Septic & well inspectors
Mountains To Sea Inspections
Mountains To Sea Inspections is a home and commercial property inspection company serving Boone, Banner Elk, Todd, West Jefferson, Blowing Rock, and the surrounding High Country of western North Carolina. Alongside standard inspections it offers septic inspections, well inspections, water testing, radon testing, and wood-destroying insect reports.
The Boone office began performing inspections in the area in 2017 and reports hundreds of inspections since. Radon testing uses digital monitors that sample the air column every hour for radon concentration, humidity, and temperature, and record whether a test has been tampered with, rather than passive charcoal kits. Water testing is offered at three levels. Inspectors also act as owner advocates on insurance and FEMA visits when the owner cannot attend or needs more detail to support repairs or a rebuild. Sample residential reports and an inspection agreement are published, and appointments can be booked online.
Rates are published. A standard home inspection is $350 for up to 1,500 square feet and rises by size to $625 for 4,501 to 5,000 square feet, with call-for-pricing above that and a $50 to $100 age fee on homes older than 60 years. Add-ons start at $1,050 for a septic inspection, $650 for a well inspection, $150 for radon testing, $50 to $300 for water testing, and $130 for a wood-destroying insect report; distance outside the area adds $50 to $150. Discounts are offered for military and veterans, law enforcement and emergency personnel, educators, and health care professionals.
The Boone office address is in Todd, North Carolina, and the company also lists offices in Asheville, North Carolina, and Gainesville, Florida, saying the Boone and Asheville offices together cover nearly all of western North Carolina. Both owners are licensed general contractors in North Carolina. The site describes residential and commercial property work rather than manufactured housing community or RV park work, so confirm the scope for that kind of asset before booking.
Best for
Buyers and owners in the North Carolina High Country who want home, septic, well, water, and radon work from one inspector at a published rate. Not a fit outside western North Carolina, and the site does not describe park or RV community work.
What they do
- Residential home inspections
- Commercial property inspections
- Septic inspections
- Well inspections
- Water testing
- Radon testing
- Wood-destroying insect reports (WDIR)
- Insurance and FEMA owner-advocate inspections
Details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Other offices | Asheville, NC, Gainesville, FL |
| Licenses | Owners licensed as general contractors in North Carolina |
| How they charge | Home inspections $350 to $625 by square footage; septic from $1,050, well from $650, radon from $150, WDIR from $130. |
What stands out
- Publishes a full rate sheet: home inspections run $350 for up to 1,500 square feet to $625 for 4,501 to 5,000 square feet.
- Septic inspections start at $1,050 and well inspections at $650, added to the base inspection fee.
- Began performing inspections in the Boone area in 2017.
- Uses digital radon monitors that sample hourly and record tampering, rather than passive charcoal tests.
- Both owners are licensed general contractors in North Carolina.