OFFICE LOCATION
1205 Challenger
Austin, TX 78734
NEARBY LANDMARK
Lakeway, Tx
LANGUAGES
English
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Infrared Property Inspections
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Local: (512) 961-7547
Toll Free: (866) 491-2523
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DESCRIPTION
Infrared Property Inspections provides all areas of residential home inspection and is licensed (#8222) by the state of Texas. Kyle Ligon is a member, in good standing, of the Better Business Bureau (BBB), NACHI (National Association of Certified Home Inspectors), ABOR (Austin Board of Realtors), TREC (Texas Real Estate Commission), and TAR (Texas Association of Realtors). All of these groups are the best of the best, and not all are easy to join. NACHI requires 8 more hours of continuing education each year, than required by TREC, which is 16 hours, totalling 24 hours/year. NACHI also requires an annual exam, many mandatory inspector education classes, and much more found at www.nachi.com.
What do you get for your money? You get pictures printed in the text with a description of each picture. The report comes in a 1" thick, 3 ring hard binder that includes the TREC standards of practice (SOP), A NACHI inspection agreement, 8 page glossary of terms, a preclosing walk through check-list for use later during closing, and an 80 page home owner's manual as your gift. I can send it to you and your agent via email, or delivered if needed. We use thermal imaging cameras if we see something that needs further investigating for free, but there is an extra fee for an entire home scan due to the extra time it takes to walk the entire house. Same goes for a complete electrical analysis of the entire home. If we see something, it's free, otherwise there is an extra charge due to the extra time involved for the complete house analysis.
We go above and beyond all the state requirements for being a home inspector. We are proud to say that we carry more specialized tools than most any other home inspectors out there, including digital cameras, IR cameras, a one of a kind circuit analyzer, combustable gas detector, carbon monoxide detector, and more. All these tools are not required by TREC, but, when we do something, we do it right. Just like when I was a builder. Also, we don't do more than 2 inspections/day/inspector, which gives us a full 4+ hours to inspect an average size home. Most comapanies spend as little as 2 hours to inspect a home. More hours cost more money, and for larger homes too.
We offer more services than most inspection companies, such as, a complete scan of the entire home with our infrared camera. Infrared can locate moisture intrusion, lack of insulation, leaks in your A/C ducts, electrical hotspots/outlets, and even pests like mice and insect nests. Once we locate possible problems we double check it with other tools to insure there is or is not a problem. We also offer a complete electrical analysis using a one-of-a-kind tool that measures voltage drop, impedances, checks for AFCI and GFCI plugs and breakers, false grounds, and much more. All of those tests can uncover bad, or loose wiring which can cause fires.
SERVICE EXPERTISE
Residential homes (building and inspecting), pools, spas, Light commercial inspecting and construction. Residential roofs, decks, concrete slabs, pier and beam, patios, stone work, Anything related to residential construction. You name it, I've done it in the residential and light commercial building industry for 26 years, not to mention the 2 years of schooling I aced; Honor Roll and all.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
All of Central Texas, Travis, Caldwell, Hays, Blanco, Burnet, Marble Falls, Williamson, Bastrop, Austin, Lakeway, Westlake, Crestview, Anderson Mills, East Austin, West Austin, South Austin, North Austin, Spicewood, San Marcos, Wimberley
CREDENTIALS
I Kyle Ligon, am licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission #8222. I have 26 years in the construction industry, several years of schooling in the construction industry (TSTI and ITA) and am a member of the BBB (Better Business Bureau), ABOR (Austin Board of Realtors), TAR (Texas Association of Realtors), NACHI (National Association of Certified Home Inspectors).
TESTIMONIALS
"Besides providing me with an excellent, thorough inspection of a property I was considering buying, Mr. Ligon was extremely responsive in meeting a tight deadline I had for a quick closing. His personal tour with me at the property was presented in terms I could easily understand about technical aspects of the construction and systems that I know little about.
I would highly recommend Infrared Property Inspections to other buyers. The quality of my inspection gave me immeasurable peace of mind in buying my new house."
-Bonnie N., Austin, TX
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