

Why Little Rock Slabs Crack: Understanding the “Clay Bowl” Effect in Chenal and West Little Rock

If you’re buying a home in Little Rock and you notice cracks in the slab, the most common assumption is bad construction or structural failure. In Central Arkansas, that assumption is often wrong. Many slab cracks in neighborhoods like Chenal Valley and West Little Rock aren’t caused by poor workmanship

January 18, 2026 No Comments

Commercial Inspections

What Professional Judgment Looks Like in a Commercial Inspection

Commercial inspections aren’t won on checklists. They’re won on judgment. Two inspectors can walk the same building, observe the same conditions, and produce reports that feel very different to a buyer. One report reads like a catalog of components. The other reads like an explanation of risk, context, and consequence.

January 18, 2026 No Comments

Real Estate Information

Future Expansion Watch: North Mississippi & Western Kentucky Commercial Trends Buyers Should Be Watching Now

Markets don’t announce when they’re about to change. Expansion happens quietly—through infrastructure upgrades, tenant migration, logistics shifts, and pricing pressure spilling outward from more saturated regions. By the time a market feels “hot,” early advantages are already gone. At Upchurch Inspection, we pay attention to where commercial risk profiles are

January 18, 2026 No Comments