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Certified Home Inspector - Ken

Ken Fast

PO Box 164
Harrison, TN 37341
tel: 423-326-2008
fax: 423-326-2009
Kenneth.Fast@pillartopost.com

Serving Apison, Benton, Birchwood, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Collegedale, Calhoun, Dayton, Decatur, Dunlap,  East Ridge, Elder Mountain,  Georgetown, Harrison, Hixson, Jasper, Lookout Mountain, Lookout Valley, McDonald, St. Elmo, North Chattanooga, Ooltewah,  Red Bank, Sale Creek, Signal Mountain, Soddy Daisy, Tiftonia, and Whitwell.

How long has the Home Inspector been in business and how many inspections has he done in that amount of time?

Numerous years in business may make you feel good that the inspector will be with you in the future when you need another inspection but if he's only done 12 inspections during his several years in business that's not a good thing! Your home buying decision is much too important to be a learning experience for a part-time inspector. Pillar To Post is the #1 Home Inspection Company in North America six years running and has been serving and satisfying customers in SouthEast Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley since 1998. We have personally inspected several thousand homes, so we’ve seen just about everything.

Will your inspector walk on the roof, crawl in the crawlspace, go into a dark basement, and climb into the attic?

Your inspector should be able and willing to go into the areas that have to be seen to protect the client. There are times when those locations cannot be inspected in their entirety due to the risk to the inspector, risk to the components, or seasonal limitations. But for the inspector not to inspect those areas because he doesn't want to, is scared of the dark, or is too large to fit into those areas is unacceptable. For our customers, Pillar To Post inspectors go places where others fear to step.

Does the report include photographs?

Many times the report will have descriptions of damage or defects in locations of the home that only the inspector was able to get to, like the peak of the roof or the far corner of a crawl space. You have to have pictures of these areas so you can understand the extent and location of the damage. It also makes repairs and getting estimates much easier when there is a photograph. Pillar To Post includes photographs as an integral part of each home inspection.

When will the completed report be done and can it be emailed?

Often decision time is critical. You want to be sure you will receive the entire report in time to read it, understand it, and respond in time. Some inspection companies make you wait for days for your report. The best companies can hand you the report on-site, as the inspection is completed. Pillar To Post delivers your report when the inspection is done, complete so we can sit down and review it with you while still on site, where it is easiest to answer any questions you may have. Each home inspection comes in a handsome presentation binder and includes a home improvement CD all of which becomes a valuable owner’s manual for your home! The report will also be emailed to you the same day for ease in viewing and forwarding to other parties as needed.

Will the inspector allow you to attend the inspection?

There is no substitute for the being at the inspection. The report we provide is only a part of the inspection. When you attend the inspection, see what we do, ask questions, and become more familiar your h

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