Cat Inspections Services

Cat Inspection Service is a one-inspector Fitchburg operation built around a narrow, technical niche: lead paint, RRP, HQS and asbestos inspections, not general home inspections. The company says it has worked with Massachusetts property owners since 1997, run by Joseph P. Cataldo as chief inspector. The clearest picture of the work comes from a single detailed Google review: a homeowner worried about lead risk with a new baby in the house says Cataldo — called "Joe" — came out on a Sunday to do the assessment and "put our minds at ease." That kind of flexibility and directness is exactly what you'd want from someone doing health-and-safety inspection work under time pressure. On paper, the company lists a stack of credentials on its own site — a Lead License, a Construction Supervisor License, an Asbestos License, an HIC registration and an HQS Certificate — though none of these have been checked against the state registries that issue them, so treat them as claims to verify rather than confirmed facts. Its BBB profile is unaccredited and carries no rating, but does show it as a sole proprietorship open since 1994, a few years earlier than the company's own "since 1997" claim — a minor discrepancy, not a red flag. With only one dated customer account on file, this is a thin but positive read: worth a call for lead, asbestos or HQS inspection work in the Fitchburg area, with the license numbers worth confirming directly before booking.