Looking for recommendation's for the most thorough home inspector in South LA. Buying a recently foreclosed home and need to make sure there isn't anything underlying. Located in Houma. Thanks.

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Posted by TheBoo

South to Louisiana

Member since Aug 2012

5426 posts

Posted on 1/14/26 at 11:55 pm to Chevyboy95

Morrell inspection did ours in Thibodaux when we bought our house and would recommend him to anyone. Very knowledgeable. Walked me through the house and talked me through every little thing, including items that he wasn’t adding to the report and why, borderline items and why, and little things he did add because they can be a sign of a bigger problem.

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Posted by Dixie2023

Member since Mar 2023

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Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:09 am to Chevyboy95

I’d hire experts in the 3 majors: HVAC, plumbing and electrical. Roofing if you want. My experience with inspectors is sub par.

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Posted by The Mick

Member since Oct 2010

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Posted on 1/15/26 at 7:31 am to Chevyboy95

If there's a walk in shower, make sure the inspector does a 24 hour flood test to make sure the shower pan isn't leaking. I learned about this the hard way.

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Posted by dillpickleLSU

Philadelphia, PA

Member since Oct 2005

26467 posts

Posted on 1/20/26 at 2:24 pm to Dixie2023

Agree with this. Work being done by all trades is sub par. I hired an inspector because I lived in Philly and wasn’t able to be present but he missed a lot on the electrical.

I recently got my electrical contractors license and this is the type of thing I see all the time:

On my house it would have been an easy call out. My fixtures were installed with drywall screws. In the case of my photo, that was installed with toggle bolts.

This post was edited on 1/20/26 at 2:26 pm

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