Foundation Inspections & Reports

Call and ask, because it depends on the home and what you need. What we can tell you is that you get a real written report with itemized issues and pricing, not a verbal opinion and a sales pitch, and that we will tell you if we find nothing structural.

Tell us your deadline when you call. Inspection periods in Tampa Bay move fast, which is exactly why we work seven days a week and keep prompt availability for buyers on a clock.

Sometimes. An engineer designs and certifies, a contractor diagnoses and repairs. For most residential pier and beam issues a qualified contractor inspection is what you need, and if your situation calls for an engineer's letter we will tell you rather than talk you out of it.

Yes, we do these regularly. If a quote felt high or the presentation felt like a sales close, have someone else walk the same crawl space. Sometimes we confirm the first company, and sometimes we find the scope was much larger than the house needed.

We get into the crawl space and evaluate the footings, piers, girder beams, floor joists, and the moisture and ventilation conditions around them, then correlate that with what is happening upstairs. You get a written, itemized report you can keep, compare, and negotiate with.

Yes. Melini Construction is a Florida State Certified Building Contractor, license CBC1265093, which you can verify with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Structural work under a home should always be done by a licensed contractor.