Evergreen Home Inspections

Evergreen Home Inspections is a one-person operation run by Ernie out of Haverhill, who says he's been inspecting homes since 1982 — 44 years by his own count — and belongs to the New England Chapter of ASHI. He covers a wide swath of northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, roughly 125 towns by his own listing, and offers home, electrical, HVAC, and flood/water-damage inspections along with radon testing and free phone consultations after the report is delivered. What comes through in every review, from 2008 through 2023, is the same thing: a thorough, patient walk of the house with a detailed written report at the end. A 2019 review described a report with three levels of severity that made it easy to prioritize what actually needed attention; a 2022 review said he went through the home's systems and pointed out years-ahead maintenance to watch for, not just today's problems. One 2023 review credited him directly with catching enough that a purchase nearly fell apart over the findings — and didn't, because the buyer knew what they were dealing with going in. There's nothing negative on record here: every review quoted is five stars, and the pattern holds across fifteen years rather than a recent run. The written history is thinner than a high-volume contractor's — 41 Google ratings plus a handful each on Angi and HomeAdvisor — so there isn't a large sample to lean on, but what's there is detailed and consistent rather than generic. For a pre-purchase inspection in this part of the state, Ernie's decades of experience and the depth of his written reports are the draw; as a one-person operation, it's worth booking ahead of a tight closing timeline.