Welcome to Advantage Home & Environment Inspections, Inc.

Thank you for visiting our website! We are West Virginia's Full Service Home Inspection Company. We handle Structural, Home and Environmental Inspections. Let us show you why we are West Virginia's Top Rated Home Inspection Professionals.

Advantage Home & Environment Inspections, Inc., now celebrates 12 years of service with over 7,000 home inspections performed in West Virginia and Ohio.   Samuel A. Wood, a Professional Engineer; and Jared Gray, both belong to the American Society of Home Inspectors, ASHI, and the West Virginia Association of Home Inspectors, WVAHI,  meeting their strict Inspection Standards & Code of Ethics. With Advantage you also receive a Structural inspection and a 90 day limited warranty as part of the Home Inspection with no extra fee.

We provide the following types of inspections:

  • Structural Home Inspections
  • Full Home Inspections
  • Pre Listing Inspections
  • Home Maintenance Check Ups
  • New Construction Inspections
  • Radon Testing
  • Mold Testing

For more information or to schedule an inspection, please call (304) 768-5446 or send an email to info@advantagehomewv.com.


Certification of Home Inspectors is now the LAW in West Virginia.

Read Title 87 to find out more.

For a quick summary of what is covered, listen to this sound clip about Title 87.


Pre-Listing Inspections Really Pay Off

Article by Dan Schuerman, owner of Schuerman Inspections, LLC, Cincinnati, OH:

In today’s saturated market, it is not just a lack of buyers causing difficulties but also the resistance of sellers to aggressively position their homes to sell quickly and for the maximum price possible. Most homes sold throughout the U.S. will have a home inspection completed by the buyer prior to closing. For years the home inspection process has been positioned at the end of the real estate cycle. A home is listed, an offer made, a contract written and then, just before closing, the home inspection is ordered- leaving sellers, buyers and agents feverishly trying to fix, replace or get estimates for problems uncovered in the inspection.

... Click Here to Read More


Listen to Sam on Ask the Expert

Samuel A. Wood is now appearing on WCHS 580 AM Radio "Ask the Expert:" the 3rd Monday of each month from 9:10 to 9:55, where he is available to answer your Home Inspection questions.

Cal 345-5858 to ask your questions!


Home Energy Tune-uP ©

Everyone wants to reduce the costs of heating and cooling their home, but where to begin? What are the most cost effective changes a homeowner can make without breaking the budget? If you are asking these questions, then a Home Energy Tune-uP may be right for you!

We take an inventory of insulation, windows, heating and cooling systems, and appliances throughout the home. We draw up a list of improvements we recommend, and we provide you with an analysis of the estimated costs and savings involved in making each change.

If you want to develop a new energy saving strategy for your home, call us at 766-5446 or send us an email at info@advantagehomewv.com.

Also, be sure to check out this brochure.


Need Continuing Education Credits?

Keep your calendars open for 7 hours of Continuing Education to be held on Friday, May 16, 2008 at the Ramada Inn in South Charleston. Samuel A Wood, PE, owner and operator of Advantage Home & Environment Inspections, Inc, will be teaching two informative seminars. (Each seminar counts as 3.5 CE Hours each.)

"Resedential Foundation and Floor Structure Defects :
Their Recognition, Causes, and Cures (Updated and Expanded) "

This course is approved for Appraisers, Real Estate Agents, Lawyers, and Home Inspectors (ASHI, NAHI [6CEUs], NACHI, and WV State)

To find out more, please click here.

Have questions? Send an email to info@advantagehomewv.com


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