Solid Home Inspections

Solid Home Inspections LLC is a family-run, owner-operated home inspection company based in Strafford, New Hampshire, serving homeowners across New Hampshire and Maine. The business is run by Richard Leavitt, a Certified Professional Inspector (CPI) accredited through InterNACHI, who by his own account has been inspecting homes in the two states for 14 years. His New Hampshire home inspector license (#00377) is verified active against the state registry. Homeowners who have hired Richard consistently describe him as thorough, punctual, and easy to work with. A 2026 review credits him with flagging projects that need attention now and down the road, connecting the homeowner with companies who could help, and following up on questions after the visit. Earlier reviews from 2017 and 2022 echo the same pattern — great communication, thoroughness, and accommodating scheduling — and a 2016 review calls him knowledgeable and helpful on a job the reviewer described as pretty solid overall. One thing worth asking about: a 2016 review, mirrored on both Angi and HomeAdvisor, describes Richard being unable to insert his outlet-testing device into some receptacles, leading the homeowner to test roughly half the outlets themselves with a lamp. It's the one specific friction point in an otherwise strong written record, and it's dated — there's nothing similar in the more recent reviews. Worth knowing too: most of the written record is older, with six of the nine reviews on file dating to 2016 or 2017; the two most recent reviews, both from 2026, are positive. Solid Home Inspections is a reasonable call for a straightforward residential inspection from a licensed, long-tenured local inspector — home, radon, septic, water quality, and pest inspections are all part of the offering. Given the age of most of the written record, it's worth confirming current turnaround and scheduling directly before booking.