Your Home Floats. Your Inspector Should Understand Life on Water.
Marine engineering expertise, infrared moisture scans and clear cost projections for every home on the water.
With falling rain above, river water below and constant motion in between, a floating home is under more stress than any house on a foundation. Moisture can hide inside walls, floors and bilge spaces for years, quietly feeding rot and corrosion. A floating home inspection from Propertyexam finds those problems while you still have choices. Every visit includes a full infrared moisture inspection, so hidden wet areas show up on camera instead of after closing. You also receive immediate and short-term cost projections for defects, deferred maintenance, safety issues and future repairs. Those numbers give you objective grounds to negotiate, help your lender and insurer move forward, and let you budget for ownership with confidence. Behind every report sits one guiding idea: responsible capital management and value preservation for a truly unique home.
Your floating home inspector is Scott Harris, owner and chief inspector of Propertyexam. Scott served as a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Engineering Officer, designing, operating and maintaining ships, with extensive shipyard and drydock restoration work. Today he is a Certified Master Inspector®, an unlimited General Contractor and a Great Lakes Maritime Academy engineering graduate with more than 35 years of experience. As author of Commercial Property Maintenance and an international facility maintenance expert, he treats your home like the vessel it is.
Floats, stringers and moorings get a marine engineer’s eye, not a guess from a land-only inspector.
Advanced infrared training reveals wet framing, roof leaks and hidden moisture behind finishes.
A pre-purchase floating home inspection shows the true condition of the home, floats and utilities before you sign.
Spot problems early, set a fair price and give buyers documented confidence before your home hits the market.
Already living on the water? Plan repairs and budgets with a prioritized look at what needs care.
Every step stays simple, organized and focused on your goals, your timeline and your floating home.
Send the address or moorage, home size, age and float type if known. Scott reviews each request himself.
Pricing is custom to each floating home and arrives in a formal written proposal that you approve first.
Scott inspects the home, accessible float parts, utilities and moorings, plus a full infrared scan.
Receive a photo-rich electronic report, then reach out anytime for contractor, vendor and service recommendations.
A floating home blends a house, a flotation system and shore-connected utilities. Scott evaluates how all three work together, not in isolation.
Accessible float components, stringer connections, signs of list or uneven trim, mooring hardware and gangways.
Roof, siding, windows, decks and framing, with thermal imaging that pinpoints moisture intrusion and trapped water.
Shore power, grounding, water lines, sewage macerator pumps, heating and freeze protection.
Your electronic report arrives quickly and saves easily as a PDF for a permanent record. Clear photos and plain-language findings show what needs attention now, what can wait and what each repair may cost, so you can act with confidence.
Whether you need a float home inspection on a classic log float or a houseboat inspection on a converted vessel, Scott adapts the scope. As an experienced houseboat inspector, he also covers concrete barges, foam, steel pontoons, house barges and boathouses.
Moorage owners and community boards get shared-structure assessments with cost projections.
Extended service is unlimited, so share your moorage location with your proposal request.
Buyers, owners and real estate agents count on Scott for thorough, honest inspections and helpful answers long after the report arrives.
