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UP Home Inspection, LLC UP Home Inspection is a full-service home inspection company led by Certified Master Inspector® Rich Beasley.

We provide the most comprehensive home inspection reports in the U.P. and are here to help you make confident decisions about your property.

Window mold: one of the most common things we find in U.P. homes—especially lake places and cabins that sit empty for mo...
10/19/2026

Window mold: one of the most common things we find in U.P. homes—especially lake places and cabins that sit empty for months.

Here's the good news: it looks alarming, but that black staining around the window is usually just surface mold from condensation, not the toxic "black mold" (Stachybotrys) that makes headlines. On a hard surface like a window frame, it's often something a homeowner can clean up themselves.

Why it happens up here:

Cold windows + humid indoor air = condensation collecting on the sill. A home that sits vacant with no airflow gives it time to grow.

The real fix is controlling the moisture—better ventilation, running a dehumidifier, and keeping an eye on your windows through our long, cold season. If it keeps coming back after you clean it, that's a sign of a bigger moisture problem worth looking into.

🔍 Found this in a recent U.P. inspection: old knob-and-tube wiring running into screw-in fuses.Not automatically dangero...
10/15/2026

🔍 Found this in a recent U.P. inspection: old knob-and-tube wiring running into screw-in fuses.

Not automatically dangerous—but something a buyer should know about. That's what we're for.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Grateful for reviews like this one from Samara Brunette at Upwards Real Estate KW First in Escanaba.Fast schedulin...
10/12/2026

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Grateful for reviews like this one from Samara Brunette at Upwards Real Estate KW First in Escanaba.

Fast scheduling and same-day or next-day turnaround aren't extras for us—they're how we help agents and their buyers keep deals moving. And when questions come up, we're glad to be the team that has answers.

Thank you, Samara, for the kind words and the continued trust. It means a lot. 🙏

Serving buyers and agents across Escanaba, Gladstone, and the entire U.P.

Some fire risks are on you—how you cook, where you set a candle. Those are in your hands. 👍But others hide in the bones ...
10/08/2026

Some fire risks are on you—how you cook, where you set a candle. Those are in your hands. 👍

But others hide in the bones of the house: an outdated electrical panel, aging wiring behind the walls, a dryer vent packed with lint.

You could do everything right and not even know they're there.

That's where a home inspection earns its keep. Across our U.P. inspections, we've found that roughly 30% of homes have significant numbers of ungrounded outlets, and up to 10% of older homes (1950's and earlier) still have one or more obsolete fused panels instead of modern breakers.

Neither means a house is doomed—but they're exactly the things you want to know before you buy.

We just published our full Fire Safety Guide, covering the common causes of house fires and which hazards we check during an inspection. Read it here 👉 https://www.uphomeinspection.com/common-causes-of-house-fires

🔥 It's Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 4–10)!Here's something that surprises people: what starts a fire and what makes one de...
10/05/2026

🔥 It's Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 4–10)!

Here's something that surprises people: what starts a fire and what makes one deadly aren't always the same thing.

Smoking materials and space heaters, which start far fewer fires, cause the most deaths because they often smolder at night while everyone's asleep.

And safety officials warn that fires caused by lithium-ion batteries (like the ones in your cell phone) burn exponentially hotter and faster than normal fires.

A few habits that go a long way:
✅ Unplug your device when it's fully charged, and stop using it if it feels hot
✅ Never walk away from a hot stove
✅ Keep anything that burns 3+ feet from space heaters and wood stoves
✅ Test your smoke alarms (a small flame can grow dangerous in under 30 seconds)

Stay safe out there, U.P. 💪

Hi everyone! We've had quite a few calls about mold testing lately. So we thought we'd share some resources we've put to...
10/04/2026

Hi everyone! We've had quite a few calls about mold testing lately.

So we thought we'd share some resources we've put together about household mold and indoor air quality in case anyone finds it helpful.

⭐We wrote a blog about the types of mold we find in the U.P. - we'll link that in the comments. (Facebook changed its linking policy so you'll need to copy/paste, or DM us for the link.)

For the quick version, here are a few of the top things you should know about mold:

✔ Some people (not all) are highly sensitive to mold; symptoms can include respiratory issues, fatigue, headaches, and/or irritated skin or eyes.
✔ Mold often hides in out-of-sight places like crawl spaces, under sinks, and in the corners of closets.
✔ Not all types of mold are dangerous (but some are highly toxic). The only sure-fire way to find out what you have is to test for it.
✔ Black mold isn't always toxic, and toxic mold isn't always black.
✔ You can't always smell it if you have a mold issue.
✔ Controlling moisture in your home is the #1 way to prevent mold growth.
✔ EPA guidelines suggest cleaning it up yourself if the moldy area is less than 10 sq. ft. - more than that they recommend having a professional remediation company do it. (For the record, we test for mold but don't do mold cleanup.)

Stay healthy everyone! And if you'd like to schedule a mold test, shoot us a text at (906) 360-3879.

There's a chill in the air, the leaves are turning, and folks are baiting deer in the woods. You know what that means up...
10/01/2026

There's a chill in the air, the leaves are turning, and folks are baiting deer in the woods. You know what that means up here. 🍁

Our friends at InterNACHI put together this handy fall maintenance checklist. It's a great one to save and work through in these precious few weeks before the snow flies.

A few of the big ones for us Yoopers:

✔Get your heating system serviced
✔Have your chimney swept before that first cozy fire
✔Put fresh batteries in your smoke and CO detectors
✔Protect those pipes from freezing. 🥶

Most of it takes just a few minutes per task. Your U.P. home works hard all winter — a little TLC now saves you money and headaches later.

We've been doing this a while now, and this has been the busiest summer we've had so far. 🍁We've been thinking about wha...
09/28/2026

We've been doing this a while now, and this has been the busiest summer we've had so far. 🍁

We've been thinking about what that actually means.

It's not really about the numbers.

It's about the young couple closing on their first place.

The family finally getting their camp on the lake.

The folks selling the home they raised their kids in, wanting to leave it right for whoever comes next.

We got to be there for a lot of those moments this year, more than ever before. That's a privilege, and we don't forget it.

Thank you, U.P., for a summer we won't forget. Now pass the c***r — we've earned a little fall. 🍂

You can check a lot about your roof without ever leaving the ground. 👀Next time you're in the driveway, look up and scan...
09/24/2026

You can check a lot about your roof without ever leaving the ground. 👀

Next time you're in the driveway, look up and scan for:

🔺 Curled, cracked, or missing shingles
🔺 Granules piling up in the gutters (that's your shingles wearing out)
🔺 Moss or dark streaks
🔺 A roofline that waves, dips, or looks lumpy
🔺 Water stains on your ceilings inside

None of these mean instant disaster, but a few of them together is your roof signaling trouble ahead.

What you can see from the ground is usually a hint about what you can't. Full roof inspection guide here 👇
https://www.uphomeinspection.com/2021/02/12/top-4-roof-inspection-issues/

A few hundred dollars, or $40,000? 😳We recently inspected a home in the southern U.P. and flagged one small thing on the...
09/21/2026

A few hundred dollars, or $40,000? 😳

We recently inspected a home in the southern U.P. and flagged one small thing on the garage roof: a little damaged drip edge. Otherwise the roof was in great shape, maybe ten years old.

Our client called a big roofing company for a quote on that drip edge. Their answer? "You need a new roof." Forty grand.

That didn't sit right with us. We pulled her inspection photos and double-checked. No issues to be seen. Not with the shingles, or the framing. What's more, that garage had just survived the worst snow we've seen in years without a hiccup.

Here's the thing: most contractors are honest folks who do good work. But a company that sells roofs has a built-in reason to tell you that you need one.

We don't sell roofs, or even houses - just an honest read on what's actually up there.

That difference sometimes adds up big. 🏠

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Eben Junction, MI

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Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 8am - 7pm
Friday 8am - 7pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
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