Home Inspection in Delaware County, PA

InterNACHI and ASHI certified home inspection across Delaware County, from the dense twin and rowhome blocks of Drexel Hill, Lansdowne and Clifton Heights out to Media, Radnor and Newtown Square. Photo-documented report in 24 hours, starting from $325. Call 610-348-6728 for a free estimate.

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Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Home inspection across Delaware County

Written by Bob, owner and inspector, All Seasons Home Inspections ·

A home inspection in Delaware County starts at $325 and covers foundation, structure, roof, electrical, plumbing, HVAC and the exterior envelope, with a photo-documented digital report delivered within 24 hours. Bob inspects every home personally across the county's twin, rowhome and detached housing stock.

Delaware County's inner ring is built more densely than anywhere else in the suburbs, and the dominant form is the twin: two houses sharing one structural wall, built in long runs through Drexel Hill, Upper Darby, Lansdowne, Clifton Heights and Collingdale between roughly 1900 and 1950. Inspecting a twin means accepting that half the relevant structure belongs to somebody else.

Further out, through Media, Wallingford, Swarthmore, Newtown Square and Radnor, the stock opens up into detached houses on real lots, some of them substantial and old. The county therefore runs the full range from a 1925 porch-front twin to a 1900 stone house on an acre, and the inspection has to change shape accordingly.

Who does your inspection

Bob, owner and inspector

Every Delaware County inspection is performed by Bob personally. Not a technician, not a subcontractor, and not a different person each visit. He has been inspecting homes in Delaware County and the greater Philadelphia region since 2003, and he works to ASHI and InterNACHI Standards of Practice. All Seasons does not perform repairs or remediation of any kind, so there is no financial reason to find a bigger problem than you have.

Since 2003
20+ years inspecting this region
InterNACHI
Certified inspector
24 hours
Photo-documented report
4.9 ★ / 169

What is different about inspecting a twin or rowhome?

The shared party wall is the central fact. Structural movement, water and pest activity all travel along it, and the condition of your neighbour's half directly affects yours in ways that do not apply to a detached house. An inspector can only report on what is accessible from your side, and saying so plainly is more honest than implying the whole picture is visible.

Roof drainage is shared in the same way. Long twin and row runs frequently drain across multiple properties, so a blocked or failed section three houses down can present as a damp wall in the house you are buying. Bob traces what he can and flags where the evidence points off the property.

The front porch roof deserves its own mention. Almost every Delco twin of this era has one, it is nearly always low-slope, and it ties into the main wall at a point that is difficult to flash well. It is one of the most common sources of interior water staining in the county's older housing.

What are the recurring system issues in Delco's older housing?

Original wiring is the first. Housing built before 1930 frequently started with knob-and-tube, and while much of it has been replaced, replacement is often partial, with original runs left live inside walls and ceilings. Bob checks what is visible and reports where the evidence suggests original wiring remains in service.

Supply piping is the second. Galvanised steel supply lines corrode from the inside and lose capacity gradually, so the symptom is poor flow rather than a leak, and buyers frequently mistake it for a fixture problem.

Heating is the third. A good deal of the older stock still runs one-pipe steam, which is a durable system that behaves nothing like the forced air most buyers have lived with. It has real advantages and real quirks, and it is worth understanding before rather than after the purchase.

What about the detached housing in Media, Radnor and Newtown Square?

West and south of the inner ring, the inspection changes character. Lots are larger, houses are more often detached and frequently older, and the failure modes shift from shared-wall issues to grading, drainage and roof geometry.

Many of these houses have been extended, and as anywhere, the joint between original construction and addition is where the attention belongs. Roof valleys, changes in wall plane and mismatched foundation depths all concentrate at that seam.

Older detached houses in this part of the county also tend to carry more of their original structure, which is generally good news. Original framing that has stood for a century is telling you something, provided nobody has cut through it for ductwork or a stairwell without accounting for the load.

What does a home inspection cost in Delaware County?

Inspections start from $325. The number follows the size and age of the property and the number of systems requiring evaluation, not the municipality. A twin in Clifton Heights and a large older detached house in Wallingford are different amounts of work.

Bob gives you the price on the phone before booking, along with a straight answer about whether anything beyond a standard inspection is warranted for your particular house.

All Seasons does no repair or remediation work of any kind. There is no finding in the report that generates work for Bob, which is what keeps the report honest.

Home inspection in Delaware County from $325. Same inspector every time. Report in 24 hours.

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Every town Bob serves

Which Delaware County towns does Bob cover?

Bob personally inspects homes in every Delaware County town listed here. Each has its own page with local detail on the housing stock and the issues that come with it.

Need a different service in Delaware County? See mold testing in Delaware County or air quality testing in Delaware County, or browse every area Bob serves.

Common questions

Delaware County home inspection questions

Who carries out my Delaware County inspection?

Bob, in person, on every job. All Seasons uses no subcontractors and has no rotating technicians, so it is the same inspector every time, and the person who walked the house is the person who wrote what you read.

Can you inspect the neighbouring half of a twin?

No, and no inspector can without that owner's permission. Bob inspects what is accessible from your property and states clearly where a condition appears to originate next door, rather than quietly leaving the gap unmentioned.

How fast is the report?

Within 24 hours, photo-documented and in plain-language terms. Nothing gets buried in jargon; if a finding matters, it is written so you can act on it without a translator.

Does it distinguish serious problems from ordinary wear?

Yes. Immediate safety issues are separated from routine maintenance, because a long maintenance list on a structurally sound house is a very different situation from a short list with a safety item on it.

Will this help me at the negotiating table?

It is designed to. You get a documented, photographed basis to negotiate, accept, or walk away from the purchase. Bob has no interest in the outcome and no repair work riding on the findings.

Which Delaware County towns do you cover?

Every town listed on this page, from the dense inner-ring boroughs through to Media, Radnor and Newtown Square. Same-week appointments are normally available across the county.

Sources and further reading

Standards this inspection is performed to

A home inspection reports the condition of accessible systems on the day of the inspection. It is not a warranty, and it does not predict future failure. Observations described on this page are from All Seasons inspections in Delaware County.

How do I schedule a home inspection in Delaware County?

Same-week appointments are normally available throughout Delaware County. Call Bob directly and he will tell you what your situation actually needs.

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