Rod Inspects · TREC License #6291 PI · Serving Hollywood Park
Home Inspection in Hollywood Park, TX
Rod Inspects provides home inspections in Hollywood Park, TX, the small town in north Bexar County near US 281 and Loop 1604. Its three licensed inspectors evaluate the roof, foundation, structure, electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling, attic and the interior and exterior to the TREC Standards of Practice, with close attention to what mature trees and decades of updates do to an individually built home. Rod Inspects has inspected homes in the San Antonio area since 2002.
Why Is Every Hollywood Park Home Inspection Different?
Because Hollywood Park was built a lot at a time. The first house went up in 1951, the town incorporated in 1955, and it is still mostly private homes on large, wooded lots. Most of today's houses date from the 1960s and 1970s: Census estimates put the median home at about 1973, with roughly two in three built before 1980 but only about one in nine before 1960.
So a house here might be a long ranch with a stone exterior, a split-level, or a 1960s home that has been added onto twice, and each one was framed, roofed and plumbed in its own way. Homes this age are also where original materials and later updates meet. A home inspector in Hollywood Park, TX, reads each one on its own terms:
- Additions and remodels. Where a newer addition meets the original house, look for differences in rooflines, flashing, foundation height and floor level. Those joints are a common source of leaks and cracks.
- Systems from different decades. An updated kitchen can sit next to original plumbing, and a newer air conditioner can connect to older ductwork. In a 1960s or 1970s house, the inspector also looks closely at the electrical panel and any changes made to it. The report covers what is actually there, not what the listing says.
- Older roof framing and attics. Custom rooflines with valleys, dormers and low slopes collect debris and need careful flashing. In the attic, the inspector checks framing, insulation, ventilation and the visible ductwork.
- Larger lots. More ground around the house means longer driveways and walkways, more drainage to manage and sometimes a detached garage or workshop. Ask about outbuildings when you book.
How Do Oak Trees and Stony Ground Affect a Hollywood Park Home?
Between them, they shape most of what happens outside the house. Federal soil maps show nearly the whole town on stony clay with limestone a few feet down, and all of Hollywood Park sits on the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone. The clay still shrinks and swells, and with rock close below it, how rain is handled at the surface matters a great deal. Add a heavy oak canopy and the inspection looks hard at:
- Gutters and grading. Only a small share of the town's land is in a mapped FEMA flood zone, so the water that matters most is usually the rain coming off your own roof. Clogged or overflowing gutters drop it right beside the foundation. The inspector checks downspouts, the slope of the soil and visible signs of foundation movement.
- Roof wear and leaf debris. Branches that rub or hang over the roof scrape the covering and drop leaves that hold moisture in valleys and gutters.
- Oak limbs and the town's rules. Hollywood Park's oak ordinance allows oak trees on private property to be cut or trimmed only from July 1 through January 31, and the town keeps a list of oak wilt locations. The area has a documented oak wilt history. If limbs over the roof need to come down, plan the timing around the town's current rules. Tree health itself is outside a home inspection and is best judged by an arborist.
- Roots near the house and the drain line. Large roots close to the foundation and flatwork can lift walkways and add to soil movement, and roots look for water in older drain lines. A standard home inspection checks how fixtures drain but cannot see inside buried pipe.
Shade helps in a Texas summer, but the air conditioner still runs hard for months. Rod Inspects uses infrared thermal technology, which identifies surface temperature patterns that may indicate hidden moisture from a roof or gutter leak, missing insulation or overheating electrical components.
Which Inspections Can You Book in Hollywood Park?
- Buyer's home inspection: the full TREC inspection of a one-of-a-kind house during your option period.
- Seller (pre-listing) inspection: useful when a long-held custom home is going on the market.
- Infrared thermal inspection: temperature patterns that may indicate moisture or insulation issues you cannot see.
- Pool and irrigation inspection: for the pools, spas and sprinkler systems on larger lots.
- New construction inspection: for a new custom home or rebuild.
- Builder's warranty inspection: for a newly built custom home still under its builder warranty.
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Why Do Hollywood Park Buyers Trust Rod Inspects?
- Client reviews you can read (read them)
- Three inspectors licensed through TREC, led by Rod Stewardson, TREC License #6291 PI (meet them)
- Infrared thermal technology
An individually built house deserves an inspector who has seen a lot of houses. After more than two decades of inspections, we know where custom construction and decades of updates tend to go wrong. We work for you, the buyer, and your report is written with photographs. See our sample reports.
“Derek and Tyler were professional, thorough, and incredibly knowledgeable. What really put me at ease was how they treated the inspection like it was their own home.”
DJ
Which Nearby Areas Does Rod Inspects Serve?
Who Is Rod Inspects?
Rod Inspects is a home inspection company serving Hollywood Park, Texas, and the wider San Antonio area, including San Antonio, Alamo Heights, San Marcos, Schertz, Cibolo, New Braunfels, Seguin and McQueeney. The company was founded in 2002 and is led by Rod Stewardson, TREC License #6291 PI. Its three licensed inspectors, Rod Stewardson, Derek Saari and Tyler Stewardson, provide buyer's, seller's, new construction, builder's warranty, infrared thermal, and pool and irrigation inspections.
What Do Hollywood Park Buyers Ask About Home Inspections?
Does Rod Inspects do home inspections in Hollywood Park, TX?
Yes. Rod Inspects serves Hollywood Park and north Bexar County with three inspectors licensed through TREC, led by Rod Stewardson (License #6291 PI).
How old are most homes in Hollywood Park?
Most were built in the 1960s and 1970s, after the first house went up in 1951. Homes that age often mix original materials with later updates, so the inspector looks closely at the roof, electrical panel, plumbing and any additions.
Is Hollywood Park built on expansive clay?
Partly. Federal soil maps show stony clay with limestone a few feet down across nearly the whole town. That clay can still shrink and swell, so drainage around the foundation is part of every inspection.
How do large trees affect a home inspection in Hollywood Park?
The inspector looks at roof wear from overhanging branches, debris in valleys and gutters, drainage near the foundation, and roots near walkways and the house. Tree health itself is outside a home inspection and is best evaluated by an arborist.
Can I trim oak branches over the roof at any time of year?
Not in Hollywood Park. The town's oak ordinance allows oak trees on private property to be cut or trimmed only from July 1 through January 31, to limit the spread of oak wilt. Check the town's current rules before planning tree work.
What should I look for in a custom home with additions?
Pay attention to where the addition meets the original house. Differences in rooflines, flashing, foundation height and floor level are common places for leaks and cracks.
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