Madison Home Inspection Service

High consultation fee for questionable solutions. A talker.

Came out 2 days after I called and provided a thorough assessment of why our basement flooded and then gave a list of possible solutions and approximate cost of each option. He's not a contractor or salesman so no pressure to upsell = just an unbiased opinion how to fix the problem Great guy and incredibly helpful

Before calling Scott, three waterproofers came to our home to propose solutions for a basement leak - all had different suggestions and significant price tags ($1.5k, $4k and $10k). We were at a loss how to proceed so we figured we would engage Scott to advise us before making a costly investment. Scott came to our home and spent 3 hours with us. He was very knowledgeable and clearly cared about helping us fix this problem, even spending close to an hour trying to recreate the leak with a garden hose. In the end, we could not recreate it so Scott's advice was to hold off on engaging anyone and instead spend more time "investigating" the source of the leak ourselves. He gave us step by step instructions for doing so and offered to keep consulting with us via email. Very wise advice. We did as he suggested and instead of engaging a waterproofer chose some months later to replace our old roof and gutters and do some regrading around the house (all of which was on our to-do list anyway). We have since had no leaks, even through some very heavy spring and summer rains. We recommend Scott's services.