Know Exactly What
You're Buying in Eagle River.

Yes. Eagle River is part of our core service area within the Municipality of Anchorage. Chugiak, Birchwood and Peters Creek are covered on their own page. Call (907) 223-3725 or schedule online to confirm availability for your property.

A 380+ point inspection of all major systems — roof, attic, foundation, structural framing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, windows, doors, and interior — plus the checks this valley calls for: below-grade walls and walkout levels, hillside grading and drainage, snow load and ice-dam risk at elevation, and frost heave.

We typically schedule within 1–3 business days. During peak season it can run 5–7 days out. For urgent closings, call (907) 223-3725 directly.

Yes. Utilities are genuinely split in Eagle River — the built-up valley floor is largely on municipal water and sewer, while the upper valley and Hiland Road corridor are commonly on a private well and septic. We document the visible condition of private systems and flag anything that warrants a specialist well-flow test or septic evaluation.

It is the most common foundation type in the valley and it deserves the closest look. The uphill wall is buried, so it manages ground water, soil gas and heat loss at once. We inspect exterior grading and drainage, the below-grade wall, and the lowest finished room together, because a problem in one usually shows up in another.

The valley sits above the Anchorage bowl and the upper valley higher still, so roofs here generally carry more snow than an equivalent house in Midtown. That makes roof structure, insulation depth, air sealing and attic ventilation worth assessing as a single assembly — the combination is what drives ice-dam risk at the eaves.

It is worth checking. Homes across this end of the Municipality went through the magnitude 7.1 earthquake of 30 November 2018, and the repairs that followed varied in quality. We look at foundation cracking, masonry and chimney condition, and evidence of past structural repair, and we say plainly when something warrants a structural engineer rather than an inspector.

Whatever the house actually runs — a forced-air furnace, a hydronic boiler feeding baseboard or in-floor heat, and any wood stove or supplemental heater. We look at visible condition, venting, combustion air and carbon-monoxide safety rather than just whether the heat comes on, because in a tight Alaska house a venting fault matters more than a cold room.

Where supply lines run through cold space: exterior walls, crawlspaces, rooms over unheated garages, and hose bibs. We look for evidence of past freeze damage and the repairs that followed, check how vulnerable runs are insulated or heat-traced, and note crawlspace conditions that leave plumbing exposed in a hard cold snap.

Yes. New construction up the valley walls sits on sloped, recently disturbed ground, so we check that grading and drainage actually move water away from the foundation, and we look at ventilation and moisture management in the tighter envelope. A pre-drywall or final-stage review, where the builder allows access, finds issues while the builder is still responsible for them.

The same day as the inspection — a written report with color photos, severity coding (Critical / Monitor / Acceptable) and plain-English findings, ready to use in negotiation before your contingency window narrows.