Dallas Home Inspection Services
Welcome to A Closer Look (ACL) Home Inspection Services
Jim and Lore Hemsell of A Closer Look Home Inspection Services should be your Texas home inspectors of choice.
Many of our residential home inspections have been in areas of North Texas including Addison, Carrollton, Coppell, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Garland, Highland Park, Irving, Richardson and University Park. We can also perform Energy Audits to help determine the cost effective improvements necessary to reduce your home energy usage.
Whether your Dallas county home inspection needs are for the basic Structural / Mechanical home inspections, new home construction inspections, pools and spas, wells, septic systems, EIFS inspections or stucco inspections , and/or expert witness testimony, They understand that the purchase of a new home is often the most important decision of a lifetime and are dedicated to performing a comprehensive inspection with personalized service on the purchase of your new home.
If your looking for a Highland Park home inspection, Dallas house Inspection or a Garland home inspection you have come to the right place. Our onsite home inspection report software is professional and comprehensive. We handle Water Intrusion Inspections for EIFS and Stucco exteriors in the Denton area. We service the North Texas markets of Addison, Carrollton, Coppell, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Garland, Highland Park, Irving, Richardson and University Park.
A typical residential home inspection includes visual examinations of foundation, structure, roof structure, HVAC equipment, plumbing and electrical systems as well as built-in appliances that typically stay with the house. The purpose of the Structural / Mechanical home inspection is to determine whether various items of the property are working properly, or if they are in need of repair. Home Inspections performed during and at the completion of new home construction helps ensure that a builder or contractor has fulfilled all of the specifications of a particular project. The typical residential home inspection takes 2-3 hours on average to perform.
We also can perform the ASHI Home Owner Insurance Survey that can help determine Home Owner insurance discounts that can reduce your home insurance cost.
Professional Societies:
American
Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) since 1997
Member
of the ASHI Legislative Committee 1998 – 2004
Member
of ASHI Bylaws Committee 2005 - 2008
Lone
Star ASHI (LSA) Chapter President 1999 – 2003, 2004-2007
Texas
Association of Real Estate Inspectors (TAREI) since 1985 and holds
designation of
Advanced
Inspector
Past
Chapter President of North Texas TAREI (NTAREI) 1996 – 1998
Texas
Association of Realtors
Greater
Denton Wise County Association of Realtors
Exterior
Design Institute (EDI) since 2001
International
Code Commission (ICC)
Industry Service:
Held
an appointment to the Texas Real Estate Commission as one of the
first members of the Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee for 5 years until June 1995. Served as
Secretary of the Committee while the committee wrote the Standards
of Practice and regulations that govern all Texas Home Inspectors.
2004
President of the Board of Directors of the Examination of
Professional Home Inspectors
(EBPHI) that manages the National Home Inspectors Examination
(NHIE). Treasurer 2005.
Member since 2001 - 2007.
Recipient
of the Prestigious ASHI John Cox Award 2008
ASHI
Board of Directors Member 2008 - 2011
Licenses:
Jim Hemsell - Professional Inspector # 129 -
Texas Real Estate Commission
Lorê Hemsell # 3583
Pest Control Certified Applicator # 36154T - Texas Structural Pest
Control Board
Certified Third Party EIFS Inspector # TX-40
Always use an ASHI
Certified Inspector for your inspection needs.