Home Inspector in Cary, IL
Cary is our home base. Veteran-owned, led by InterNACHI Certified Master Inspector (CMI®) Sammy Prato, with radon testing, sewer scopes, mold testing and thermal imaging all performed in-house.
Serving ZIP 60013 · McHenry County
The Short Answer
At Ease Inspections is based in Cary, Illinois. A standard home inspection starts at $550 and includes thermal imaging, and reports are delivered same-day to within 24 hours. Radon testing, sewer scopes and mold testing are all performed in-house by the same team, so you do not have to coordinate multiple vendors.
Inspections in Cary
Cary is home. Our office is here, our inspectors live here, and a good share of our work happens within a few minutes of the village. That matters more than it sounds: we already know how the housing stock along the Fox River valley behaves, which subdivisions were built in which decade, and what tends to turn up once you get into an attic or a crawlspace on this side of McHenry County.
Because we are local, scheduling in Cary is usually the easiest it gets. We are not driving in from another county, we are not squeezing you between two jobs on opposite ends of the metro, and we do not overbook our inspectors to make the day work. You get the full time the property needs.
What We See in Cary Homes
Cary is really two housing markets sharing one ZIP code. The older core near the Metra station and the Fox River Grove line includes homes from the early and mid twentieth century, where we pay close attention to original electrical, mixed-generation plumbing, and foundations that have had eighty-plus years to settle.
Then there is the large wave of subdivision construction from the 1990s and 2000s spreading west and north. Those homes are now old enough that original furnaces, air conditioning condensers, water heaters and roof coverings are at or past the end of their typical service lives, even though the house still shows as "newer" to a buyer walking through it.
Cary also sits on genuinely rolling terrain. Walkout and lookout basements are common, and so are the grading, downspout and retaining wall issues that come with building into a slope. Water management is one of the first things we look at here.
Common Cary Inspection Findings
Slope, grading and walkout basements
The terrain through Cary means a lot of homes are cut into a grade. We look hard at negative grading, downspout discharge, window well drainage, and retaining walls that are starting to lean or lose their backfill.
Radon in McHenry County
McHenry County is designated EPA Radon Zone 2, meaning a predicted average indoor screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L. Elevated homes are found in every zone, though, which is why we test rather than assume. Our 48-hour LTE monitors capture 288 readings.
Aging systems in 1990s-2000s subdivisions
A Cary home built in 1998 is now well past the point where the original HVAC equipment, water heater and roof were expected to last. We document remaining service life so you can budget rather than be surprised.
Sewer laterals under mature trees
Established streets mean established trees, and root intrusion into an older clay or cast iron lateral is a repair that does not show up in any visual inspection. A sewer scope is the only way to see it.
What We Offer in Cary
Every service below is performed in-house by our own inspectors, so you are not coordinating three companies to get one property evaluated. These are the services that come up most often in Cary.
Cary Home Inspection Questions
Are you actually based in Cary, IL?
Yes. At Ease Inspections operates out of Cary in McHenry County. Our lead inspector, Salvatore "Sammy" Prato, holds Illinois Home Inspector License 450.012530 and the InterNACHI Certified Master Inspector (CMI) designation.
How quickly can you inspect a home in Cary?
Cary is our home market, so availability here is typically the best on our schedule. Call or text 630-797-8069 and we can usually confirm a date on the spot, including many next-day requests.
Do I need radon testing on a Cary home?
We recommend it. McHenry County sits in EPA Radon Zone 2, and Illinois law requires sellers to provide radon disclosure and the IEMA radon pamphlet, but it does not require anyone to actually test. Testing is how you find out what your specific house is doing.
How much does a home inspection in Cary cost?
A standard home inspection starts at $550 and includes thermal imaging. Radon testing is $275, a sewer scope is $325, and full-panel mold testing is $500. Full pricing is on our pricing page.
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