Welcome to SD Inspections

Thank you for visiting our website. It would be an honor for us to be involved in your potential home purchase by providing you with a Full Home Inspection, including a Wood Destroying Organism (WDO) Inspection.   We strive to provide the most detailed, easy-to-understand inspection reports for our customers.  Our inspection reports will be mailed to our customers the day following the inspection, as well as being e-mailed to the client upon request.  Most home buyers are stressed and worried about buying their home, so our goal to be as gentle, understanding and honest as possible with our customers.
If you are looking to hire a home inspector, please feel free to look around our site and get to know us.
We recommend you start with Meet your inspector and read about our home inspector.
We are InterNACHI members, ensuring the high standards of quality in our inspections by raising the requirements of our inspections above and beyond the requirements set by the state of Oregon.  The construction industry is an ever-changing industry that requires inspectors to be well informed about changes in construction practices. Membership in InterNACHI not only provides a standard of quality, but acts as a center of education for home inspectors.

Matthew Smithburg

Owner and Home Inspector

Matthew Smithburg has worked for 9 years in an engineering firm in Corvallis as a structural draftsman.  Matthew has completed Allied School’s Professional Home Inspection Training as well as continual training from InterNACHI, and has been performing home inspections for 10 years.

Reviews

Matthew with SD Inspections did the inspection on a home my husband and I are purchasing. He was on time and even made it to the house before us. Upon meeting him he was very professional while being personable and easy to talk to. As he was doing the inspection and going through each part of the house he was very thoughtful in letting us know what he was observing and documenting so that when we got the inspection report nothing was a surprise. He even showed us concerns that came up on his thermal camera (which was really cool). Matthew was very thorough in his observations and was quick to answer any questions we had, which being new home buyers we had plenty. We will definitely use Matthew again for any future home inspections!

Kelly McCarthy
​Vida, OR

Matt is very experienced and I’ve been using SD Inspections for years.  I appreciate that he is detail oriented without blowing things out of proportion, communicates with the clients very well, and creates easy to understand reports with lots of organized photographs.  He’s absolutely my “go-to” inspector!

Good morning Matthew,
I just wanted to send an email thanking you for your services. I really appreciate that you were on time, ready to go before the appointment and you even stayed longer than you expected to finish the job. You are very knowledgeable about your job and offered great advice on how to fix the problems you identified. You exhibit great qualities that are hard to find these days. When the time comes to make another purchase, I will use your services again.

Rachael McLaughlin,
Springfield, OR

Matthew Smithburg from SD Inspections has been doing a phenomenal job for my real estate clients for the past few years.  He is thorough and detail oriented, but doesn't blow things out of proportion.  He presents his findings in neatly organized reports with copious photos and recommendations as to whether the client should consider findings as typical "honey-do list" items or if they are in need of attention in the very near future.  He always takes the time to answer all of our questions, and gets us his reports promptly.  He is a dedicated and professional home inspector, and having him on my team helps me provide great service.  I happily refer him to other realtors whenever possible. He’s absolutely my “go-to” inspector!

Michael Krasilovsky
Corvallis, OR