Pillar To Post Home Inspectors - Nelson DeMelo

Nelson DeMelo runs the Cumberland, RI franchise of Pillar to Post Home Inspectors, serving Rhode Island since January 2014 with home inspections plus radon, mold, septic, sewer, water, well and wood-destroying-organism testing. The record here is deep and remarkably uniform — 56 reviews since 2022, every single one five stars, including six in the past six months alone. Reviewers describe same-day or next-day written reports, 360-degree photos, and technology that's caught issues invisible to the eye, including water damage in a kitchen one buyer hadn't thought to check. Several clients and real estate agents describe using Nelson repeatedly — one buyer, who'd moved three times, said they wouldn't use anyone else; multiple realtors describe referring him to their clients as a matter of course. He gets consistent praise for patience with first-time buyers' questions and for explaining findings clearly to both buyers and sellers' agents on site. There's no negative account anywhere in this record to weigh against that. For a pre-purchase home inspection in Rhode Island, this is one of the more consistently and heavily reviewed options available, with a long, unbroken run of detailed five-star accounts; the added radon, mold, septic, and well testing options are worth asking about if the property needs them.