Specialty Inspections
Company Overview
Packages for home, termite, and roof inspections tailored for real estate sales. As a licensed contractor, we offer estimates for repairs and improvements to your home.
Specialty Inspections was established by owner Mark Kearns in 2003 as Specialty Termite, Inc. Mark quickly expanded his team by adding home inspectors and partnering with top roof, chimney, and pool inspection firms in the Bay Area. The company rebranded as Specialty Inspections to more accurately reflect the diverse services available.
The new office, located near downtown Pleasanton, CA, has just been completed. Specialty Inspections is committed to serving real estate professionals in the Tri-Valley and greater Bay Area with an extensive array of inspection options.
Since 1986, Mark Kearns has been part of the home inspection sector. In 2003, he began operations in Pleasanton as Specialty Termite, Inc. in the former Contractors Fastener building on Railroad Ave. Over the years, the company has developed a comprehensive suite of inspections, covering home, termite, roof, chimney, pool, and sewer lateral inspections. This growth led to the rebranding as Specialty Inspections.
He prioritizes honesty, integrity, and fairness in all business dealings. He considers these values essential to his success. “Clients must depend on us for thorough, objective reports and reliable repairs,” he asserts.
Business Services
- Gutter addition
- Gutter cleaning
- Gutter installation
- Gutter replacement
- Home inspection
- Pest extermination
- Pest inspection
- Roof cleaning
- Roof repair
- Reroofing
- Skylight installation
- Termite extermination
Business Location & Hours
| Mon: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tue: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wed: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thu: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Fri: | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Sat: | Closed |
| Sun: | Closed |
Recommended Customer Reviews
Specialty did an Inspection for my new house and they were very thorough and professional throughout the process. They accommodated to our timelines and did a good job doing the inspection quick.
After the inspection, they explained the issues they found and were honest about the fix for it. Would definitely recommend to new home buyers.
Le N.Professional staff, good service attitude, fast, high quality to complete the work! Highly recommend?
Susie N.Our realtor recommended us to use Specialty Inspections for our recent home sale. The report came on time and was very clear. Will use them again.
Inspection was fine as he was hired to reconcile other reports but beware: Specialty pays you $25 for 5 star posts, so 4.5 isnt accurate.
Their chemical treatment prices are also 2-3x of other bids we got from Mayer or Homeguard.
We used specialty for a termite inspection to look into a house we interested in buying.
1. They are responsive over email and have good communication.
2. Inspector Joe was personable, efficient and was willing to explain to us exactly what he found. He was patient and went through basics to make sure we had a full understanding.
3. One downside was they forgot to bring a ladder to check on the attic but were very easy to reschedule.
Overall great experience, would use them again in the future.
Selling a house is stressful and overwhelming. It's even worse when you have to get things fixed for inspections and you have so little time no matter how prepared you think you are to sell.
In walks Speciality inspections....they have a team of crews for all the section 1 things that need to be fixed and for all the other things that you have never gotten around to fixing for the sale.
I am so pleased and relieved at the weight they lifted. Their work is perfect you'd be crazy not to use them
Adele M
Amy R.had all our new home inspections done through them. Easy, no problems, reasonably priced. Had one set of repairs to do, showed up on time, fixed perfectly!
Assaf Z.We used Specialty Inspections to repair the pest damage pointed out in their previous inspection report. Scheduling was easy, and the work was completed within the quoted time. The only surprise was that the crew needed to replace a post that wasn't within the scope of the original report. However, communication was clear, and we appreciated it.
Jenny Z.I used Speciality Inspections roof inspection and repair service twice. Their price is reasonable, response time is good and job quality is good too. Mike is great, a good listener and very considerate.
June Z.They did the inspection report for my new house, and the report was very clear.
I end up hiring them again to do the repairs highlighted in the report as the price is reasonable.
They were able to setup a appointment fairly quickly for the minor repairs on the roof.
Cane promptly on time and got the job done quickly.

























