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Home & Commercial Inspections Across St Clair County

Looking for a St Clair County home inspector? We inspect in 23 St Clair County communities, seven days a week, and our own office is in Livonia. We do certified home, commercial, mold and radon inspections. Home inspection reports come back in 24 hours. Commercial, radon and mold take longer, and we tell you which when you book.

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Services

What your St Clair County home inspector checks

Curt Markham, a St Clair County home inspector with Trademark Inspection Services, checking plumbing under a kitchen sink during a home inspection

Home Inspections in St Clair County

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 St Clair County home and tell you plainly what they found — then put it in a photo-rich digital report within 24 hours.

We inspect

Following the InterNACHI Standards of Practice:

  • Roof, structure, and exterior
  • Attic, insulation, and ventilation
  • HVAC, electrical, and plumbing
  • Built-in appliances and safety issues
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Included free with every home buyer inspection— and none of them require us to sell your information.

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    If 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.

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    The 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.

Also available

Optional services at an additional cost — not part of a standard inspection. Tap one to see what it covers.

  • Sewer camera inspections

    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

  • Veterans WDO 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

  • Mold air testing add-on

    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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Commercial inspector on a flat roof checking rooftop HVAC equipment in Southeast Michigan

Commercial Building Inspections in St Clair County

Offices, retail, multifamily and warehouses in St Clair County and across St Clair 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.

We inspect

Following the CCPIA commercial standards:

  • Roof covering, drainage and rooftop equipment
  • Structural frame and building envelope
  • Electrical service and distribution
  • Mechanical, plumbing and life-safety systems
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Also available

Commonly added to a commercial inspection at additional cost.

  • Sewer camera inspections

    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

  • Mold air testing

    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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Trademark Inspection Services inspector setting up a continuous radon monitor for a 48-hour radon test in a Southeast Michigan home

Mold and Radon Testing in St Clair County

Add either to a St Clair County 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.

How each one works

Radon measured in house on a professional continuous monitor; mold samples to an accredited laboratory:

  • Radon: 48-hour continuous monitor, read on site
  • No mail-in radon kit and no waiting on a laboratory
  • Mold: laboratory results in one to three business days
  • Either can go on the same visit as the inspection
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Also available

The other things worth testing while somebody is already there.

  • Post-remediation mold verification

    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

  • Sewer camera inspections

    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

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St Clair County housing stock

The median St Clair County home was built in 1974

St Clair County has roughly 72,234 housing units and about 79% of them are single-family detached. Housing that went up mostly in one era has mostly one era’s problems — which is genuinely useful to know before you buy, because it tells you what to look at first.

  • Aluminum branch wiringUsed in many homes built roughly 1965 to 1973. Where it is present the terminations are the issue, not the wire, and it is specifically something to identify before closing.
  • Asbestos in older materialsStill common in products used through about 1980, particularly pipe wrap and floor tile.
  • First-generation sliding doors and unitsEarly insulated glass and large sliders from this decade are usually at the point where the seals, not the frames, decide their remaining life.
  • Original sewer lateralsThe build year does not settle what the line is made of or whether it has been replaced. A sewer scope is the only way to see inside.

None of this is a prediction about a particular house. It is where a St Clair County home inspector starts looking in a home of this age, and what we photograph and write up either way.

Housing figures: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2022 five-year estimates.

When St Clair County was built

  • Pre-194017%
  • 1940s7%
  • 1950s12%
  • 1960s9%
  • 1970s14%
  • 1980s11%
  • 1990s16%
  • 2000s12%
  • 2010s3%
  • 2020s<1%

75% of homes here run on utility gas, and 616 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 7,278 use bottled or LP gas.

St Clair County commercial property

3,082 business establishments in St Clair County

Between them they employ about 40,045 people, and every one of them is in a building somebody owns, leases or is about to buy. A commercial evaluation is a different standard of practice from a home inspection — we inspect to the CCPIA Standards of Practice — and the scope is agreed before we start, because access and the extent of the shared systems decide what can be covered.

  • 463 — retail and storefronts
  • 423 — medical and care premises
  • 422 — construction and trade contractors
  • 299 — salons, repair shops and other services
  • 292 — restaurants, bars and hotels
  • 213 — manufacturing and industrial space

Establishments, not buildings — several can share one address, and a single owner may hold many. It is a measure of how much commercial property is in use across the county, not a count of roofs.

Business figures: US Census Bureau County Business Patterns, 2022.

Commercial work we are asked for most across St Clair County:

  • Pre-purchase evaluationsRoof, structure, envelope, and the mechanical and electrical systems, written up to the CCPIA standard.
  • Multi-tenant buildingsScope agreed in advance, because access to occupied units decides what can actually be seen.
  • Environmental add-onsMold and radon testing on the same visit where the building or the lender calls for it.
  • Sewer scopeThe underground line is the one part of a commercial building nobody can see from inside it. A sewer scope is the only way to look, and it goes on the same visit.
  • Document researchPermits, certificates of occupancy and prior reports, gathered to ComSOP Section 5 where the deal calls for it and the records exist.

Averaged out that is about 13 people per establishment across St Clair County — overwhelmingly small tenant spaces rather than large plants, which is what usually decides how long an evaluation takes and how much of the plant is shared.

Why choose us

Why St Clair County chooses Trademark Inspection Services

Five reasons people here pick us as their St Clair County 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 test, we never remediate

    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.

  • One visit, one invoice

    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.

  • You are welcome to walk it with us

    Most people do, and it is the most useful hour of the whole purchase. Ask anything while we are standing in front of it.

  • Certified, not just insured

    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.

  • Seven days a week

    Including weekends, because inspection windows sit on closing dates and closing dates do not care what day it is.

Reviews

What people near St Clair County say

  • 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.

    GoogleSalina HamiltonOak Park, MI
  • We 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).

    GoogleChris PlaweckiOak Park, MI
  • This 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!!

    GoogleChirag R MiyaniMichigan

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What happens

Booking your St Clair County home inspector

  1. 1Book itBook a St Clair County home inspector online any hour, or call 734-331-3269. We inspect seven days a week, which is usually when buyers and agents actually need us.
  2. 2We inspectYou are welcome to come along and most people do. Ask whatever you want while we are there — it is the most useful hour you will get.
  3. 3Report in 24 hoursPhoto-rich, plain English, and yours to send to your agent. Services with a lab or a measurement period take longer and we tell you which when you book.

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Questions

St Clair County home inspector questions

  • Do you inspect in St Clair County?

    Yes. You can book a St Clair County home inspector with us seven days a week, and we cover every community in it.

  • How quickly will I get the report?

    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.

  • Can I add radon or mold testing to a St Clair County home inspection?

    Yes, and it is one appointment and one invoice rather than two visits. Sewer scope and wood-destroying organism inspections can go on the same visit too.

  • Do you inspect commercial buildings in St Clair County?

    Yes. The same St Clair County home inspector team covers commercial work too. Commercial inspections follow the CCPIA standard, which is written for commercial property rather than houses, and they cover everything from small retail and office units to industrial buildings.

More on cost, timing and what is included on the FAQ page.

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Every St Clair County community we inspect

We inspect in 23 St Clair County communities. Each one has its own page with local housing and radon detail.

Need a St Clair County home inspector and not sure we reach you? Call 734-331-3269 and we will tell you.

Permits, assessing and property records for St Clair County are handled by St. Clair County, not by us.

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