A Little Bit About 45th Parallel

About Us

About 45th Parallel Home Inspection After a few years of traveling the country working on big wind turbines and cell towers in the construction phases, 45th Parallel Home Inspection founder Russell Tolle decided it was much more important to spend more time with his young family in Vancouver, Wa. In 2014, he made the leap to home inspections and hasn’t looked back!

Already armed with degrees in Business Administration and Professional Aeronautics, Russell reinvented himself, becoming an AHIT (American Home Inspector Training Institute) graduate, and then followed on becoming an AHSI (American Society of Home Inspectors) certified inspector and an InterNACHI (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors) member. In later years, more expertise and certification were added in the fields of moisture testing and inspection of Adhered Stone Veneer (ASV), Stucco, and EIFS (synthetic stucco).

But the accolades continue on after the founder: 45th Parallel inspectors have years of experience as well as certifications and membership in the same associations as our founder Russell. Some have more certifications such as licensed FAA drone pilot designations. Most come from a construction background, including electrical, HVAC, management, and maintenance.

We have a former Merchant Marine, and we even have a full-time civil engineer on the team. He does not perform engineering for home inspections, but he’s one smart fella. Our inspectors know homes–inside and out–to give you the very best information on a home helping you to make informed decisions.

45th Parallel uses state-of-the-art equipment and software to get to the bottom of things, including specialized equipment to check behind home cladding (EIFS, stucco, stone veneers), radon testing, sewer scopes, and more that many home inspections aren’t able to provide. Reports are delivered in a cutting-edge format stacked full of photos, diagrams, concise and easy-to-understand descriptions of issues, and what remedy to resolve the issues.

45th Parallel’s Mission

45th Parallel is a multi inspector company in Vancouver, WA.  We offer inspection services in the Southwest Washington (Vancouver, WA / Clark Co.) and the NW Oregon (Portland, OR) areas. Our simple, straightforward goal is to provide thorough home inspection services with excellent customer communication along the way, followed by a well-written inspection report.  A variety of inspection services are available:

  • Home inspections
  • EIFS / Stucco / stone veneer inspection
  • Moisture testing
  • Radon testing
  • Sewer scope inspections
  • Specialty inspections (Roof for example)
  • New Construction inspections
  • Pre-listing inspections
  • Manufactured home inspections

We always encourage the customer to attend the inspection and learn as much as they can about the home during their contingency period.  Attending and being involved in the process is a great supplement to the written report.  It is our preference to engage the customer so they get the most out of our services.

Our inspectors are licensed by the states of Washington and Oregon, and 45th Parallel is fully insured making sure the customer and homeowner are covered while we are a guest on the property. We look forward to working for you.

OUR FEATURED LOCATIONS

Vancouver, WA & Portland, OR

We perform home inspections, Radon testing, and sewer scope services in Washington and Oregon. We focus on the Vancouver, WA / Clark County, and Portland, OR / Multnomah County areas, however, quite often we go further out.

When you work with 45th Parallel Home Inspection, you know you’ll be receiving:

A fully licensed and insured home inspector
Quick delivery (usually late the same day, latest is the following morning)
Detailed and objective reporting
Flexible scheduling to help meet your timelines

Please give us a call or send us an email to discuss your home inspection needs or you can also schedule a home inspection online. We offer thorough, detailed, same day, report delivery.

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Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania County

Oregon

Multnomah, Washington, & Clackamas Counties

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