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Home Inspections

Home inspections are an important piece of the home buying process. They help to ensure that you are getting what you pay for and avoid unwelcome surprises. Choosing your home inspector is an important decision that many buyers take too lightly.

Because Illinois law sets minimum requirements for inspections, many people make the mistake of believing that all home inspections are the same. That is not accurate. Many home inspectors will cruise through the home with a pre-printed checklist, fill in some boxes, and hand you a stack of papers on their way out, calling it an inspection.

Premium Home Inspections performs a careful review of your prospective home and provides a thorough inspection report, complete with color pictures detailing the condition of the home you are about to buy. We deliver the results quickly and professionally so that you have peace of mind at closing time.

Additional services to help ensure a safe environment are available. Radon, mold, water quality, and air quality can all be tested. Sewer scans can also be arranged to see what’s down under.

Informative reports that help

Protect Your Home

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Home Inspection

Allow us to educate you about your prospective home with our through home inspection services
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Radon

Radon is a colorless and odorless gas. The EPA lists it as the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer. We can test for it to help keep you safe
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Mold Detection

Mold can trigger allergies and cause runny eyes and respiratory problems in some people. We can sample for mold in the air and on surfaces.
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Water Testing

We use the only EPA certifified equipment for
on site testing for lead in the water. We also test for Chromium 6, copper, chlorine, solids and hardness and ph.
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Sewer Scans

Older homes can have cracked or dislodged sewer lines. Tree roots can cause a blockage. Let’s scan the sewer lines
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Sanitation Services

Let us sanitize your new home before you move in. Cold fog sanitizing can reduce your chance of lingering viruses in the home.

OWNER, EXPERT, DEVOTED HUSBAND, LOVING GRANDFATHER

MEET RICK

Rick Sabatino, ACI, IRB, LEED AP, CLIPP owner and operator of Premium Home Inspections, has been an Illinois-licensed Home Inspector since 2008. He has earned the American Association of Home Inspectors Certified Inspector credentials (ACI), as well as the Inspector By Review (IBR) designation from the Great Lakes Chapter of ASHI. Rick has served on the board of both the National Association of Home Inspectors, Northern Illinois Chapter and the Great Lakes Chapter of ASHI.

Rick has been married to his high school sweetheart for more than 45 years. He has four children and four beautiful grandchildren (with three more on the way). Rick has lived in the Chicagoland area his entire life and is highly familiar with its architecture.

Rick’s 30-plus years in the hospitality industry, with facilities experience, and the construction and building materials industries helped prepare him for his career as a home inspector. A graduate of DePaul University, Rick earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts, with a focus on Facilities Management for Independent Living. He also holds a Facilities Management certificate from the College of Du Page. Rick is an active commissioner on the Building Codes Advisory Committee for Oak Park, Illinois and hold an Illinois license to teach Continuing Education classes for Realtors. Other accomplishments include earning certification as a LEED Accredited Professional from the US Green Building Council, the Certified Aging in Place (CAPS) designation from the National Association of Home Builders. He has completed study at the Living in Place Institute and earned the Certified Living in Place Professional (CLIPP) designation. Rick has been declared an Inspection Expert by a third party industry leader.

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