Alpena County service area
A home inspector in Alpena works on limestone country. Shallow bedrock, sinkholes in the surrounding county, and cold wind off Thunder Bay all leave their mark on houses here. House to Home Complete Structure Inspections has inspected Michigan property since June 2000, and we plan our Northeast Michigan trips around your closing date.
Every inspection includes free thermal imaging, and you get the written report within an hour.
Inspection file · Alpena, MI
Northeast Michigan inspections from an InterNACHI certified Michigan LLC carrying E&O and liability insurance, in business since June 2000.
Alpena grew fast during the lumber boom of the late 1800s, and some of those houses are still standing near downtown and the river. Balloon framing, stone foundations, and a century of updates layered on top of each other.
An Alpena home inspector has to sort original from added. Our full house inspection covers structure, roof, electrical, plumbing and heat, with infrared to find what the walls hide.
Alpena sits on the same limestone the quarries around town have mined for more than a century, and that rock dissolves. The karst sinkhole country running through Alpena and Presque Isle counties is the reason a crack in a basement wall up here deserves a second look.
Our structure and foundation inspection examines walls, footings, floor framing and drainage so you know what is settling and why.
Older homes and camps up here often sit over crawl spaces instead of full basements. Spring melt and a high water table can leave water standing under the floor, and damp joists grow mold quietly.
When we find moisture, a NAMP certified mold test with lift tape, swab or spore trap air samples and lab analysis shows exactly what is there.
Much of Alpena County qualifies for USDA Rural Development financing, and those loans have property standards that can stall a closing.
We perform RD and USDA compliant inspections, along with VA, FHA, MICHDA and HUD work and the VA NPMA-33 wood destroying insect report.
Leave the city limits and you are almost always on a private well and septic. Both need to work, and the lender may want proof.
Our well and septic evaluations check system and drain field performance and include emergency well disinfection when it is needed.
Limestone bedrock, tight winter houses and basements used as living space all make testing worth the small extra step.
Our environmental testing services include a 48-hour ion air exchange radon test, indoor air quality testing with VOC and TMVOC analysis, and water testing through MDEQ and Merit labs.
Hunting camps, lake cabins near Hubbard Lake, and cottages down US-23 toward Ossineke change hands every year. Many have been patched by owners for decades: wood stoves, homemade wiring, and a well that was never tested.
We inspect seasonal and part-time property the same way we inspect a full-time home, and we tell you plainly what needs fixing before you close.
Alpena is a long drive from our Lapeer base, so these jobs are booked ahead and often combined with other work in the area.
Call with the property address and the deadline. We plan the trip to fit.
You have the findings the same day, no matter how far north the property is.
Infrared imaging comes with every inspection we do.
Water, mold and air samples go to state and local labs.
Instead of lining up separate companies for the house, the well, the septic and the environmental tests, you can have one inspector handle all of it on one trip.
If you looked for a home inspector near me in Northeast Michigan, reach out with your property details or call. We answer all calls and texts.
Alpena trips cover the towns up and down the Lake Huron shore and inland lakes country. Across the state, we also offer Traverse City inspections and capital-area work through our Lansing home inspector page.
Homes and camps south of Alpena along US-23.
Lake homes and seasonal cabins southwest of the city.
Rural property west of Alpena on M-32.
Farm country to the north in Presque Isle County.
Lake Huron shoreline homes north on US-23.
Harbor town homes to the south in Alcona County.
Yes. We serve all of Michigan. Alpena jobs are scheduled ahead so the trip lines up with your closing.
Yes. Our structure and foundation inspections look at walls, footings, framing and drainage for signs of movement.
Yes. Our inspections are VA, FHA, RD, USDA, MICHDA and HUD compliant.
Yes. Seasonal property gets the same inspection as a year-round home, plus well and septic if needed.
Yes. We test for contaminants using MDEQ and Merit labs and can perform emergency well disinfection.
Yes. We are NAMP certified and use lift tape, swab and spore trap air samples with lab analysis.
Within an hour of the inspection.
Yes. We use a 48-hour ion air exchange radon test.
Searching for a home inspection near me in Alpena County? Call or text (810) 895-1836 with the address and closing date. We answer all calls and texts.