Meet your inspector · Steve Bossard
Years of building. A different way of looking.
Before I became a home inspector, I spent years learning how homes come together—from what supports them below ground to the trades that make everyday life work. That experience informs my inspections, but it also shapes the way I explain what I find. My goal is useful perspective: observations you can understand, questions worth asking, and a clearer sense of what deserves attention.
The background behind the judgment
Learning to
understand the house.
Good inspection work means looking closely—and explaining the context.
Where it began
I grew up working around my family’s excavation business. Foundations, drainage, soil, and below-grade construction were part of that early education. A home’s visible living spaces tell only part of its story; the way water moves and the way the building is supported matter, too.
From service to construction
As a young man, I served as a Combat Engineer with the 82nd Airborne Division. Afterward, I returned to the construction industry, beginning as a carpenter’s helper and working into carpentry. A remodeling business followed, eventually expanding into new homes, modular homes, log-home construction, and general contracting.
Seeing how the trades connect
Construction management brought another perspective. I worked with and supervised the trades involved in building and remodeling homes, seeing how individual choices affected the finished structure and its systems. A concern in one area can have a relationship to another; that is an important part of looking at a house as a whole.
A natural progression into inspection
I’ve been a New York State licensed home inspector since 2010. Inspection is not the same as building or remodeling: it is an assessment of what is visible and accessible, within an agreed scope. My construction background helps me ask useful questions and explain observations, without pretending that experience makes every concealed condition knowable.
Professional inspection. Personal attention.
Clear findings.
Room for your questions.
Whether you’re buying, preparing to sell, or looking for information about a property, I want you to understand the findings rather than simply receive a list. My digital reports include photographs and explanations you can refer to after the inspection. Significant concerns, maintenance questions, and the need for further evaluation deserve their own context.
I’m based in Cortland and work across Central New York and the Finger Lakes. Tell me about the property and what you need to understand; we can discuss the inspection and any additional services that fit those questions.
InterNACHI® Certified Professional InspectorNRPP Radon Measurement Professional#110513-RMPYour next step
A useful next conversation.
Tell me about your home, your plans, and the questions you bring to it. I’ll help you choose a useful next step.