Inspection Services Pricing Guide — Unlikely Professionals

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Fees & Surcharges

Fee	Trigger	Rate
Production Day	Each on-site inspection day	$600/day
PE Certification	Each certification package issued	$225
Rush Service	Any visit booked < 24 hours before its start time	$600
Late Cancel	Cancelled or rescheduled after 2:00 PM the prior business day	$600
No Access / Not Ready	Inspector arrives; no crew, no access, or work not ready	full scheduled visit fee $600 minimum
Return Visit	Added trip: crew not finished, work not ready, or deficiency re-inspection	$350
Post-Production Inspection	Reviewing completed work	2 × service rates and production days

Pricing by Product — Special Inspections

Continuous Oversight with Production Days

Base Rate by Quantity

Units installed (per product)	Base
1 – 5	$400
6 – 10	$500
11 – 15	$650
16 – 20	$800
21 or more	$1,000

Applies to wall anchors, C-channels, CFRP strips, Intellibraces, push, helical and slab piers, Intellijacks and wall pins. Quantity is the as-built count for each product.

Anchor Systems

Service	Base (1–5)	+ Production	Required Add-ons
Wall Anchors	$400	days × $600	Backfill required $350
Wall Anchors + C-Channels	$400	days × $600	Backfill required $350

Bracing & Reinforcement

Service	Base (1–5)	+ Production
Carbon Fiber (CFRP) Strips	$400	days × $600
Intellibraces (PowerBrace)	$400	days × $600

Underpinning — Deep Driven Foundations

Service	Base (1–5)	+ Production	Required Add-ons
Push Piers	$400	days × $600	Backfill required $350
Helical Piers	$400	days × $600	Backfill required $350
Slab Piers	$400	days × $600	Slab Patch required $350

Pricing by Task

Fixed-Scope Inspections

Service	Rate	Includes
ABCD Foundations	$450	Backfill inspection per section

Pricing by Product — Flat Rate

Standardized Scope Items

Horizontal Support Systems

Service	Rate
Steel Supplemental Beam (S-type or W-type)	$400
Lumber Main Beams	$350
Lumber Perimeter Beams	$350
Lumber Sill Plates	$350
Lumber Band Boards	$350
Lumber Rim Joists	$350
Lumber Web Stiffeners — TJs	$350
Lumber Floor Joists	$350
Lumber Subfloors	$350

Size Adders

Service	Rate covers	+$100	+$200	+$300
Steel Supplemental Beam	up to 25 ft	26–50 ft	51–100 ft	over 100 ft
Lumber Floor Joists	up to 75 ft	76–150 ft	151–300 ft	over 300 ft
Lumber Main / Perimeter Beams	up to 40 ft	41–80 ft	over 80 ft	—
Lumber Subfloors	up to 200 sq ft	201–400 sq ft	over 400 sq ft	—
Lumber Sill Plates, Band Boards	up to 20 ft	21–40 ft	over 40 ft	—

Vertical Support Systems

Service	Rate (1–5)	Required Add-ons
Intellijacks + CIP Footers	$400	Pier Footer (CIP) required $350
Intellijacks + Precast Footers	$400	Pier Footer (Precast) required $350
Wall Pins	$400	—

Pricing by Product — Flat Rate

Retaining Wall Systems

Service	Rate
Retaining Wall	$450
Retaining Wall Footing	$450
Retaining Wall Backfill	$450
Retaining Wall Waterproofing	$450
Railing	$450
Soil Bearing	$450

Pricing by System

Bundled System Inspections

Encapsulation

System	Rate	Components Inspected
Encapsulation System	$350	CrawlSeal (20mil barrier), ExtremeBloc insulation, dehumidifier

Water Management

System	Rate
Water Management (basement or crawlspace)	$350

Large systems: encapsulation over 1,500 sq ft, or water management with more than 120 ft of combined drainage (basement gutter, drain tile, CrawlDrain), adds $150, once per project.

Basement Water Management — Components

Basement Gutter
Drain Tile
SpeeDrains
MiniChannels
Box Drains
Lateral Lines
Sump Pits
Sump Pumps
Discharge Lines
YardWells

Crawlspace Water Management — Components

Drain Tile
SpeeDrains
MiniChannels
Box Drains
Lateral Lines
Sump Pits
Sump Pumps
Discharge Lines
YardWells

Required with Basement Gutter and/or Drain Tile: WallSeal 6mil Moisture Barrier ($350) and Slab Patch/Repair ($350).

Worked Example

Post-Production Inspection

Component	Calculation	Amount
Service inspections	$2,000 × 2 (post-production)	$4,000
Production days	3 days × $600 × 2 (post-production)	$3,600
PE Certification	flat (no multiplier)	$225
Total		$7,825

Reference

Important Notes, Policies, & Terms

Pricing Philosophy

Rates reflect risk and liability per product category, audited annually by our professional liability insurer.

Production Days

$600/day for continuous on-site oversight. IBC Special Inspection requirements determine which products need this.

Required Services

Backfills, Slab Patch/Repair, and WallSeal are mandated for compliance — marked required in the tables above.

Emergency / Rush

Any visit booked less than 24 hours before its start time, follow-up visits included, adds a $600 rush fee.

Cancellations & Access

Cancel or reschedule by 2:00 PM the prior business day at no charge. Late cancel: $600. If we arrive and cannot inspect (no crew, no access, work not ready), the full scheduled visit fee applies, $600 minimum. Work covered before arrival is inspected as post-production.

Post-Production

2× service inspection rates, including quantity tiers and size adders, and 2× production days (PE Certification and admin fees excluded).

PE Certification

$225 per certification package issued, flat. Not subject to the post-production multiplier.

Return Visits

$350 per added trip when the crew is not finished, the work is not ready, or a deficiency is re-inspected. Not charged where billed production days already cover the visit.

Payment Terms

Payment is due at the time services are rendered. Invoices are issued upon completion of each inspection and are payable immediately. Outstanding balances may delay scheduling of subsequent inspections or release of certification documents.

Inspection Fees Are Non-Contingent

Our fees cover the professional service of conducting the inspection itself — not the outcome. Whether the installed work passes, fails, or requires corrections and reinspection, the full inspection fee applies. A failed result reflects the same level of expertise, liability exposure, and on-site effort as a passing one. Remediation and reinspection scheduling are coordinated separately with the contracting firm.

No Direct Homeowner Contact

Our engagement is exclusively with the licensed contractor who retains our inspection services. We do not communicate with, advise, or take direction from property owners, tenants, or other third parties. All scheduling, scope questions, and deliverables are coordinated through the contracting firm. This policy preserves the independence of our inspections and protects all parties from conflicts that can arise when inspection authority, construction responsibility, and property ownership intersect.

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