Canton, Michigan
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Services
For buyers, sellers, and homeowners keeping an eye on the place they already own. On new construction we also do pre-drywall inspections and 11-month builder’s warranty inspections. Our certified inspectors walk every major system in your Canton home and tell you plainly what they found — then put it in a photo-rich digital report within 24 hours.
Following the InterNACHI Standards of Practice:
Included free with every home buyer inspection— and none of them require us to sell your information.
SatisfactionIf you are unhappy with your inspector on the day of the inspection, before you have seen your report, tell us and we will make it right — or you owe us nothing.
30-Day WarrantyA free 30-day Guard home warranty trial, negotiated for you with no obligation. Activate it whenever you are ready.
$100 OffThe buyer’s protection guarantee: if the first home we inspect for you does not make it to the closing table, for any reason, we take $100 off any further home buyer inspection within 30 days of the original.
Optional services at an additional cost — not part of a standard inspection. Tap one to see what it covers.
A camera down the main sewer line, watching its condition from the inside — roots, breaks, bellies and blockages no visual inspection can find. More about sewer scope inspections
The wood-destroying organism report VA buyers are typically asked to provide, on the federal NPMA-33 form. Carried out during the same visit. More about Veterans WDO inspections
Up to five air samples sent to an accredited laboratory, added to the same appointment rather than booked as a second visit. More about mold inspection and testing
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Offices, retail, multifamily and warehouses in Canton and across Wayne County. Know what condition a building is in before you sign — or stay ahead of problems in the one you already own. Reports in 24 to 72 hours depending on size.
Following the CCPIA commercial standards:
Commonly added to a commercial inspection at additional cost.
Commercial laterals are longer, older and carry more. A camera is the only way to see the condition of the one you are buying. More about sewer scope inspections
Air samples to an accredited laboratory, which matters most in buildings that have sat empty or had a roof or plumbing leak. More about mold inspection and testing
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Add either to a Canton home or commercial inspection, or book it on its own. We test and we never remediate, so there is nothing to sell you on the back of a result — the number you get is just the number.
Radon measured in house on a professional continuous monitor; mold samples to an accredited laboratory:
The other things worth testing while somebody is already there.
Carried out after remediation on the treated area and the areas next to it, to confirm what was found. More about mold inspection and testing
A damp basement can have several causes, and the buried sewer line is the one a visual inspection cannot check. A scope rules it in or out. More about sewer scope inspections
View a sample reportCanton housing stock
Canton has roughly 37,292 housing units and about 63% of them are single-family detached. Homes built in a single stretch tend to wear out in the same places at the same time. That is why when somewhere was built is the first thing worth knowing about it.
The busiest stretch of building here was the 1970s: 11,020 homes, about 30% of everything standing today.
The median owner-occupied home here is valued at $329,900. There are around 1,612 manufactured and mobile homes in Canton. Those are a different inspection — the questions are about the frame, the anchoring and the skirting rather than a basement. Around 1,348 homes sit in two-to-four unit buildings, where a shared roof, a shared wall and sometimes a shared furnace mean the report has to be clear about where one unit stops.
None of this says anything about the specific house you are buying. It is the shortlist a Canton home inspector works through in a home of this age, and every item on it gets photographed and written up whichever way it turns out.
Housing figures: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2022 five-year estimates.
When Canton was built
87% of homes here run on utility gas, and 31 still heat with oil. If yours is one of them, the tank is the thing to ask about — where it is, and whether it was ever buried. Another 362 use bottled or LP gas.
Local knowledge
Canton is a much newer community than many of its neighbors in western Wayne County. Canton Township’s 2025 Master Plan reports that over 90% of the township’s existing housing was built after 1970, with the largest share constructed between 1970 and 1979 — following a period when Canton changed rapidly from a largely agricultural community into one of the region’s major suburbs. The figures come from the township’s 2025 Master Plan.
The growth happened fast, and it came in waves. Canton Township’s own history of Canton describes the early 1970s as a period when it was “not unusual” for the township to see 2,000 homes built in a single year. Later in that decade, after I-275 opened up commuting across metro Detroit, the township describes new home construction hovering around 1,500 homes a year.
Development didn’t happen everywhere at once. Residential growth initially concentrated closer to I-275 before expanding west, and different generations of subdivisions followed.
That history gives Canton a different inspection profile than a community dominated by prewar or immediate postwar homes. Here, many houses date from the 1970s through the 2000s. Some of Canton’s earliest subdivision homes are now approaching or exceeding 50 years old, while houses built during the 1990s are already more than 25 to 35 years old.
The year a Canton house was built provides useful context, but age alone doesn’t determine condition. Roofing, heating and cooling equipment, windows, exterior materials, plumbing components and electrical components may be original, replaced, or represent several different generations of improvements. We evaluate what is actually installed, its visible condition, and what deserves your attention today.
Before you buy
Development history
It wasn’t that long ago that much of Canton looked very different. Canton Township describes its earlier history as that of a farming community before rapid suburban development transformed the area, and it credits the completion of I-275 as a major influence — Canton’s central location let residents reach anywhere in metro Detroit within an hour, and more people seeking new housing chose Canton.
Development then continued in generations. Glengarry represented a move toward larger lots and homes. The planned Pheasant Run golf-course community followed, developed by three developers together with the township, and its success led on to communities including Central Park, Cherry Hill Village and The Hamlet.
You can still see that progression in Canton’s housing today. Canton isn’t one enormous subdivision built at the same time — different parts of the township represent different chapters in several decades of residential development, which is exactly the context that matters when inspecting a Canton home.
Hyperlocal
Cherry Hill is an unusual part of Canton’s housing story. Canton Township dates Sheldon Corners to 1825 and says Cherry Hill Village was established at approximately the same time, and the township describes Cherry Hill as having remained very much as it had been since the early 1800s until it was reestablished as the new Cherry Hill.
Today the area combines newer single-family and multifamily housing, commercial development and historic structures. That means a Cherry Hill Village address alone doesn’t tell an inspector the age or construction history of the property.
The individual home’s construction year, materials, systems, modifications and present condition are what matter during the inspection.
Worth knowing
This is a genuinely Canton-specific detail, and it comes from the township itself.
Canton Township distinguishes between properties served by a separate sump-pump system and properties where water entering through the footing-drain system reaches the sanitary sewer. The township applies different fixed sewer charges depending on which configuration serves the property, and offers a Department of Public Works inspection for homeowners who aren’t sure which one they have. Canton publishes this on its own utility pages — see Canton Township Building & Inspection Services for the related permit and inspection information.
That is useful context when you are looking at a Canton basement. A sump pump isn’t simply another appliance sitting in a pit — where water is collected, how it is discharged and how drainage around the foundation is managed are all part of understanding the property.
During an inspection we evaluate accessible sump equipment, drainage, foundation conditions and related visible components, and document the configuration at that particular house so far as it can be determined visually. We don’t trace underground drainage, and we don’t assume every Canton house was built or later modified in exactly the same way.
New construction
Canton’s growth story isn’t finished. The township’s 2025 Master Plan reports that the number of housing units increased by about 15% between 2010 and 2022, and Canton continues to permit new single-family construction.
A new-construction inspection calls for a different perspective than inspecting one of Canton’s 1970s, 1990s or early-2000s homes. There isn’t decades of wear to evaluate, but new construction can still contain visible installation defects, incomplete work or damaged components worth identifying before ownership transfers. An independent inspection gives the buyer another set of eyes on the finished property. It is booked the same way as any other home buyer inspection.
There is also a distinction worth knowing if the home is in a homeowners association. Canton Township states that it does not require HOA approval before issuing a residential permit — per Canton’s Building & Inspection Services, obtaining any required HOA approval remains the responsibility of the property owner or permit applicant. Municipal permitting and HOA approval therefore answer different questions, and neither one establishes the present physical condition of an improvement. That is where an independent inspection provides a different kind of information.
Local information from Canton Township 2025 Master Plan · History of Canton · Canton Building & Inspection Services. Municipal requirements change — verify current details with the municipality.
Radon in Wayne County
Zone 3 is the lowest of the three EPA categories — the predicted average indoor level across the county is below 2 pCi/L. So Canton is not where the state’s worst readings turn up, and we would rather say that plainly than imply otherwise. What a zone cannot tell you is anything about one house: 17% of tests actually run in Wayne County still came back at or above the EPA’s 4 pCi/L action level, which is about one in six. A zone is an average taken across a whole county, and no house is an average.
We place a continuous monitor for 48 hours and read the result on site — no mail-in kit, no lab wait. How radon testing works · Wayne County radon and inspection coverage
Zone from the EPA Map of Radon Zones. Elevated-result share from the Michigan Indoor Radon Program.
Why choose us
Five reasons people here pick us as their Canton home inspector.
Family owned since 2009, more than 16,000 inspections completed and over 2,000 five-star reviews across Michigan. We also handle home buyer inspections, commercial building inspections, mold testing and radon testing.
We do not sell mold remediation or radon mitigation, so there is nothing to gain from a result that comes back bad. The number you get is just the number.
Radon, mold, sewer scope and wood-destroying organism inspections go on the same appointment as the home inspection rather than costing you a second morning.
Most people do, and it is the most useful hour of the whole purchase. Ask anything while we are standing in front of it.
InterNACHI and CCPIA certified, with four Certified Master Inspectors and National Home Inspector Examination passes on the team — none of which Michigan requires. The standards we inspect to are published and you can hold the work against them.
Including weekends, because inspection windows sit on closing dates and closing dates do not care what day it is.
Reviews
Mitch was great.
Bradley WoehlkeCanton, MIOra from Trademark did an incredible job with the inspection and sewer scope of the home I am in the process of buying. He was very thorough, explained everything to me from the start, and made it all super easy to understand which definitely helped to put me at ease a bit more. Highly recommend this company!
Mariah HartmanWestland, MIJim was prompt and thorough during the mold testing. Clearly gave us an explanation about mold and testing process he was going to conduct. Testing was followed by a written report. I would recommend everyone use a third party to test mold, independent from the company conducting remediation work. I would hire Trademark again and strongly recommend them.
Alberto PicconeNorthville, MIWhat happens
Questions
Canton experienced several major waves of residential construction rather than developing during one period. Canton Township’s 2025 Master Plan reports that over 90% of its housing was built after 1970, with substantial construction continuing through the following decades. The plan is published by the township. Knowing the subdivision and approximate construction year gives useful context for the materials and systems likely to be present. The inspection then determines their actual visible condition at the individual property.
Not every Canton property handles foundation drainage in the same way. Canton Township distinguishes between homes with separate sump-pump systems and properties where water entering through footing drains reaches the sanitary sewer, and it applies different fixed sewer charges depending on which serves the property. During an inspection we evaluate accessible sump equipment, drainage and related visible conditions, and document the configuration at that house so far as it can be determined visually. A sewer scope covers the buried line itself.
Canton has a relatively young housing stock for western Wayne County. According to Canton’s 2025 Master Plan, over 90% of the township’s existing housing was built after 1970, with the largest share between 1970 and 1979. That doesn’t make an inspection less important — many houses from Canton’s original growth periods are now several decades old, while newer properties present a different set of considerations.
New construction eliminates decades of wear, but it doesn’t guarantee that every visible component was installed or completed as intended. Canton continues to permit new single-family construction, which makes new-home inspections particularly relevant here. An independent inspection gives the buyer another opportunity to identify visible defects, damaged components or incomplete items before taking ownership.
Both histories exist in the area. Canton Township dates Sheldon Corners to 1825 and says Cherry Hill Village was established at approximately the same time, and it describes Cherry Hill as having remained much as it was since the early 1800s until it was reestablished as the new Cherry Hill. Buyers shouldn’t assume a property is historic or modern simply because of a Cherry Hill Village location — the construction year and history of the individual property matter.
Not necessarily. Canton Township states that it does not require HOA approval before issuing residential permits — obtaining any required HOA approval is the responsibility of the permit applicant and property owner, per Canton Building & Inspection Services. Municipal permitting and HOA approval are separate matters, and neither establishes the present physical condition of an improvement. An independent inspection provides information about the visible condition of the property as it exists today.
Yes. You can book a Canton home inspector with us seven days a week, and we cover the rest of Wayne County too.
A home inspection report reaches you within 24 hours. Commercial buildings are 24 to 72 hours depending on size, a radon result comes at the end of the 48-hour test, and mold samples come back from the lab in one to three business days.
More on cost, timing and what is included on the FAQ page.
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