Home Inspector in Easthampton, MA Easthampton has reinvented itself around the old Eastworks and Mill 180 — and its housing stock now includes mill-conversion condos alongside the older village homes.

Inspecting in Easthampton What the Housing Stock Tells Us

Easthampton's downtown mill conversions are some of the most interesting inspections we do. These are large, shared-system buildings where understanding the common envelope (roof, exterior walls, elevator and central HVAC) matters as much as the unit itself — buyers should always request the condo association's reserve study and recent capital records before the inspection. Outside the mill district, the housing is older village stock — Federals, capes, and modest Victorians — with the standard New England issues: aging slate or asphalt roofing, knob-and-tube remnants, original cast-iron drains. Newer construction along Route 10 and Park Hill is generally well-built, though we still routinely flag inadequate ventilation in tightly built modern envelopes (a common cause of attic moisture and ice damming).

• Mill-conversion condos
• Village Federals & Victorians
• Tight modern construction