Serving Inspection Clients In Southeast Missouri
Upchurch Inspection proudly provides professional home inspection services throughout Southeast Missouri, with a primary focus on communities within approximately one hour of Cape Girardeau. From historic river towns and established residential neighborhoods to hillside properties and rural homes throughout the region, our inspectors understand the construction styles, site conditions, and regional building practices unique to Southeast Missouri homes.
Unlike the Delta-region communities of the Missouri Bootheel, homes in this part of Southeast Missouri are more commonly influenced by rolling terrain, varied soil conditions, and upland drainage patterns. Our inspections are tailored to these regional characteristics, providing clear, reliable insight so buyers, sellers, and homeowners can move forward with confidence.
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Home Inspection Services In the Southeast Missouri
Your home is one of the most significant investments you’ll ever make. Our mission is to help protect that investment by identifying issues that could affect safety, performance, or long-term maintenance. Homes throughout Southeast Missouri range from historic properties and mid-century neighborhoods to newer residential development and rural homes on acreage.
We provide full-service residential home inspections throughout Southeast Missouri, delivering clear, easy-to-understand reports designed to empower homeowners and buyers. Our inspections go beyond surface observations, focusing on the systems and components that matter most to your family’s safety and financial protection—whether you’re purchasing a home, listing a property, or maintaining an existing home.
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Cape Girardeau County serves as the anchor of our Southeast Missouri service area and includes a mix of historic river-adjacent neighborhoods, established residential areas, and expanding development. Homes in this county often reflect varied foundation types, hillside drainage considerations, and construction spanning multiple decades.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Jackson, Missouri
Scott County, Missouri
Scott County includes a mix of residential neighborhoods, commercial activity, and rural properties positioned between Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi River corridor. Homes in this county often reflect traditional residential construction with varied foundation and drainage considerations.
Sikeston, Missouri
Scott City, Missouri
Perry County, Missouri
Perry County includes historic river towns, hillside communities, and rural properties common to upland Southeast Missouri. Homes in this area often require attention to grading, drainage, and older construction methods.
Perryville, Missouri
Altenburg, Missouri
Bollinger County, Missouri
Bollinger County features rural communities, countryside properties, and small residential towns with traditional construction styles. Homes in this county often include crawlspace foundations, older mechanical systems, and site conditions influenced by rolling terrain.
Marble Hill, Missouri
Advance, Missouri
Stoddard County, Missouri
Northern Stoddard County includes residential communities and rural properties positioned between Cape Girardeau and central Southeast Missouri. Homes in this area often reflect traditional construction methods and mixed foundation types.
Dexter, Missouri
Bloomfield, Missouri
Our Extended Service Area
In addition to our core Southeast Missouri service area, Upchurch Inspection may offer inspections in select surrounding communities when availability allows. Such inspections are scheduled to ensure adequate travel time and inspection quality while maintaining the reporting standards our clients expect.
What's Included In A Home Inspection?
A home inspection is an examination of a house either before it’s listed by the homeowner or before it is purchased by the home buyer.
Our professional inspector will check the roof, plumbing, electrical system, heating, and air conditioning system, windows, and doors for security. They will also inspect the foundation for cracks in the concrete slabs which can lead to water penetration problems.
The inspectors are trained to identify any potential issues that could be costly repairs down the road if left unchecked.
Find a breakdown below of what is included in a home inspection.
A large part of buying a home is wanting to be safe from the weather. This starts with the roof. The inspection of the roof includes the roof coverings, gutters, downspouts, flashings, chimney, vents, skylights, roof penetrations, as well as the general structure, and condition.
Your home is more than what you see every day. That is why our home inspectors look at the insulation and ventilation of unfinished spaces and any potential issues. These include, but are not limited to, attics, crawlspaces, foundation areas, exhaust systems.
The exterior of your home is more than just how it looks. You also want to make sure it is protecting you against the elements. The exterior part of the home inspection will include siding, exterior doors, flashing & trim, windows, walkways, stairs, drainage, patios & decks, driveways.
The foundation is just that, the foundation. Without a quality foundation, it all falls apart. Our inspectors will look for foundation movement, cracks, structural concerns, and any indications of water penetration.
During the summer months, you don’t want to be stuck without cooling. That is why our home inspector will look at the condition of the properties cooling system. They will locate the thermostat, energy source and will identify the type of cooling system you have.
Similar to the cooling systems, the heating systems are also important. Especially when the temperature drops on those cold winter nights. So we will also check on the condition of the heating system, location of the thermostat, energy source, and identify heating system.
You know the danger of fire and smoke. That is why we inspect the visible portions of the fireplace & chimneys, lintels, damper doors, clean-out doors, and frames.
Aside from the fireplace, issues with your electrical system are atop the main sources for house fires, and other issues. Our home inspections include the service drop. (This is where the electrical company connects to your property.) As well as the conductors, service head and mast, electrical main, panel-boards, ground switches, outlets, and the presence of smoke alarms, and carbon monoxide detectors.
Water damage is almost always a concern when buying homes. That is why plumbing tends to get the most attention. Our inspector will check the main water & fuel supply shut-off valves, water heater, toilets, interior water supply, sinks, showers, bath-tubs, drains, as well as waste, and ventilation systems.
The rest of the house falls under this category. This typically includes doors, windows, ceilings, walls, floors, stairs, railings, garage doors, and openers.
After every home inspection, we will provide you with a detailed report of our findings. We also take the time to discuss our findings with you to make sure you understand how to protect your home.
For any of your home inspection needs, please contact us. We’re here for you.