Home inspection in Dow City.

Judge S. E. Dow settled here in 1855, laid out the town in 1869 in anticipation of the railroad, and the depot was built in 1870. The Dow House dates to 1872, so houses from the 1870s are part of the housing stock. Homes that old usually have added and altered wiring, worn plumbing, and layered roofs. We date each system, check framing and foundation, and look at Boyer River valley water: sump, grading and downspouts. With 485 people in 2020 there are also lightly used houses to look at for winter damage.

Plan on two to three hours for an average home; larger, older or multi-unit properties run longer because there is simply more to document.