Proven Home Inspection Service Inc.

read moreNeil Degaris is a native of Louisville, KY. He is a graduate from Walden School, and he also attended Western Kentucky University, Louisville Technical Institute and has graduated from Professional Learning Institute in Louisville, Ky (one of the premier Home Inspection Training Schools). For over 19 years, Neil has also volunteered with New Direction Housing Corp's annual "Repair Affair", which helps repair homes owned by low Income homeowners who are elderly or disabled. We believe in a thorough home inspection, a detailed report, and a professional experience.

read moreSomething that you would never want to experience as a parent is seeing your child fall out of a window. This is why you would never leave a child alone with an open window, but sometimes children can surprise you with how quickly they can make it when they are determined to get to something. This means that it is a good idea to prevent the worst from happening. If possible, you could choose to open the top half of the window instead of the bottom half, since this would make it so a child couldn't reach it.

read moreHave you ever been burgled? It is an experience that many homeowners have to deal with since there are hundreds of burglaries every hour in this country, but all these statistics can actually help you protect yourself from becoming yet another victim. How so? Well, looking at all the cases there are shows a pattern of what homes burglars break into and which ones they avoid. They tend to be wary of homes that have signs advertising a burglar alarm. Of course, the real thing is the best protection, but if you feel like you can't afford a full-fledged system, there is nothing wrong with deceiving someone that wishes to break into your home.

read moreWe couldn't be more pleased! We would recommend Neil and Proven to all of friends and family. Neil worked with us on our schedule for a date/time that worked for us for the inspections and had reports back to us in less than 24 hours! As previously stated, he was very thorough and professional and we feel he treated us as his own family. We're very comfortable with the information he has given us on our future home. We hope to not move in the near future but when we do we will, without a doubt, call Proven Home Inspections!

read moreWould you like to spend an extra $3,000 unnecessarily? I think that none of us would, but that is what the average bill for water damage remediation runs. That number should be enough to scare any of us into attention. As a homeowner, you need to make sure that you stop leaks before they cause damage. While there are many places in which minor leaks might pop up, there are some locations that are more prone to issues than others. Water could come from leaking pipes or from holes in the structure of your home that let water in.

read moreDo you defend your home? Well, you might think that there are some things that you can't defend it from such as natural disasters, but that might not be entirely true. Some homeowners have chosen to implement something called "Defensible space" around their home, in the event of a disaster. While there are many different types of disasters, heavy winds, tornadoes, and wildfire all turn debris and vegetation around your home against you. A fire will use it as fuel while the winds will toss it around.

read moreAfter many years of providing detailed home inspections in the greater Louisville area, we have developed a thorough home inspection process. Because of he standards of practice that we follow, the strict code of ethics that we adhere to, and the many years of experience that we have, our home inspections are among the best in the industry. We inspect hundreds of items and components in your home, and take into consideration thousands of scenarios and defects. Sometimes though, clients ask beforehand what is included in ther home inspection.

read moreWe are a Louisville based home inspection company, and a proud leader in the home inspection industry. We are experienced home inspectors who have been inspecting in the greater Louisville KY area for may years. We know the homes here better than most. We have the experience and training that sets us apart, and makes us better equipped to find the issues in your home, and empower you to make good decisions. My background, training and hands-on building experience allows me to utilize a balanced and thorough perspective while inspecting homes and other buildings.