Residential Property Inspection

Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC, (G&D) a full service civil engineering consulting firm that also performs property inspection services to our various clients. G&D has been performing residential and commercial property inspections as one of its core business areas since its initial inception in 2003.

According to the North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC), only persons licensed by the North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board are permitted to perform home inspections for compensation in North Carolina. To qualify for licensure, they must satisfy certain education and experience requirements and pass a state licensing examination.

In addition licensed home inspectors, the G&D also has licensed professional engineers available for residential property inspections. The firm's senior partner, Kirk Gavel, is a licensed home inspector, registered engineer, and licensed general contractor. This offers the benefit of the home inspector being qualified to identify problems that require an engineered solution and to propose appropriate solutions. This streamlines and economizes the inspection process significantly as otherwise a typical home inspector must bring in an engineer for a separate site visit and additional report in order to resolve the problem at greater cost.

The G&D project team understands the home inspection process.

G&D strives to be flexible and responsive to the real estate transaction process. We know that sometimes the discovery period on real estate transactions is short. We are associate members of the Charlotte Regional Realtor and have Supra key access to homes listed in our region. This adds flexibility when scheduling inspections. In addition, we often perform inspections on the weekends when it is most convenient for the buyer. Typically, we e-mail a PDF of the home inspection report within 48 hours of conducting the inspection.

All G&D home inspections are performed in conformance with the North Carolina Home Inspector Licensing Board Standards of Practice. Each inspection and report is checked for quality using the checklist recommended by the State. The full scope of service and most recent requirements for a home inspection conducted in accordance with North Carolina guidelines may be found here: View Link