Independent & unbiased
We perform inspections only and never bid on the repairs. Nothing we flag is to win ourselves more work — only what your safety and the law require. Need a contractor? We'll refer trusted ones, but the choice is always yours.
★ 5.0 Google rating · 400+ buildings inspected
The independent choice for SB 326 & SB 721 inspections.
We only inspect — never repair, so our findings are unbiased and built around your safety, not our next job. And we inspect only what California law requires, so you stay fully compliant without overpaying.
Licensed & Insured
Licensed Architects & Engineers
Independent — Inspections Only
400+
Buildings inspected
100+
HOAs, managers & owners
1,000s
EEEs assessed
5.0★
Google rating
Why So Cal Deck Inspections
A safer inspection — and a fairer one.
We built this company around a simple idea: an inspection you can trust comes from someone who has nothing to gain from the result.
Right-sized to the law
California law doesn't require inspecting 100% of your Exterior Elevated Elements. We inspect the proper law-based sample — so you stay fully compliant with SB 326 or SB 721 without paying to over-inspect.
Licensed & accountable
Your inspection is performed by licensed architects and engineers, with clear, defensible reports your board, manager, or city can rely on — drawn from 400+ buildings inspected across Southern California.
The independent inspector HOAs, boards & property managers come back to.
Trusted by property managers & HOAs across Southern California
Same compliance · Fair scope
Right-sized to the law — never over-inspected.
California law doesn't require inspecting 100% of your EEEs, yet most companies quote it that way. Because we never do the repairs, our scope is driven by the law — not by work we'd stand to gain.
Cheap per EEE — but they inspect all of them
- Charges a low price per EEE to win the bid, then inspects 100% of them
- Often the same company that bids the repairs they find
- More units entered = more resident disruption
- The total invoice ends up higher than the law requires
Independent, and scoped to exactly what the law requires
- Inspections only — we never bid the repairs, so findings stay unbiased
- Law-based statistical sample that meets the SB 326 / SB 721 standard
- Fewer units entered = far less disruption
- We expand the inspection only if real problems are found
Bars are illustrative. Your scope depends on property size and the mix of EEEs. We never cut corners on compliance: if field conditions show water intrusion, deterioration, or unsafe conditions, we inspect further.
A simple example
Say your community has 200 balconies. A per-EEE competitor inspects and bills for all 200. Under the law's statistical sampling, we inspect a representative portion — so you're paying for a fraction of the inspections while staying just as compliant.
200
Competitor: inspects & bills every balcony
~75
Us: a statistically valid sample — same compliance, lower cost
Our process
Compliant. Independent. Defensible.
We define the right scope before you pay, inspect a law-based sample, and deliver a certified report you can act on.
1. Right-sized scope
We determine the required sample under SB 326 (95% confidence, ±5%) or SB 721 (at least 15% of each EEE type) before any work begins — no over-inspection.
2. Focused inspection
Licensed architects and engineers assess the sample on site with minimal disruption to residents, documenting every inspected element with photos and field notes.
3. Certified report
You get a clear, plain-language compliance report on schedule. We flag any repairs and can refer trusted contractors — but we never do the repairs ourselves, so the findings stay unbiased.
Free, no-obligation quote
Get an independent, right-sized inspection quote.
Tell us about your property and we'll plan a fully compliant SB 326 or SB 721 inspection — scoped to exactly what the law requires, never padded. Start with a free pre-inspection consultation.
Prefer to talk now? Call 949-500-6898 or email us.