Home Ready Inspections — Third-Party Energy Testing

Blower Door & Duct Leakage	$275
Blower Door Test	$225
Duct Leakage Test	$225
Insulation Inspection	$250
Pre-Drywall Inspection	$250
Manual J	$125
REScheck	$125

Test menu

What we run, and what you get back.

Every test comes back with the documentation the inspector, the city, or the program actually asks for — not a summary you have to translate.

Blower Door

Whole-house air leakage

Depressurize the envelope and measure total leakage against the code threshold. The core test for IECC envelope compliance.

ACH50 · from $225

Duct Blaster

Duct leakage evaluation

Total and leakage-to-outside measurement on the distribution system, run to the standard the jurisdiction requires.

CFM25 · from $225

Manual J

Heat load calculation

Room-by-room load calculation, ACCA approved — so the equipment gets sized to the house instead of to a rule of thumb.

ACCA · from $125

REScheck

Energy code compliance

REScheck, IC3 and RemRate documentation prepared and submitted for your plan set.

IECC · from $125

Insulation

Insulation & air barrier inspection

Grade I verification of installed insulation and continuity of the air barrier, documented with photographs.

from $250

Pre-Drywall

Pre-drywall inspection

Catch it while the walls are still open. The cheapest callback is the one that never happens.

from $250

Air Balance

Room-to-room air balance

Measured delivery at each register, so the back bedroom isn't ten degrees off the thermostat.

quoted

Infrared

Thermal scanning

FLIR imaging to locate missing insulation, air bypass, and moisture that no pressure number will show you.

included

Programs & credentials

Registered, rated, and accepted.

Registered with the City of Houston as a technician able to perform these tests. HERS Rater and ENERGY STAR Partner, working with multiple builders and HVAC contractors across the metro.

45L Energy Efficient Home Credit

Qualifying new homes can carry a federal tax credit per dwelling unit — but it has to be certified by an eligible rater, with the testing documented. We handle the verification and the paperwork alongside the tests you're already paying for.

45LTAX CREDIT CERTIFICATION

**ENERGY STAR Partner**New-home program verification and inspection

HERS Rater certified — **HERS Rating**Index scoring, plus full Rater training packages

**Green Houston**City of Houston third-party energy testing

InterNACHI certified — **InterNACHI Certified**Also available for pre-buyer home inspections

On the truck

Calibrated equipment, on your lot.

Every photograph on this page is from an actual Home Ready job — not a catalogue.

FLIR thermal image showing a cool spot above a bathroom — **FLIR thermal imaging**A cool signature above a first-floor bathroom — invisible on a walkthrough

Blower door fan installed in a doorway — **Blower door**Whole-house leakage measured at 50 pascals

Duct blaster set up at a register — **Duct blaster**Total and outside leakage on the distribution system

Insulation inspection in an attic — **Insulation verification**Coverage and air barrier continuity, documented

How it runs

Booked, tested, documented.

Built around a construction schedule, not an office calendar.

01 — CALL

Tell us the lot

Address, stage, and what the jurisdiction is asking for. Same-day is often available.

02 — TEST

We show up ready

Blower door, duct blaster, and thermal camera on the truck. One trip where possible.

03 — REPORT

Numbers, fast

Results and photo documentation turned around quickly, in the format the reviewer expects.

04 — CLOSE

Compliance filed

REScheck, ENERGY STAR, or 45L certification paperwork completed and submitted.

Request a test

Get a firm number on your project.

Call or text: 832-661-6154
Email: info@homereadyinspections.com
Registration: City of Houston third-party energy technician
Turnaround: Same-day service available when you're in a pinch

We measure what the
code says you have to prove.

Starting prices