Home Inspections By Bob Geddes

Home Inspections By Bob Geddes is a home inspector in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The company provides non-invasive evaluations of a home's accessible structure, systems, and components, and offers specialized assessments including radon measurement, septic system inspections, and well system inspections with flow and recovery testing. Radon testing runs for 48 hours. Septic evaluations include examination of the tank and a flow test, with results compiled into a report covering maintenance and repair recommendations. Well inspections assess visible components and determine whether the well can supply adequate water and how well it recovers after draw. The company serves buyers, sellers, and owners of single-family homes, multi-family properties, and condominiums or townhomes, and holds a 5.00 rating from its reviewers.

Bob Geddes began his career in construction and founded his own home building company, building over 500 homes in southeastern New England over 40 years. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University and has held a Construction Supervisor's License in Rhode Island and Massachusetts since 1980. He established Home Inspections by Bob Geddes in 2015 after identifying a need for inspectors who could clearly communicate home issues while maintaining detail and service. Patrick, an inspector with the company, grew up around residential construction and real estate, earned degrees in engineering and business from Drexel University, and worked as a carpenter and project supervisor for over 10 years before moving into home inspections.

Reports include clear photos and annotations, illustrations and videos, educational articles, and product and solution recommendations, and are delivered the same day or within 24 hours. Inspections cover interior and exterior features such as walls, windows, and doors, and clients are walked through the functionality of each element of the home, along with maintenance insights and energy-saving suggestions. As of 2025, Rhode Island regulations no longer permit home inspectors to remove electrical panel covers.

The business is located on Angell Road, about 0.2 miles from Bernon Memorial Park and Park Avenue, and roughly half a mile from River Island Park, Greene Street, and Bernon Street, near the Bernon Heights neighborhood.

Home Inspections By Bob Geddes brings four decades of construction experience to home inspections in Woonsocket, giving buyers and owners in the city a detailed picture of a property's condition before they close.