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Macomb Township Home Inspections
Macomb Township is one of the fastest-growing communities in Michigan, and that shapes the inspection completely. The overwhelming majority of homes here were built from the mid-1990s forward, with enormous subdivision growth through the 2000s and continued new construction today. People assume a newer home means a shorter inspection. It does not.
New and newer construction has its own failure profile, and it's a profile I know well from twenty-one years of quality assurance work: it's almost never a design problem, it's a workmanship and sequencing problem. Production builders work fast, subcontractors rotate between sites, and municipal inspections verify code compliance — not craftsmanship, not long-term performance, and not whether the grading was finished correctly after the sod truck left.
The 1995–2010 homes here are now hitting their first major replacement cycle. Original roofs are aging out, first-generation high-efficiency furnaces and A-coils are failing, and builder-grade windows are losing their seals. Meanwhile the newest builds carry the classic punch-list items: negative grading against the foundation, missing or reversed flashing, unsealed attic penetrations, and HVAC that was installed but never properly commissioned or balanced.
On The Ground
Five patterns that show up again and again in this community — and exactly how I check for each one.
The most common new-construction defect in this township. Soil settles after backfill and nobody comes back to fix it, and now water runs toward the foundation.
Step flashing at roof-to-wall intersections, kickout flashing at gutter terminations, and window head flashing are the three most commonly rushed details.
1995–2010 homes are aging out of their original roof and furnace at the same time. Budget planning matters and I put real numbers in context.
Fans venting into the attic instead of through the roof, and unsealed top plates and can-light penetrations, drive ice damming and moisture.
If you're building here, a pre-drywall inspection is the only chance to see framing, rough electrical, and rough plumbing before they disappear behind drywall forever.
Serving all of Macomb Township including the 21 Mile through 26 Mile corridors, Romeo Plank, Card Road, Hayes, and the newer subdivisions throughout the township.
Services in Macomb Township
A practical top-to-bottom evaluation of the home's major systems before you close.
From $399Learn more →Identify concerns before buyers do and reduce surprises during negotiation.
From $375Learn more →A second set of eyes before final walkthrough and warranty deadlines.
From $325Learn more →Continuous-monitor radon testing with written results. Michigan sits in an elevated-risk zone.
From $149Learn more →Camera inspection of the lateral sewer line — a costly defect a standard inspection can't see.
From $199Learn more →A return visit to verify the seller actually completed the agreed-upon repairs — before you close.
From $249Learn more →Focused inspections for condos, townhomes, and proactive homeowners.
From $375Learn more →Nearby
