Templeton Home Inspection
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Templeton Home Inspector
When it comes to hiring the best Templeton home inspector, experience is everything. The best home inspectors in Templeton—or anywhere else for that matter—are the ones with the most experience. An inspector's professional qualifications and years of service can attest to that experience. Established in 1994, Camelot Home Inspection Services is owned and operated by Martin Hewitt, a Certified ASHI (American Society of Home Inspectors) Inspector (ACI) with over 32 years of home inspection experience. In California, where there is no State licensing or regulation of home inspectors, full certification (not just membership) with ASHI demonstrates a dedication to ethics, education and service above and beyond the norm.
Martin Hewitt, ACI
Camelot Home Inspection Services of Templeton specializes in the pre-purchase and pre-sale evaluation of single and multi-family residential properties on the CA Central Coast. We inspect single family homes, condominiums, townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, four-plexes, manufactured homes, modular homes, and small commercial properties.
At Camelot, we strive to provide every home buyer with a level of service that matches the significance of the purchase they are about to make. After all, it could very well be the most important investment of their life, be it a manufactured home or a mega-mansion. With every home inspection comes years of education, training and professional experience. Martin Hewitt, your home inspector, will share this knowledge with you to help ensure that your investment decision is an informed one.
To avoid any perceived conflict of interest, Camelot cannot and will not perform any corrective or repair work on homes that we inspect, nor do we refer any repair work. Camelot Home Inspection Services is not aligned or affiliated with any real estate companies or brokerage firms. When you hire us, we go to work for you and nobody else.
Areas Served
In addition to Templeton, Camelot Home Inspection Services serves the Central Coast communities of
Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Avila Beach, Cambria, Cayucos, Grover Beach, Santa Maria, San Luis Obispo, Lompoc, Los Osos, Morro Bay, Nipomo, Oceano, Orcutt, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, Santa Margarita, Shell Beach and Templeton. The home inspection profession is a relatively new one and as such is not yet regulated in most states. Where licensing or certification is not a requirement, such as in California, anyone can claim to be a home inspector, and there are no laws to prevent them from doing so. It is therefore important that the home buyer exercise due caution when selecting a home inspector.
In California, the only practical standards for home inspectors are those enacted by professional inspection associations such as the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), the nation's leading non-profit professional association for independent home inspectors.
Membership in ASHI requires initial testing, adherence to a professional standards of practice and code of ethics, and ongoing educational programs. When you search for a home inspector, be certain that the individual actually performing the inspection holds full ASHI certification (not just a membership) to receive the level of experience and knowledge that is needed for such an important investment.
However, we can certainly appreciate a home buyer's hesitancy in hiring an inexperienced and unqualified home inspector referred to them by an unfamiliar—or downright dodgy—real estate agent. For this reason, and as our schedule permits, we are open to traveling outside of our 'normal' service area, thus guaranteeing you an impartial and unbiased home inspection. These areas include the Central Coast communities in and around Santa Barbara, including
Buellton,
Goleta,
Lompoc,
Santa Ynez, and
Solvang.
Why Choose Us
Martin Hewitt, ACI
Certified ASHI Member No. 202935
Martin Hewitt, Camelot Home Inspection Services's sole proprietor and principal inspector, is an ASHI Certified Inspector (ACI) member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI). This designation is reserved only for those members who have met the highest educational, experience and ethical requirements set forth by the ASHI Certification Committee (ACC) and accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). This certification is the only program awarded in this manner for the home inspection profession. Martin has been a certified ASHI member since 1998.
Martin also held Master CREIA Inspector (MCI) status with the California Real Estate Inspection Association (CREIA) for 30 years until its dissolution in 2026 (the name is now used to identify the California State chapter of ASHI, of which Martin is currently a member in good standing). A Master CREIA Inspector (MCI) was the highest and most difficult classification that could be obtained through the California Real Estate Inspection Association (CREIA). This designation was only given to those inspectors that had been a member in good standing for 2 years, obtained over 250 hours of additional training/education, performed over 1000 inspections and had successfully passed the 4-part Residential Combination Inspector, California Residential Combination Inspector OR Combination Dwelling Inspector exam(s), taken through the International Code Council Examination (ICC).
When To Contact Us
Typically, a home inspector is contacted right after the purchase offer has been accepted and the contract has been signed. However, before you sign, be sure that there is a home inspection clause in the contract that makes your purchase obligation contingent upon the findings of a professional home inspection. This inspection clause should specify the terms to which both the buyer and seller are obligated.
It is important to schedule the home inspection directly following acceptance to ensure that you have sufficient time to have all necessary inspections completed (including any recommended further evaluations by specialists), receive all inspection reports, and to negotiate any requests for repairs or credits, if possible. Most purchase contracts have an inspection contingency period of 17 days from acceptance, but you should double-check your purchase contract or contact your real estate agent for verification.
Martin Hewitt, Camelot Home Inspection Services's sole proprietor and principal inspector, is well qualified to inspect your home. If the time has come to have your home inspected, don't be shy about giving him a call to set up an appointment. He will be more than happy to discuss the inspection process with you, and address any additional questions or concerns that you might have.
Martin Hewitt, ACI
ASHI Certified Inspector Since 1998
Master CREIA Inspector Since 1996
Protecting home buyers since 1994
Over 7000 homes inspected
Call or Text: (805) 471-9447
What We Do
Following are some of the systems and components ("items") that are inspected and reported on during the course of our inspection. These items are examined for material defects that would significantly affect the value, desirability, or safety of the home:
STRUCTURE — including but not limited to: foundations; floor structures; wall structures; ceiling structures; roof structures.
EXTERIOR — including but not limited to: Wall coverings (siding), flashing, and trim; exterior doors including basement and crawlspace accesses, and windows; attached and adjacent stoops, steps, ramps, porches, and their associated guards and handrails, eaves, soffits, and fascias where accessible from the ground level; eaves, soffits, and fascias where accessible from the ground level; vegetation, grading, surface drainage, and retaining walls that are likely to adversely affect the residential building; walkways, patios, and driveways.
DECK AND BALCONY — including but not limited to: framing including ledger boards, joists, and beams; supporting members; footings and piers; walking surface; guards and handrails; stairs and landings.
ROOFING — including but not limited to: roofing materials; roof drainage systems; flashing; skylights, chimneys, and other roof penetrations.
PLUMBING — including but not limited to: interior water service and predominant distribution systems including fixtures and faucets; predominant interior drain, waste and vent systems including fixtures; water heating equipment and hot water supply systems; vent systems, flues, and chimneys; above ground fuel storage and fuel distribution systems; sewage ejectors, sump pumps and related piping; functional flow and functional drainage of interior fixtures.
ELECTRICAL — including but not limited to: service drop; service entrance conductors, cables, and raceways; service equipment and main disconnects; service bonding and grounding; interior components of load centers (service panels and subpanels); conductors; overcurrent protection devices (fuses and circuit breakers); representative number of installed lighting fixtures, switches and receptacles, ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) and arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs) when possible.
HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) — including but not limited to: permanently installed heating and cooling systems; vent systems, flues, and chimneys; distribution systems; whole house fans.
INTERIOR — including but not limited to: walls, ceilings and floors; ramps, steps, stairways, landings, guards and handrails; countertops and a representative number of installed cabinets; a representative number of doors and windows; walls, ceilings and floors; permanently installed household appliances (i.e. ovens, ranges, surface cooking appliances, microwave ovens, dishwashing machines and food waste disposers) by using normal operating controls to activate the primary function.
INSULATION — including but not limited to: insulation and vapor retarders in crawl spaces, foundation areas and unfinished attic spaces.
VENTING SYSTEMS — including but not limited to: ventilation in crawl spaces, foundation areas and unfinished attic spaces; mechanical or similar exhaust systems for the kitchen(s), bathroom(s) and laundry areas; clothes dryer exhaust systems.
FIREPLACES AND FUEL-BURNING APPLIANCES — including but not limited to: fuel-burning fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts; fuel-burning accessories installed in fireplaces; chimneys and vent systems; permanently installed electric fireplaces; mantle, hearth, and fireplace surround.
GARAGE AND CARPORT — including but not limited to: systems and components specified in the applicable sections of this Standard where they exist, such as Structure, Exterior, Roofing, Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, Interior, Insulation, Venting Systems, etc.; garage vehicle doors including automatic door openers and entrapment protection mechanisms, excluding remote control devices.
For more detailed information about what it is we inspect (and do not inspect), you can download a copy of the ASHI Standards of Practice at the link provided below.
The American Society of Home Inspectors®, Inc. (ASHI®) is a nationally recognized, not‐for‐profit professional society established in 1976.
Once we've completed the inspection, the home inspection report will follow soon afterwards, usually within 24 hours. Our detailed narrative report, which includes photos, takes the guess work out of reading an inspection report, making it easier for you to better understand the condition of the home and assist you in your purchase decision. We speed up the delivery process by sending you the report via email. Or, if you prefer, we can send you a link so that you can download it directly from our website.
We urge you to compare our inspection report with inspection reports issued by the other inspection companies in the area. You may be surprised to discover that many companies are still issuing their customers reports commonly referred to as "checklists". Checklist reports are considered obsolete, and do not provide you with the level of information you need to make a fully informed purchase decision.
To view a sample Inspection Report issued by Camelot Home Inspection Services, or to review a copy of the Real Estate Inspection Agreement used by Camelot Home Inspection Services, please click on the links below.
A sample home inspection report. This is the home inspection agreement used by Camelot Home Inspection Services.
What We Charge
The price that Camelot Home Inspection Services charges for a home inspection is typically based on the age, type of foundation (slab or raised), and the total square footage of the home. We may also take into consideration the overall general condition, location, sales price, and ownership/rental history. Employing this type of flexible pricing structure allows us to remain competitive with many less qualified home inspection companies in the area, while providing you with an unmatched level of service and expertise for those more demanding assignments that are best not left in the hands of an inexperienced home inspector.
Fee Schedule (Click to View)
PLEASE NOTE: For condos or townhomes without a garage, please deduct 10%. For rental properties or for distressed or poorly maintained properties (aka "fixer uppers" or homes in need of "TLC"), please add 20%. For manufactured homes and for homes over 5000 sq. ft., please contact us for a quote or fill out the form below.
As previously mentioned, we make an effort to be flexible in order to remain competitive. The above fee schedule serves to provide you with an approximate idea of what we charge for our services, and we reserve the right to increase or decrease the price once we've had an opportunity to research the property. In any event, because every assignment is different, we suggest that you email us with the address or give us a call at 805-471-9447 so that we may research the property and provide you with a personal quote.
If you would like us to inspect a swimming pool, a spa, or any additional (secondary) structures or components, please let us know so that we can include those items in our quote.
ALSO PLEASE NOTE: On January 1, 2025, the CA Senate passed SB-552 Public Safety; pools and spas. Because of mandated reporting requirements in the act that dramatically increase a home inspector's liability and the amount of time needed to comply with the act, we may charge an additional fee based on the type of pool/spa in question and the layout of the property.
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