Delhi Township, 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 Delhi Township 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 Delhi Township and across Ingham 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 Delhi Township 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 reportDelhi Township housing stock
Delhi Township has roughly 11,731 housing units and about 62% 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 2000s: 2,501 homes, about 21% of everything standing today.
The median owner-occupied home here is valued at $204,200. There are around 833 manufactured and mobile homes in Delhi Township. Those are a different inspection — the questions are about the frame, the anchoring and the skirting rather than a basement. Around 538 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 Delhi Township 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 Delhi Township was built
79% of homes here run on utility gas, and 81 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 453 use bottled or LP gas.
Local knowledge
Delhi Township has a roofing rule that turns a routine inspection observation into a real question about money, and almost nobody knows it is there.
The Township allows a second layer of roofing to go on without a permit — a tear-off requires one. But it also states that existing roof coverings must be removed when a roof already has two or more layers of any type of roofing material. In other words, a third layer is not an option here. Once a roof is carrying two, the next roof is a tear-off whether the owner planned for one or not.
That matters because layer count is something an inspection can often establish, from the build-up at the eaves, the depth at the rakes and how the flashings sit. A roof with two layers and five years left is a different number from a roof with one layer and five years left, because the second one gets a straightforward re-cover and the first one does not.
It is one of several places where this Township is unusually specific, and the rental fee schedule is another — see below if you are buying anything you intend to rent out.
Before you buy
If you plan to rent it out
Delhi Township publishes its rental fees in full, and reading them is the cheapest research a prospective landlord can do.
Under Township Ordinance 102.7, all residential dwelling units that are rented or leased must be registered with the Township, so that health and safety inspections can be scheduled every two years. Registration runs for two years and costs $110 per parcel plus $33 per unit — $143 for a single-family house, $176 for a duplex.
Then the part that catches buyers. There is an origination registration fee of $550 per parcel, due where a property has not previously been a registered rental. If you are buying an owner-occupied house intending to let it, that is a one-off charge on top of everything else and it is easy to miss.
And the re-inspection schedule escalates steeply: $11 per unit for the first re-inspection, $110 for the second, $220 for the third and $550 for the fourth. An unregistered rental investigation costs $250 per unit, and failure to register is a municipal civil infraction punishable by fine, costs and additional civil penalties.
The practical implication is simple: it pays to be ready for the first inspection. That is where a buyer’s inspection earns its keep before you own the building — an independent report on the roof, structure, foundation, drainage, electrical, heating and cooling, plumbing and accessible interior tells you what will be flagged, and what it will cost to have dealt with in advance rather than at $110 or $220 a unit afterwards.
Permits
The Township is refreshingly specific about the boundary, which makes it easy to know what should have left a record on a property.
Excavation, erection, addition or alteration of any building or structure requires a permit before work starts. The published exceptions are: accessory structures under 200 square feet; minor electrical, mechanical and plumbing repairs and maintenance as determined by the Township inspector; painting, carpeting and other finish work; a prefabricated pool less than 24 inches deep; a second layer of re-roofing; sidewalks and driveways; swings and playground equipment; window awnings supported by the exterior wall; and retaining walls under four feet.
The Community Development Department also draws a line that matters for investors: a homeowner may secure permits for work on the home where they reside, and state law requires a licensed contractor to secure permits for renovations to dwellings where the homeowner does not reside. So if you are working on a property you do not live in, the permit goes in the contractor’s name.
Construction plans and a site plan showing property lines and building dimensions are required with an application, and excavation needs a soil erosion permit or waiver. The Township suggests verifying a contractor’s license and past complaints with the State before hiring — the department can point you to the current verification service.
As everywhere, a permit on file does not establish that work is in good condition today, and nothing on file does not establish that it was done badly.
Wells, septic and water
Delhi Township sits in Ingham County, and the County runs a point-of-sale program for wells and septic systems, publishing a list of certified point-of-sale inspectors through its Health Department.
We are not going to state the trigger, the scope, the fee or how long an evaluation stays valid, because those details sit in documents we could not read in full and inventing them would be worse than saying so. The Health Department is the place to confirm what applies to a specific property, and it is a call worth making early rather than three weeks from closing.
One thing we will be clear about: that county evaluation is carried out by a county-certified point-of-sale inspector, which is a different credential from a home inspection. It is not what we do, and we are not going to let anyone assume otherwise. On a property with a well and septic system you may well want both, arranged separately.
On the stormwater side, the Township is a regulated MS4 community and a member of the Greater Lansing Regional Committee for Stormwater Management, covering the Grand River, Red Cedar River and Looking Glass River watersheds. It notes that its storm drains discharge directly into rivers and streams without treatment, which is a reason to know where your downspouts and any sump discharge actually go.
What an inspection covers on the water side is the property itself: accessible grading, gutters and downspouts and their discharge points, foundation conditions, the basement or crawlspace, floor drains and any sump equipment, recorded as found.
The buried line
Whatever a property here is connected to, the buried line running from the building is the one part nothing visual reaches.
Time in the ground is what matters, and on much of this township that is measured in decades — long enough for roots to find a joint, for ground movement to displace a section, or for a repair to have been made that nobody now remembers. We will not name a material from a build year, because no authoritative source establishes what Delhi Township laterals are generally made of.
A sewer camera inspection records what is actually inside — roots, cracks, displaced joints, bellies or blockages where they exist, and a clear run where they do not — and it is added to the same visit rather than booked separately.
Alongside it, commercial building inspections follow the CCPIA standard for offices, retail, multifamily and warehouse property, and radon testing or mold inspection and testing can be added to a residential or commercial visit.
Local information from Delhi Charter Township — rental registration and fee schedule · Delhi Charter Township — building permit information · Delhi Charter Township — protecting our water and stormwater program. Municipal requirements change — verify current details with the municipality.
Radon in Ingham County
Zone 2 is the middle EPA category — the predicted average indoor level across the county sits between 2 and 4 pCi/L.
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 · Ingham County radon and inspection coverage
Zone from the EPA Map of Radon Zones.
Why choose us
Five reasons people here pick us as their Delhi Township 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
I recently hired Trademark for a full home inspection on a new purchase, including sewer scope and radon testing. It was a phenomenal experience from beginning to end. Our inspector, Mitch, did a fantastic job explaining all the findings, and the digital report with photos and videos was superb. Would definitely recommend without hesitation.
Salina HamiltonOak Park, MIWe had Mitch inspect our prospective house and he was amazing. He was thorough, patient to answer my questions and provide feedback on what areas he would recommend having a follow up expert and why. The office was responsive and I was able to book multiple services to be done in the same visit (inspection, radon test, sewer scope).
Chris PlaweckiOak Park, MIThis is one of the finest companies I have come across - that means serious customer service and professionalism. Justin was the inspector and he was very thorough yet very kind to answers all the questions that came in my mind during inspection. He took enough time, no rush, and a very detailed inspection was conducted. Extremely competitive pricing and timing from the company. 100% recommend to anyone looking for any kind of property inspection!!
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Questions
No. The Township allows a second layer of re-roofing without a permit, but it also states that existing roof coverings must be removed when a roof has two or more layers of any type of roofing material. So once a roof is carrying two layers the next one is a tear-off, which costs more than a re-cover. Layer count is often something an inspection can establish, and it changes what a roof nearing the end of its life will actually cost you.
More than you might expect the first time. Registration is $110 per parcel plus $33 per unit — $143 for a single-family house — and runs for two years. On top of that the Township charges an origination registration fee of $550 per parcel where the property has not previously been a registered rental. That one-off charge lands squarely on a buyer converting an owner-occupied house into a rental.
It gets expensive quickly. Re-inspection fees escalate: $11 per unit for the first, then $110 for the second, $220 for the third and $550 for the fourth. An unregistered rental investigation costs $250 per unit, and failing to register at all is a municipal civil infraction punishable by fine, costs and additional civil penalties. It is worth knowing what will be flagged before the first visit rather than after it.
Most of it. Excavation, erection, addition or alteration of any building or structure needs a permit before work starts. The published exceptions are accessory structures under 200 square feet, minor electrical, mechanical and plumbing repairs as determined by the Township inspector, painting, carpeting and finish work, a prefabricated pool under 24 inches deep, a second layer of re-roofing, sidewalks and driveways, swings and playground equipment, window awnings supported by the exterior wall, and retaining walls under four feet.
No. The Township states that a homeowner may secure permits for work on the home where they reside, and that state law requires a licensed contractor to secure permits for renovations to dwellings or structures where the homeowner does not reside. On a property you do not live in, the permit goes in the contractor’s name.
Not one run by the Township that we could find. Ingham County does operate a point-of-sale program for wells and septic systems, and its Health Department publishes a list of certified point-of-sale inspectors. We are not going to state the trigger, scope, fee or validity period, because those sit in documents we could not read in full. Call the Health Department early if the property is not on public water and sewer.
No. That evaluation is carried out by a county-certified point-of-sale inspector, which is a different credential from a home inspection, and we are not going to let anyone assume our visit covers it. A buyer’s inspection covers the building: roof, structure, foundation, drainage, electrical, heating and cooling, plumbing and the accessible interior. On a property with a well and septic system you may well want both, arranged separately.
If the property is on public sewer, it is worth considering. The buried line running from the building is the one component no visual inspection reaches, and time in the ground is what determines its condition. We will not guess a material from a build year — no authoritative source establishes what laterals here are generally made of. Putting a camera down the line documents roots, cracks, displaced joints, bellies or blockages where they exist, and is added to the same appointment.
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