Inspections & Consulting

Inspections and Consulting

Performed personally by owner Thomas Gannon — a court-recognized expert in construction defects with over forty years in the field.
★★★★★  Established 1982 · Incorporated 1991    Owner-supervised, full time    Court-recognized construction expert    Virginia & Washington, D.C.
Inspections

Know What You're Purchasing

Inspections are performed by the owner, Thomas Gannon. As President of Construction By Design Inc., Thomas Gannon has been accepted by the insurance industry as an expert in construction, and is recognized as an expert in construction defects in the Eastern District Federal Court, the Virginia courts of Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Prince William and the City of Richmond, and the District of Columbia.
Construction By Design Inc. offers home owners the opportunity to know what they are purchasing. A bad home inspection can leave a new home owner with expensive repairs they had not anticipated.
Engineer with hard hat and blueprints at a build site
Before and after of a Construction By Design renovation
Consulting

Forty Years of Answers

Consulting is performed by the owner, Thomas Gannon, with over forty years of construction experience. Supervising, managing and cost-estimating projects both commercial and residential, he offers cost estimates and solutions to the issues that can occur in a project.

Pre-Purchase Inspections

Know the true condition of the structure — before you buy it, not after.

Expert Witness

Court-recognized construction-defect expertise, trusted by the insurance industry and federal and state courts.

Cost Estimating

Realistic budgets and clear solutions for commercial and residential projects alike.

Need an Inspection or an Expert Opinion?

Call or write to us — tell us about the home you want to build, restore or remodel and we will get back to you within two business days.