 Benchmark
Home Inspection
Serving the Tampa Bay Areas of
Hillsborough, Pinellas and Manatee Counties. Including Tampa,
Temple Terrace, Plant City, Lutz, Brandon, St. Petersburg, Pinellas
Park, Largo, Clearwater, Seminole, Bradenton, South Shore area Apollo
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Pricing should not be the biggest concern when considering a home
inspector but many people still conceder this in choosing a home inspector. We
do not hide our pricing.
Normal Home Inspections (does not
include mold sampling and testing, radon sampling and testing, or other
testing associated with our healthy home inspection)
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- Single Family -
1,500 sq. ft. less than 30 years
old, 3 Bedrooms,
2 Bathrooms, 1 Electric Furnace
BASE PRICE is $275
1,501-2,500 sq. ft. less than 30 years old, up to 4
Bedrooms,
2 Bathrooms, 1 Electric Furnace
BASE PRICE is $300
2,501-3,500 sq. ft. less than 30 years old, up to 5
Bedrooms,
up to 3 Bathrooms, 1 Electric Furnace
BASE PRICE is $400
- Multiple Family with one bathroom and one furnace
per unit in one building each unit totaling no more than
1,150 sq. ft.:
2-Family - $390 per building
3-Family - $490 per building
4-Family - $565 per building
6-Family - $715 per building
8-Family - $965 per building
10-Family - $1,265 per building
12-Family - $1,565 per building
- Condominiums and Townhouses with all of the
exterior including roof fully covered by a home owners
association
1,150 sq. ft. and under, less than 15 years
old, 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom, 1 Electric Furnace
BASE PRICE is $195
Add $15 for each additional or part of 200 sq. ft.
Add $15 for additional bathroom.
These prices are with no exterior inspection what so
ever, including no inspection of the attic if
applicable.
If you do not have a home owners association that cover
the complete exterior of the building including roof you
fall under single family pricing.
For extra bathrooms, furnaces or sq. footage see add-ons
- COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
Inspection of commercial buildings are priced on a daily
rate of $1,000 per day with a minimum of 1/2 day being
charged for partial days.
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- Bathrooms
1 extra +$10
2 extra +$15
- Sq. Footage over 3,500 sq. ft.
$10 per each additional
100 sq. ft.
- Single family homes 1,150 sq. ft. or less
-$25
- Furnaces, each extra +$15
- Gas Furnaces add +$10 as these require more
time and materials to properly inspect than an electric
furnace.
- Dirt Crawl Space (we reserve the right not to enter
crawl spaces that are not easily accessible, maybe
dangerous or cause damage to do so) +$100 if
accessible and safe
- Large Garage 4 car structure only +$10
Structure and electric, no heat
+$25
Structure, electric and heat
+$40
- 3-Story Victorian finished 3rd story +$35
- Outbuildings depends on size
Structure only $25
Electric and water $40
- Selling Price
Over $400,000 +$40
Over $1,000,000 +$75*
- Age of Home
Over 28 years old +$25**
Over 40 years old +$35**
Over 50 years old +$50**
Over 60 years old or Historic home $300***
*This covers the additional rider insurance that
has to be purchased prior to the performance of the
inspection.
**This covers the lab fees for lead base paint tests
along with additional inspection time required due to the
age of the house.
***Homes older than 60 years or a historic home are what
we call "a pack your lunch inspection." As it will take
twice as long as a normal inspection and maybe all day to
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Mold Sampling and Testing Pricing |
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Mold sampling and testing prices will
vary per home depending on the size of the home along with
the amount and types of sampling needed to get a accurate
report. Limited Sampling:
Minimum pricing is $125 for the first swab sample and $75
for each additional swab sample. This will only show if it
is mold, and if it is, the type of mold. It takes the lab up
to nine days to determine this. It does not tell if there
are problems in other parts of the building only the limited
area tested.
Mold Screening: The minimum price is $250 for
mold screening of an
area of 1,000 sq. ft. on one level. Add $75 for each
additional 10 to 1,000 sq. ft and each additional level.
With the mold screening air sampling will be performed and
sent to the lab to be analyzed to see if a hidden mold
exists.
Air
sampling will show if a house has a mold problem, and we
receive the results from the lab by the end of the third business day
following the completion of the screening.
Air sampling can not be done during a rain or high
wind. But it can be done two hours after a rain or high
wind.
Air sampling will not give you the exact type of mold
present it just finds if a mold problem exists.
If a visible area of possible mold (not
everything that looks like mold is actually mold) is found
then a swab test can be performed to find out: 1.) if it is
mold and 2.) if it is mold what type it is. Swab tests run
$75 for each one performed. Swab test results take up to 9
days to analyze due to having to grow a culture of the
sample. Mold Survey: This is
usually done after a serious mold problem is identified
either by air sampling or swab sampling by the lab. The
survey identifies, determines the cause and provides
corrective measures for all mold sources discovered
in the building. Pricing is strictly by each case.
Clearance Testing and Post-Cleaning
Testing: $125.00 for the first area, $100.00 for the
second area if applicable and $75 for any additional areas
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Radon Sampling and Testing Pricing |
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Radon sampling is performed over a 48
hour period of time. Once the sample is sent to the lab to
be analyzed a report will be generated 48 hours later. Radon
testing does not depend on the size of the building.
Radon pricing is $125.00 |
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Healthy Home Inspection Pricing |
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A healthy home inspection involves all of
the above testing plus much more. The inspection covers over
400 items included is a normal home inspection, mold
sampling and testing, radon sampling and testing, along with
a full water testing report. A healthy home inspection is
performed over a 48 hour period of time and complete test
results can take up to 9 days to receive. The reports are
sent out immediately upon completion. You will first receive
the normal home inspection report via e-mail with pictures
within 24 hours from the end of the inspection process. You
will next receive the air sampling report usually within 72
hours from the end of the inspection process. Within the
next 24 hours you'll receive the radon and water reports via
e-mail. Finally you will receive the swab test of any
visible possible mold like areas, which can take 9 days to
receive. The flat rate for this is $950.00
This is a lengthy inspection it usually
takes between 4-6 hours or longer to perform, we'll need to
come back 48 hours later to pick up a testing canister, add
to that the time it takes to get all the reports back from
the lab and you can see this is not a wait to the last
minute inspection. It needs to be scheduled for all parts,
including if we need to reschedule the mold air sampling due
to weather conditions.
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