Home Inspectors in Lehigh AcresFL

Lehigh Acres is a large unincorporated Lee County community created by a 1950s land company that sold lots across a vast grid of canals and streets with minimal infrastructure, and the area experienced explosive growth during the housing boom of 2003-2007. Homes built during the boom years, roughly 2004 through 2008, are a particular area of inspection concern: many were built quickly with inadequate quality control, and Chinese drywall was used in a significant number of Lee County homes during that period. Chinese drywall off-gasses sulfur compounds that corrode copper wiring, HVAC coils, and plumbing fittings, and inspectors who identify corrosion patterns consistent with Chinese drywall should recommend further testing. The flat terrain and canal-lined lots throughout Lehigh Acres sit at low elevation in Lee County's interior, and some areas have FEMA flood zone designations that require flood insurance. Many of the older CBS homes from the 1960s and 1970s in the original sections near Lee Boulevard retain original galvanized plumbing and original electrical systems that have not been updated. The rapid 2005-2007 construction and subsequent foreclosure crisis left many properties vacant for extended periods, and inspectors look for pest damage, roof damage from deferred maintenance, and HVAC systems that failed during vacancy periods. There are 36 inspectors in the Lehigh Acres area.