Morgan Home Inspection LLC

10/09/2026

Fall is here!! What does that mean for you and your home? A little bit of maintenance!

First and foremost, change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. 5 minutes of time and a few dollars for batteries may save your life!!

Check the caulk around your doors and windows. If it is cracked, remove it and install new. It's a relatively easy job and will keep the cold draft and moisture out of your home and help reduce energy bills.

Clean your gutters! A properly functioning gutter-downspout and extension system will evacuate water AWAY from your foundation and help prevent water intrusion into your basement or crawlspace.

Change your furnace filter! Allowing proper air flow will keep your furnace running smoothly and efficiently. If your furnace is 15 years old or older, schedule an appointment with a qualified HVAC Contractor for a cleaning and thorough Inspection of the heat exchanger.

Do a complete walk around the exterior of your home. If you see anything that needs attention, now is the time to make repairs. When winter comes, it's not much fun making these repairs when it is cold. Bad winter weather like high winds and ice/freezing rain can be even more damaging to areas of concern.

Not sure what you're looking at? Morgan Home Inspection LLC can perform an exterior only Inspection for you and give you a punch list of repair and maintenance items for you for a very reasonable fee. Call 217-304-6547 to schedule today!!

09/05/2026

09/04/2026

Take a good look at the exterior of your home and repair any entry points. If you like, Morgan Home Inspection LLC will do an exterior home maintenance inspection and find potential issues for you.

When harvest starts and the temperatures drop, they will really want inside.

Call 217-304-6547 today to schedule your inspection!

08/21/2026

I'm thinking number 5 for me. What say you?

08/13/2026

Another 5 Star Google Review!

Once again, providing as much information as possible about your home purchase is paramount when making the decision to move forward. Choose the most experienced Home Inspector in the area for the most expensive purchase of your life. I'll be happy to help out with all of your inspection needs!

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I recently hired Morgan Inspection for a home inspection, and I couldn't be more impressed with the service provided. The inspector was exceptionally thorough, leaving no stone unturned from top to bottom.

The resulting inspection report was comprehensive, clear, and easy to navigate, detailing every system and potential concern with precision. It gave me total clarity and confidence in moving forward with my decision. If you want a detailed, honest, and professional home inspection, I highly recommend Morgan Inspection!

07/31/2026

Crawl Spaces and Microbial Growth: It is a fact that where we live, crawl spaces are often overlooked and poorly managed. The simple fact is, most of them have some sort of water intrusion. Poorly sloped soil outside the home, improper or clogged gutters and downspouts and other factors contribute to moisture making its way into the crawl space area.
Years ago, the theory was to open your crawl space vents Spring, Summer and Fall, then close them in the winter. Sadly, two of the 3 open vent seasons are very humid and the 3rd typically doesn't have enough air movement to remove the moisture inside. Laying plastic on the floor of the crawl space helps to a degree, but I have seen a lot of standing water on top of plastic.
The worst thing you can do is NOT encapsulate AND close off the vents. This allows for perfect conditions for microbial growth and wood decay.

The Solution?? Complete Encapsulation. A v***r barrier that is completely sealed at the seams, the walls, and structural and plumbing pe*******ons as well as sealing foundation vents and in some cases installing a dehumidifier. This prevents moisture from entering the crawl space and treats it similarly to living space. Any moisture that enters is behind the v***r barrier, not near the living space.

I see microbial growth in most crawl spaces I go into and it can be a health concern for many people. If left unattended for a long period of time, the microbial growth and moisture can lead to wood decay.

For the health of your home and yourself, manage your crawl space, inspect if from time to time, do what you can to prevent moisture intrusion and if it is in your budget, encapsulate it.

07/18/2026

Summer is in full swing! How is your Air Conditioning working??

These 3 simple things can keep your Air Conditioning performing the best that it can.

1) Change your air filter. Depending on what type you have and what type you replace it with, your "Furnace Filter" which in many cases services your Air Conditioning should be changed every 60-90 days. As your air filter ages and fills with dirt/dust, your unit will work less and less efficiently eventually leading to it not cooling as well as it can.

2) Clean your outside unit. The fins on the coils on your outside unit get filled with dirt, dust, grass clippings and leaves over time. Blocking this air flow will keep your unit from operating efficiently and prevent proper cooling. Turn you unit off and blow it out with compressed air or even rinse it off with a garden hose. Be careful with the coil fins. Don't damage or bend them. Allowing proper air flow will allow the unit to operate efficiently.

3) Replace the insulation. Typical central air conditioning units have foam insulation that covers the larger line (of the two) that go between the interior and exterior units. While proper insulation on this line is not as critical as other things, making sure the insulation is in good condition will help your unit operate efficiently.

Proper maintenance will ensure the most efficiency as possible and help keep your Air Conditioning cooling as well as it can on these hot summer days!

06/28/2026

Buying a new home? Think you don't need a home inspection on new construction?

Think again!! New homes typically are NOT perfect.

While most new construction I inspect is just fine with minor issues that need to be addressed some are not. I find issues many times that are caused by poor workmanship or are just wrong. Almost every single time, the issues I find cost a lot more to repair or correct than the price of the home inspection. Sure, you may have a new home warranty, but if these issues are not discovered before your warranty expires, you are on the hook for the cost of the repairs.

Here are a few photos from new construction homes I have inspected over the past several months.

Poor quality framing. The nails are carrying the load, not the wood resting on the ridge beam.

Block piers in the crawl space not on poured concrete footers but set on the soil. This will settle and cause bigger problems down the road.

The sill plate missing over foundation vents, leaving the joist nothing to transfer load to.

PEX Supply pipe in an unconditioned attic. It'll work just fine until it freezes in the winter.

Trusses cut to accommodate an overhead garage door opener. You can NOT modify trusses in anyway without engineer approval and engineer designed plans to do so.

When you look at the structure of the home, it is about weight transfer. Homes are heavy and everything from the tip top all the way down needs to make it's way properly to the soil it sits on so it will last for decades without failure. When components are built wrong or improperly modified, the home is compromised.

Call to schedule your home inspection or ask any questions you may have.

217-304-6547

06/22/2026

I see electrical cover plates missing almost every home I go into. If a child sticks their finger in there they will end up just like the mouse.

Cover plates are about $1 each.

PLEASE Install cover plates on every outlet, switch and junction box in your home. It could save a life.

05/27/2026

The importance of properly flashed roof pe*******ons.

Flashing for an asphalt shingled roof should be shingled over on the top and sides, but the flashing on the bottom should be on TOP of the shingles so water can shed properly. (Shown in the drawing). If it is not, water can get under the shingles and make contact with the sheathing.

Over time, the sheathing deteriorates as shown in the photos. This one has been leaking for quite some time for the sheathing to be deteriorated this bad.

Some will say that a good sealant will work as well as a properly installed flashing, but I beg to differ. I have not seen a sealant yet that will last as long as the shingles do and when it fails, water will make its way in. If sealant is used, it needs to be monitored regularly and replaced from time to time before the shingles get replaced. It will crack and separate from the shingles and pe*******on material.

Any roof pe*******on on an asphalt shingled roof should be flashed like the drawing. Usually by the time you realize you have a leak, the sheathing is in poor shape as well as the insulation below it and the ceiling in the living space.

Unfortunately, I see incorrect flashing all the time. The damage caused by incorrect flashing could lead to repairs that could easily exceed the price of your home inspection.

Don't skip the inspection, it can save you a lot of frustrations down the road.

Call today to schedule your appointment!

217-304-6547