I was in the process of purchasing an 85 year old waterfront property in Riverside, RI and Mike was recommended to me as a very good Home Inspector by a very reputable Realtor. After speaking with Mike, from Auger Enterprises, on the telephone, I contracted him to perform my home inspection. First let me mention that I am not your typical home buyer in that I am actually a Certified Building Inspector in Massachusetts. I have been involved in home construction, design, for over 25 years and have been a Building Inspector for the past 7 years. As you can see, I would be very particular with whom I contracted to inspect a property that I hoped to purchase. The home I contracted Mike to inspect was built in 1935 by the people who owned Crescent Park, the old amusement park in Riverside, RI. I fell in love with it because of the charming details and vintage sound construction. But, there were so many things to investigate, and this is where Mike stepped in a provided one of the most thorough home inspections that you could hope for. Since the home is on the ocean and is surrounded by an 85 year old concrete retaining wall, Mike arrived at the inspection at low tide (7:00am) with his waders on and step ladder and proceeded to climb down the rocky cliff way and assess and photograph the entire perimeter of the sea wall. Thirty minutes later he was on the two story roof walking the entire roof system and photographing. Decking, masonry chimney system,sidewall, gutters, windows, mechanics, etc, etc…were viewed and assessed on the exterior. Mike’s interior and exterior inspection yielded not only information on items in question, but also provided me with information about how my future house worked and should be maintained. This was so important. This was not an easy house to inspect since it has both gas steam heat, and forced air and a separate air conditioning unit in the attic space. There was no space that Mike did not investigate. The tricky thing about Building Inspection is that it entails so many disciplines including, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and structural. New dwellings are so much easier to inspect then older dwelling since there are so many things that have been tampered with over the years and building codes change and it becomes a big puzzle. I must say that Mike possesses all the qualities and expertise that are needed to perform a thorough and accurate assessment of a dwelling. The inspection lasted many hours and at the close, Mike assured me that a report would follow quickly. It did, and was more than I could have asked for. All deficiencies were photographed and described in depth along with informative information about the workings of the home which proved to be so important... oh... did I mention that I bought the home!!! Well, as a picky Building Inspector myself, I can’t speak more highly about Mike’s service. Thanks Mike
Sharron Fontaine, Riverside, RI
I was in the process of purchasing an 85 year old waterfront property in Riverside, RI and Mike was recommended to me as a very good Home Inspector by a very reputable Realtor. After speaking with Mike, from Auger Enterprises, on the telephone, I contracted him to perform my home inspection. First let me mention that I am not your typical home buyer in that I am actually a Certified Building Inspector in Massachusetts. I have been involved in home construction, design, for over 25 years and have been a Building Inspector for the past 7 years. As you can see, I would be very particular with whom I contracted to inspect a property that I hoped to purchase. The home I contracted Mike to inspect was built in 1935 by the people who owned Crescent Park, the old amusement park in Riverside, RI. I fell in love with it because of the charming details and vintage sound construction. But, there were so many things to investigate, and this is where Mike stepped in a provided one of the most thorough home inspections that you could hope for. Since the home is on the ocean and is surrounded by an 85 year old concrete retaining wall, Mike arrived at the inspection at low tide (7:00am) with his waders on and step ladder and proceeded to climb down the rocky cliff way and assess and photograph the entire perimeter of the sea wall. Thirty minutes later he was on the two story roof walking the entire roof system and photographing. Decking, masonry chimney system,sidewall, gutters, windows, mechanics, etc, etc…were viewed and assessed on the exterior. Mike’s interior and exterior inspection yielded not only information on items in question, but also provided me with information about how my future house worked and should be maintained. This was so important. This was not an easy house to inspect since it has both gas steam heat, and forced air and a separate air conditioning unit in the attic space. There was no space that Mike did not investigate. The tricky thing about Building Inspection is that it entails so many disciplines including, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and structural. New dwellings are so much easier to inspect then older dwelling since there are so many things that have been tampered with over the years and building codes change and it becomes a big puzzle. I must say that Mike possesses all the qualities and expertise that are needed to perform a thorough and accurate assessment of a dwelling. The inspection lasted many hours and at the close, Mike assured me that a report would follow quickly. It did, and was more than I could have asked for. All deficiencies were photographed and described in depth along with informative information about the workings of the home which proved to be so important... oh... did I mention that I bought the home!!! Well, as a picky Building Inspector myself, I can’t speak more highly about Mike’s service. Thanks Mike
Sharron Fontaine, Riverside, RI
