Upper Peninsula

Home inspection in Iron Mountain, MI.

Big Moose has been inspecting property across Michigan since 2004. Your Iron Mountain inspection is carried out by an inspector who works this region, to the same checklist and the same reporting standard we use everywhere — and the report is in your inbox within 48 hours.

  • Buyer inspections
  • Pre-listing
  • Log homes
  • Commercial
  • Radon
  • Mold and air quality
  • Septic and well

2004Inspecting since

48Hours to your report

2–3Hours on site

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Iron Mountain property

What we look hardest at here.

Housing on the U.P. runs from century mining-town frame houses to modern log and timber builds, with a lot of seasonal camps in between. Snow load, long freeze-thaw cycles and properties that sit empty for months are the three things that shape what goes wrong here.

The standard inspection covers the whole building either way — structure, roof, exterior, electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling, insulation, basement, crawl space and attic. What changes from region to region is where the inspector spends the extra twenty minutes.

Upper Peninsula focusEvery inspection
Roof and snow load
Sheathing, fasteners and framing at the eaves, plus the ventilation that keeps ice dams from forming.
Checked
Log and timber structure
Settling, chinking failure, checking, and rot where the sill logs meet the foundation.
Checked
Well and septic
Most properties here are off municipal services. Water quality and drain field condition are add-on tests we run constantly.
Checked
Seasonal shutdown
Frozen and split supply lines, pest entry, and crawl spaces that never fully dry out.
Checked

How it works

From booking to report.

Two to three hours on site for a typical Iron Mountain home. Come along if you can — it is the fastest way to learn the house you are buying.

Scheduling an inspection

Book it

Call the Bessemer office or request a time online. We confirm by email with the agreement to sign digitally and a secure payment link.

Inspector at work

We inspect

Structure, roof, envelope, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, insulation. If the utilities are off we bring propane and a generator and power the house up.

Walking the property with the client

We walk it with you

You see what we see. We explain what matters, what can wait, and what is simply the age of the building.

The inspection report

You get the report

Photo-documented, in plain English, with findings ordered by priority — within 48 hours.

Where we draw the line

We inspect. We do not repair.

Our code of ethics forbids our inspectors from performing repairs or estimating repair costs on a property they have inspected. An inspector who can profit from the problems he finds has a reason to find them.

We tell you plainly what is wrong and how serious it is. You hire a licensed contractor to price and fix it. If you want us back afterwards to confirm the work, we re-inspect at a minimal fee.

Serving Iron Mountain, MI and the surrounding area

Also available here

Specialty testing in Iron Mountain.

Booked alongside the main inspection so you are not arranging two visits.

Big Moose inspectors serving Iron Mountain, MI

Iron Mountain home inspectors

Meet the inspectors who cover Iron Mountain, MI and see the credentials they hold.

Radon testing in Iron Mountain, MI

Radon testing in Iron Mountain

A continuous-monitor radon test run over the standard measurement period, scheduled with your inspection.

Septic and well testing

Septic, well and sewer scope

Standard on rural property and worth running on anything off municipal services.

Iron Mountain, MI

Book the inspection.

Monday to Friday 8am–6pm, Saturday 9am–2pm. Give us the address and we will scope the right inspection for the property.