Home Inspection in Chevy Chase, MD

No. Chevy Chase Village, the Town of Somerset and several smaller municipalities cover most of the area, but some pockets outside those boundaries are unincorporated Montgomery County rather than part of any village. Permitting and renovation records for those addresses run through the county directly. Tell us your specific municipality, or that you are unsure, when you book, and the office can help confirm it before the visit.

It affects where renovation and permit records are kept, not how the visit is run. Chevy Chase Village, Somerset and the other small municipalities each maintain separate records, so a past addition or repair may show up in one office and not another. The inspection itself evaluates your house directly, using the same standards regardless of which village issued its permits.

The readily accessible systems and components within your agreed unit inspection: electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling on normal controls, windows, doors, appliances and finishes. The building's roof, exterior walls and shared systems belong to the condominium association, and the report says clearly which items are outside a unit-only visit. If a shared system is the source of a concern, coordinating with building management before the visit can help arrange access.

It changes where the inspector looks first. An enclosed porch or sunroom added later often sits on a different foundation than the main house, so the seam where the two meet is checked for movement, gaps and drainage separately from the rest of the structure. The inspection still covers the room's electrical and any heating the same way it covers the original house.

Yes. The scheduler has an option to book through an agent, and the report goes to both of you regardless of who attends. You are also welcome to join for the full visit or just the closing walkthrough, when the inspector covers the main findings in person before the written report follows online.