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The Rod Inspects Home Inspection Blog

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The Rod Inspects blog answers the questions San Antonio home buyers, sellers and new-home owners ask most about home inspections, from what an inspector checks to how local clay soil, storms and heat affect a house. Every post is written by the team at Rod Inspects, a company with TREC License #6291 PI, inspecting San Antonio homes since 2002.

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What Topics Does the Blog Cover?

Posts are grouped by where you are in the process. Pick the one that fits.

Buying a Home

Option periods, what the inspection covers, reading your report and negotiating repairs.

Selling a Home

Pre-listing inspections, common repair requests and getting a house ready for a buyer's inspector.

Choosing an Inspector

Licensing, experience, tools and the questions that separate a thorough inspection from a quick one.

San Antonio Homes and Weather

Clay soil, drainage, hail, long cooling seasons and older pier-and-beam homes.

New Construction

Inspections during the build, 11-month warranty inspections and using your builder's warranty.

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Why Read a Home Inspection Blog Written by Rod Inspects?

Because the advice comes from the people doing the inspections. Rod Inspects has been inspecting homes in and around San Antonio since 2002, and has 300+ five-star Google reviews (read them). Rod Stewardson holds TREC License #6291 PI, and Derek Saari and Tyler Stewardson are licensed too (meet the team). The company uses infrared thermal technology. Choosing a home inspector in San Antonio TX who explains what they find? Reading a few posts is a good way to see how we think.

Who Is Rod Inspects?

Rod Inspects is a veteran-owned home inspection company serving San Antonio, Texas, led by Rod Stewardson, TREC License #6291 PI. Since 2002, its three licensed inspectors, Rod Stewardson, Derek Saari and Tyler Stewardson, have completed more than 13,000 inspections. Its services cover buyer's and seller's inspections, new construction and builder's warranty (11-month) inspections, infrared thermal imaging, and pool and irrigation inspections in San Antonio, New Braunfels, Schertz, Cibolo, Seguin, San Marcos, McQueeney, Hollywood Park and Alamo Heights.

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