Home inspections in Westland, from Norwayne to Carillon Village
We inspect homes across Westland, in ZIP codes 48185 and 48186, including Norwayne, Marlee Woods, Carillon Village, Maplewood Estates and the Tonquish area. Most of the city went up after World War II: the median Westland home was built in 1969, and 72% of the city's 38,299 homes were built before 1980 (Census ACS 2020 to 2024). Norwayne was built from 1943 to 1947 as wartime worker housing and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. That age mix is why the add-ons that matter most here are a sewer scope, lead and asbestos testing on anything built before 1980, and a mold inspection for any finished basement that took water in the June 2021 flood.
Every inspection is done by a certified inspector and the digital report is in your inbox the same day. Thermal imaging of the heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical systems and of any area showing signs of water intrusion is included in every home inspection, along with a drone view of the roof when the weather allows and a sump pump test. We test; we never repair or remediate, so nothing in the report is a sales pitch. A home inspection starts at $425; the final price depends on the size and age of the home, which is why the instant quote asks for the address.
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of Westland's homes were built before 1980, when lead paint and asbestos flooring, siding and insulation were still in use; the median home dates to 1969 (Census ACS 2020 to 2024). We test for both.
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of Westland's homes were built in the 1950s, 60s and 70s (Census ACS 2020 to 2024). Furnaces, water heaters, electrical panels and sewer laterals from those decades are at or past the end of their expected life.
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of first-time radon tests across Wayne County's ZIP codes came in above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L on EGLE's map (272 of 2,191). Westland's own ZIP code samples are small, and the only way to know one house is to test it.
What buyers run into in Westland
The city's Certificate of Approval is not a home inspection
Westland requires a city Certificate of Approval on every house sold, before closing: a $180 seller fee, a code inspection by a city building inspector, a heating system that has been tested and certified, and a Roof Acceptance Letter signed by the buyer. A buyer can take a $40 temporary certificate with 60 days to finish the repairs (City of Westland). That inspection is the city's code check. It does not scope the sewer line, test for radon or mold, or tell you how much life the roof and furnace have left; our home inspection does, and the report is written for you, not the city.
1950s to 1970s houses: lead, asbestos and the sewer line
More than half of Westland's homes went up between 1950 and 1979 (Census ACS 2020 to 2024). Lead paint was legal until 1978 and asbestos was still common in flooring, siding, insulation and ceiling texture into the 1980s, so a house of that age gets a lead test (from $100) and, if you plan to pull up floors or siding, asbestos sampling (from $300, with or without a home inspection). Flooring installers, including Home Depot's, will not pull up older vinyl or linoleum without an asbestos test, so we sample it and send it to an accredited lab. We recommend a sewer scope (from $150) on any home built before 1980, any home that has been a rental, and any lot with mature trees near the sewer line, because roots are what break clay and cast iron pipe.
The June 2021 flood hit Westland hard
After the June 25 and 26, 2021 storm, Westland homeowners filed 728 FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) registrations: 313 in ZIP 48185 and 415 in 48186. The August 2014 flood added 184 more (FEMA). A basement that flooded and was finished afterward can look perfect, so on those homes we take moisture readings behind the finished walls. Our mold inspection (from $275) is done by an IAC2-certified inspector: thermal imaging and moisture meters to find the source, spore-trap air samples and surface samples, and accredited lab results that name the species. The EPA's rule of thumb is that anything that stays wet longer than 24 to 48 hours will usually grow mold, and a finished basement hides exactly that.
Radon: test the house, not the ZIP code
Michigan EGLE (the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy) estimates that about 1 in 4 Michigan homes has radon above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L. Across Wayne County's ZIP codes on EGLE's map, 12% of first-time tests came in above it (272 of 2,191). Westland's own ZIP codes have only a few dozen tests on EGLE's map, too few to say much about any street. A 48-hour radon test starts at $200 when added to a home inspection and runs during the inspection.
Services and starting prices in Westland
Prices are starting points. Add-on services (radon, well and septic, water, mold, sewer scope, termite, lead, pool and spa) are priced as shown when added to a home inspection; booked on their own they are quoted separately. Asbestos sampling starts at $300 with or without a home inspection. Thermal imaging of the heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical and water-intrusion areas is part of every home inspection; the energy-efficiency scan of windows, doors and insulation is the add-on. The final price depends on the size and age of the home, and the instant quote gives you a firm number before you book. Commercial building inspections are quoted by the building.
- Home inspection, starting at $425
- Radon testing, starting at $200 when added to a home inspection
- Well and septic inspection package, starting at $500 (well alone from $275, septic alone from $300) when added to a home inspection
- Water testing, starting at $175 when added to a home inspection
- Sewer scope, starting at $150 when added to a home inspection
- Mold testing, starting at $275 when added to a home inspection
- Termite (WDI) inspection, starting at $200 when added to a home inspection
- Energy‒efficiency thermal scan, starting at $125
- Lead testing, starting at $100 when added to a home inspection
- Pool and spa inspection, starting at $125 when added to a home inspection
- Pre‒listing inspection, starting at $425
- New build blue tape inspection, starting at $525
- Investor property verification, starting at $250
- Soil testing, starting at $250
- Asbestos testing, starting at $300
Areas we cover around Westland
Every Westland neighborhood in 48185 and 48186, including Norwayne, Marlee Woods, Carillon Village, Maplewood Estates and Tonquish. Next door: Livonia, Canton, Garden City, Wayne, Inkster, Romulus and Dearborn Heights, with Plymouth and Detroit a short drive away.
This page is part of our Wayne County coverage; the county page has the county-wide picture and every town we work in. All 18 counties are on the Areas We Serve page.
Questions from Westland buyers
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