Crow’s Nest Home Inspections

Seattle, United States

4.6

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18 reviews

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+1 206-310-2613
Website:
www.crowsnestinspect.com
Address:
6523 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA, 98136
b/t S Fauntleroy Way & Morgan St
Gatewood
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Today

Today 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Seattle) 00:47 Saturday, 7 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sunday 7:00 am – 9:00 pm

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We are experts in Home Inspections and Residential Energy Audits, committed to giving our clients an unbiased, thorough detailed inspection of your property. As the Crow’s Nest of a ship looks out for upcoming sea conditions, we are on the lookout for your home. We believe the client communication and education process are the keys to our service. We explain the significance of the defects in understandable terms to the client. Also, we help the client become better home owners by suggesting helpful maintenance expectations and tips along the way. Follow me of Facebook at Crow’s Nest Home Inspections for additional tips on everything from home maintenance, energy efficiency to repair work.

Meet the Business Owner

Kristine M.

Business Owner

Kristine Messick has owned Crow’s Nest Home Inspections, LLC since 2003

Board of Directors — Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors, 2013 – 2019

Treasurer — Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors, 2013 – 2014

Licensed Structural Pest Inspector

Member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)

Trained Master Home Environmentalist Volunteer through the American Lung Association

Licensed Real Estate clock hour instructor, 2004 – 2010

Certified Energy Star Verifier for new construction, 2004 – 2010

Certified Energy Star Performance Tester, 2004 – 2010

Trained BPI Certified Energy Auditor, 2009 – 2010

Prior to home inspection, Kristine renovated a homes and did remodel and home improvement work. She has taught prospective home owners and real estate agents for clock hours classes on home inspections.

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18 reviews of Crow’s Nest Home Inspections

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Place rating: 5
Golden, CO
Nothing but praise for Kristine and the Crow’s Nest team. With this real estate market, being able to get a quality inspection fast is key. We were able to schedule Kristine within two days of our agent contact in her, she was on time and turned our inspection report around the following morning as promised.
But more than that, Kristine was thorough without being ticky-​tacky. She knows her stuff and it shows: she took us through all the systems and aspects of our new construction home and explained how all they all work and what we need to do to ensure our house is well maintained and cared for – it was an education in addition to the inspection. She explains without overwhelming.
Kristine is also super personable, a big plus in my book.
Highly recommend!
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Excellent service. I highly recommend Kristine — she completed a thorough pre-​inspection on my new home and conveyed the information to me in an easy to understand manner. Her expertise was very apparent and she took her time on educating me on many different topics including roof longevity, bathroom plumbing, house exterior care, roof top deck maintenance — she even provided guidance on potential locations for installing an air conditioner. Again, I highly recommend Kristine — you will not be disappointed.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Kristine was fantastic. She did a full inspection of the new green-​construction home that I am buying and spent a lot of time explaining her findings to me. She was exceptionally knowledgeable and she took the time to be very thorough. She walked with me room by room, and reviewed everything. She was open to all of my questions and answered them with confidence and experience.
I will be hiring her to do another inspection before the end of my home’s warranty. She was awesome to work with. :)
Highly highly highly recommended!!!
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Kristine was awesome! She spent 3 ½ hours going through the new construction house we are looking at. She found several things ranging from items of concern to address with the builder to things we should keep and eye on and be aware of. She spent a good bit of time helping to educate us on how to properly maintain the house and take care of things. She was very thorough and did an excellent job. When the builder had questions about the issues Kristine found with the siding. She personally met with him and walked him through it all and helped work out the details. I definitely recommend using Crows nest inspections to vet your most important investment you will make. Thanks Kristine for a great experience!
Place rating: 2
Seattle, WA
Kristine totally blew our inspection. Despite spending most of her time «inspecting» our furnace, she never pulled the cover to observe the blower & housing. If she had, I would have avoided a $ 1,000 repair as soon I moved in.
When I pointed this out, she told me the unit was old. This was obvious because the manufacture’s date was printed on the unit, but she never looked in the unit. I don’t need an inspector to read a label.
I would have been better off paying the furnace tech, rather than her inspection fee, which missed the obvious.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Kristine has performed 4 home inspections for us, and we could not be happier with her work. She is professional, thorough, and helpful. Being new to the inspection process, Kristine was very careful to explain everything we needed to know about the house, how it worked, and what fixes should probably be made and how.
In some cases, we had to book an inspection with a day’s notice, and Kristine was always nice enough to try and squeeze us into her busy schedule. She always showed up on time and worked efficiently.
We’re happy to have finally found a home in this crazy market, but next time around I’ll definitely be calling Kristine again.
Place rating: 5
Lake Forest Park, WA
Kristine was nothing short of amazing. I’ve bought houses over the years but never has an inspector taken the time to take me around the house and explain everything. Kristine has a wonderful way of educating you about the house and its issues. She really was an absolute pleasure to work with. Highly, HIGHLY recommended.
Place rating: 5
San Luis Obispo, CA
Kristine is so thorough and gave me so much great advice for my new home. She knew so much about my green built home and had all sorts of amazing recommendations. I’m very new to the home buying scene and she walked me through everything when inspecting the house. She knew a ton about how to keep up the house and noticed details I would’ve missed.
I will definitely be asking her to come back in 1 year to make sure I’ve kept the house up properly and for other recommendations. I would wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone buying a fixer-​upper or a brand new home. She’s simply amazing!!!
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
I had an all-​around fantastic experience working with Kristine when I bought my first condo. She walked me all the way through the process while she did her thing. My nerves were kinda high as a first-​time, single-​woman-​home-​buyer person, and Kristine’s calm nature really helped me to focus and understand what she was looking at on my behalf.
I’ll be using her services again! Soon, I hope! xow
Place rating: 5
King, WA
I have sold real estate for over 20 years and used many inspectors during that time and I can without hesitation I can say that Kristine is the best. She is very knowledgeable, has great communication skills, shows attention to all details, spends all the time needed to talk about the inspection issues but also shares ideas to make the home more energy efficient and to show buyers the best ways to maintain the home. She is responsive it questions come up «after she is paid» and my clients know they can also call her for questions. Regarding pricing… she is not the cheapest, but you for sure get what you pay for and you will not mind a bit extra for the best! So, to me she is a bargain!
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Crow’s Nest is a company I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a home inspector. Kristine was very thorough, and the resulting report that she provided was excellent. Given that I had the added challenge of buying a home in Seattle while still on the East Coast, Kristine’s documentation of the inspection as well as her patience and no-​nonsense manner in explaining each and every finding not only gave me confidence in her expertise but also peace of mind. Kristine and Crow’s Nest were an invaluable part of our closing process.
Place rating: 5
Mountlake Terrace, WA
Kristine was great. She took a holistic view in looking at our home, and explained things with added information from her various trainings and education. It was easy to understand and any questions we had were answered. I appreciated how she prioritized the major issues, which helped us negotiate repairs with the seller… and essentially move in to a healthy and safe home.
The only bummer: we needed a quick re-​inspection of a sealed-​off attic space, before we closed on the home, and we had to pay the full re-​inspection fee for just this quick peek into the rafters ($ 150). It would’ve been great to have a discount based on the amount of work/​time that quick trip required, but it’s understandable that a re-​inspection is a re-​inspection, regardless.
I would highly recommend Kristine for a home inspection. She was personable and knowledgeable, and able to schedule us within a week of contacting her each time.
Place rating: 1
Seattle, WA
We recently completed a purchase for which Kristine acted as our inspector. We were unable to go with our first choice due to time constraints. Kristine was the more expensive of the two. We found her to be abrupt to the point of rudeness. The report we received had one glaring error and included claims with no supporting photos. She spent well under two hours at the house and, in the end, the report included not one of the three most expensive repairs needed on the home.
I would suggest shopping around.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
We hired Kristine as our inspector for our home purchase. As first time home buyers the whole process is quite daunting but Kristine made the home inspection extremely simple and really pleasant. She was very thorough in her inspection and when we did our walk through with her she explained her findings extremely well. She didn’t talk down or over explain. Her enthusiasm for green building is also a plus and she gave us great tips for energy conservation. Her report came quickly and is simple to read. If we ever purchase another home we’ll definitely use Kristine again. Highly recommended.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Kristine was really great. She looked over the house and patiently walked us through all her findings. She was thorough and educated us on all the changes and corrections we should have done to the house prior to moving in. She was also able to estimate the costs which really helped us in negotiating with the sellers!
Also, our inspection report was completed by the end of the day of the inspection which came in very handy with the negotiations and being on a time limit!
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
When we first made the appointment, Kristine suggested we have a sewer inspection based almost entirely on the age of the house we were buying. Surprise, there was a break! Knowing this before we bought the house saved us about $ 5000, as we were able to ask the current owner to take care of it before we closed the deal.
She discovered issues in our otherwise well-​remodeled duplex that we hadn’t even noticed in the year we were living there, and pointed out long term maintenance items that we need to consider, as well as some minor issues with our heating system. At the same time, she didn’t try to upsell us on unnecessary services, and she was able to give me a clear picture of what the value and importance of other types of home inspections were (e.g. there’s no value to a Radon inspection in this area). She provided useful technical information without turning it into a snow job. The next time I buy real estate, I’ll be calling her again.
Place rating: 5
Seattle, WA
Kristine is AMAZING! Not only was her inspection thorough and her explanations informative, but we have a baby, and she specifically keyed in on safety aspect related to our daughter, which we very much appreciated. Kristine is very competent, reasonably priced, and just great! We highly recommend her!
Place rating: 5
King, WA
I work very regularly with Kristine Messick, the owner of Crow’s Nest Home Inspection. I am a Lender and often refer my clients to her for their home inspections. Kristine has also inspected my house to give me winterizing tips and pointers. Kristine is extremely ethical and detail orientated. I easily and highly recommend her!!!