About Us

Education and Experience
St. Cloud State University
University of Minnesota
Minnesota School of Business
Professional Home Inspection Institute – Environmental Hazards, Radon, Mold, Asbestos, CarbonATI / Kaplan Professional Schools – Professional Home Inspection Course
Continuing Education – Exceeding member requirements of NAHI and INTERNACHI
AU CEU – Residential Foundation, Structural, Roofing, Mold Courses
NAHI Education Commitee – Home Inspection Course Review, Analysis, and Recommendation

Woodgrain Restoration – Master furniture restorer and woodwork refinisher
Metro Maintenance and Repair – 17 years owner/operator in home maintenance and repair
559 Blair LLC – Partner – Purchased and remodeled numerous homes
McKinley Company – Owner 38 years rehabbing homes, home defect analysis and solutions, and

Additional Related Education;
Larson Plumbing and Heating – Observed entire plumbing installations (New and Upgrade)
Richardson Electric – Observed entire electrical installation (New and Retrofit of two older homes)
Commers Plumbing – Observed winterization and de-winterization process

Associations
MAHI – Midwest Association of Home Inspectors (Vice President 2014 – Current)
ASHI – Certified – American Society of Home Inspectors
INTERNACHI – International National Association of Cetified Home Inspectors
SPAAR – St. Paul Area Association of Realtors
NAHIMN – NAHI Minnesota (Vice President 2009-2013, Webmaster)

Patents
United States – US Patent 4569103
Canada – CA1246886

Besides being a “detail guy” and an “hobby engineer”, I have been looking for problems
in houses since 1970. Looking for the reasons why a door didn’t work properly, where and why a leak was happening, or what was causing squeaky floors and sticky windows. I have done the repairing, replacing, or installing of virtually everything in a home, on all
vintages of homes. I really enjoy solving problems. My new construction experiences and
classroom training have been very helpful, but the repair experiences are invaluable and just can not be taught in a book or classroom. These repeated “hands on” experiences, over almost 40 years, have helped me develop an eye for uncovering deficiencies that are
important to you as a buyer or seller. I do my homework. If I do run across something
new or different or hear of something unusual, I talk to as many knowledgeable people as
I can and get answers. I use all of these experience to help me understand houses
better and then use that understanding during my inspections. I have always taken a lot
of pride in my work and give my best on every home inspection.