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Joe & Josh are building a new custom home in Newcastle scheduled for completion in mid-January. Josh and the owners designed this home to last the family a lifetime. This home is a forward thinking design with lots of storage space and energy saving features. The home has a tall family room with a picture framed window facing with a concrete/fiberglass deck overlooking their 16 acres of oak covered property.

Geothermal Heating System: This super efficient HVAC system should pay for itself in about 6 years!
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Joe and Josh, will save you time and money, create the home of your dreams, and make building your new custom home a great experience! Increase quality - Designer & builder will work together in the construction of your home. Milestones - Over 200 completed residential/commercial engineering projects, home inspections, and structural inspections.
Adding 840sf to this Mediterranean single story seamlessly created a luxurious wine room and remote second master. We began construction on this home in the spring of 2008 and it was completed in time for the Megown family wedding! This custom home addition was designed in cooperation with its owners to complete their dream home!
A "Build to Suit" is the term coined by the construction industry used to describe when a new building/home is designed and constructed to meet the buyer's specific needs. Many of our custom homes are Build to Suit projects. It is a great way for our clients to get actively involved in the creation of their new custom home.
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Andrew W.
May 12, 2021
The best part about my experience was how easy they were to work with, and how accomidating they are. Scheduling was easy, price was very fair, and quality of service and detail in the report were all very professional. Jim has been doing this for a while and knows what he is doing. I was lucky, the house was in good shape, so I can now move in assured I'm moving to the right house.
Rise H.
Dec 26, 2020
Jim Looney did our home inspection in Sun City Lincoln Hills. He was very professional and detail oriented. I would recommend Jim and Hinkey Home inspections anytime!
Shannon K.
Jun 05, 2020
Incredible service. Jim came out to inspect 2 homes for me on my house hunting journey and was able to make an appointment within a day or two of going into contract. He is incredibly thorough and diligent and is able to inform you in easy to understand terms. Everything is documented with impeccable notes and photographs so it's very easy to follow along. Cannot recommend this company enough!
Max N.
May 08, 2020
Hired to perform a home inspection on our new house in escrow. Responded quickly and the report provided was very thorough and readable, with actions recommended in relevant places. Very readable by non- experts and provided value insights. We received our report, with photos and callouts, the day after the inspection was performed. Very quick! Highly recommend.
Anna X.
May 06, 2020
Jim Looney did a great job at explaining everything and every small things from what needs to be replaced or what needs to be done. A very honest man. Over paid him another $100 by accident and he called us right away about it. He return the other $100. I received the documents quick and was able to see pictures on what he talked about during the inspection.
Ignacio R.
Mar 13, 2020
Contacted jim in a pinch. Gave us a great quote for a home inspection. Showed up on time. Was very thorough. Jim was positive a pleasure to work with. Needing the report fast. Jim was accommodating even when I started calling to see if it was done. Thanks jim! we will highly recommend you in the future.
Sandra D.
Feb 21, 2020
Definitely recommend! Jim was very thorough, helpful and kind! Appreciate his help and flexibility! Huge thanks!
Kit S.
Feb 21, 2020
I would like to highly recommend Jim at Hinkey Home Inspections! I'm a full time Real Estate professional and Jim has always taken great care of me and my valued clients. He's professional, reliable and very thorough with all is inspections. In my dealings with multiple home inspection companies throughout my career, Jim from Hinkey Home Inspections has never let me down and always shows up early. I would also like to add that Jim's pricing is very reasonable and is probably the best deal in town! I will always use Jim for all my Home Inspections.
George P.
Jun 26, 2019
Hinkey Home Inspections was able to work within a challenging timeline and provide a quality, thorough inspection report which provided excellent detail. Thank you to Jim and the Hinkey Home Inspection team.
Ilonah A.
Apr 13, 2018
We had an excellent experience with Jim inspecting our home. He was very professional and thorough in his reports. Jim was also kind enough to measure out a few appliance spaces. He was also friendly and kind. Thank you sir for providing us with quality inspection services!
Stephen H.
Apr 10, 2018
Although they do have some of the best pricing, I continue to use Jim Looney from Hinkey Homes because he continues to go the extra mile for my clients. My clients appreciate the service they receive.
Gary W.
Jul 04, 2015
Beware, This Home inspector will not check your AC even when the temperature in May is over 65 degrees, claiming that some AC manufactures don't recommend testing if the temp is not above 60 degrees for at least 3 days. Meaning if it was 70 degrees when they come if the night before it was 56 they will not test it. They will not tell you this in their documentation, they will not tell you this in conversation, even when you ask to have AC checked, only after you get their report days later will you find out they don't test AC. Jim also came out and never tested the Heating vents either.

When I asked for only $75.00 of the $300.00 fee on a small condo inspection they provided me with the knowledge they don't test AC. Shoddy work, and not respectable. I have verified with the AC manufacture and they have told me this is inaccurate information. Be careful, I am now being forced to litigation to get my refund.
M. G.
Jul 02, 2015
We just purchased are home and had Jim inspect the house after paying him 250.00 and getting the key we noticed are ac wasn't working so we called a ac repair man and he noticed a nail in the cooper pipe which should have been should have been obvious if Jim actually did his job properly. Since we moved in a 3 days later we were stuck with a 550.00 repair.

I have contacted Jim and he said he just feels for air coming throw the vents and doesn't use a thermometer to check the cooling of the unit which is something I find pointless and in my case it was. I well write the bbs about this and push the matter forward regards to his inadequate service you provided us.
Melody H.
Mar 01, 2015
My husband & I are currently buying a home in Roseville. We just used Jim Looney with Hinkey Homes and are VERY pleased! First his price cant be beat imo. He was friendly, professional, and thorough. We were able to schedule an appointment within 2 days & Jim showed up early and had already started what he could on the outside. He answered all the questions we asked and even came back out today to address a couple more concerns he had about the house & worked around ours & our real estate agents schedule. Our report was sent to us this afternoon. We will definitely be recommending Hinkey Homes & Jim Looney to our family & friends.
C. T.
Sep 10, 2014
Hinkey Home Inspections is the BEST! Jim Looney is thorough, detailed, offers expertise and points out things objectively. "Inspector did a terrific inspection and detailed report" we have been in a months-long search for a house in Davis, on a limited budget. we called Hinkey to request home inspection back a few months and Josh Hinkey spent a good 45 minutes going over things to consider with a specific "fixer upper" on the market. rather than just scheduling the inspection and collecting a fee, Josh answered all our questions, was genuinely interested in giving us advice in our best interest (free of charge), and referred us to a soils engineer at our request, too. the next prospective purchase request was fielded by Jim Looney, Josh's partner. we had the appointment for inspection and Jim thoughtfully looked up the listing online and reviewed BEFORE meeting to give us some pointers about things that would need to be updated for safety in a 1950's built house. we came to realize that house was cosmetically appealing, but impractical for our budget. Jim saved us an inspection service fee by taking time and effort to investigate the available info online first. moving on, Jim inspected a property for us this week. i showed Jim's completed report to my folks (who have 40+ years of Real Estate experience, not as pros, but investors), and they were IMPRESSED: "inspector did a terrific inspection and detailed report". Jim spent about four hours at the house and another five writing the report, and gave us the completed report in less than 24 hours! we are well informed of the property's + and -. Now we can move forward. thank to Jim and Josh! both are knowledgeable and fair-minded, kudos to them!
M. M.
Jul 20, 2012
Hinkey Home Inspections was fantastic and highly recommend them! Jim Looney was our inspector and he was very detailed and took his time to make sure he documented everything he could find. When he was through, he walked us through every thing he noted on the report and even wiped up a water leak he had discovered under the sink. He sent us the full report with detailed notes and pictures the next day (which was a Saturday)! Thanks so much Jim!
Moogiipie G.
Jul 07, 2012
Jim Looney is awesome! Thorough with a great attitude. He will walk you through the inspection and let you ask as many questions as you want. Very knowledgeable, he knows his stuff. Again all around awesome!
Blake S.
Feb 28, 2012
I hired HInkey Homes for an inspection in Lake Wildwood, close to Grass Valley. Even though it was far and short notice, they came all the way from Sacramento on the weekend. I had two houses to inspect and since both houses were a few doors apart and he could do both in the same visit, he gave me a great deal. Jim Looney was the inspector and he did a very detailed inspection on both houses.

He went into the crawl spaces and attic, where the pest inspector said that he could not reach. He did not rush and spent a total of 7 hours inspecting both houses, and he gave us a detailed walk through afterwards. They did the inspection on Saturday and by Tuesday I received a beautiful (pdf) report with pictures and detailed information about everything in the property. I highly recommend Hinkey Homes and I would definitely use them again! NK
Super M.
Sep 17, 2011
So i purchased a house and was looking for home inspection deal. Everybody wanted $350.00 then i called Josh and he said $245, i was like thats more like my price range. They have a special $100 of home inspection thus the $245 price. When Josh came out to do the home inspection, it took him several hours. After he was done, he called me and did a walk through in where he showed me what is wrong with the house, structure, paint, .etc.

Then the next day he sent me an email of the report with pictures and details of what is wrong. I would def. see this person again because the price is right and the service was great.