Diamonds In The Rough Home Inspections

Jim performed the inspection of our home when we were in the closing process and did a great job. He was prompt, detailed, and walked us through all of his findings step by step. He took what was one of the most stress-inducing parts of the home-purchase process and made it simple and straight-forward.

Jim helped us with the purchase of a home in Saint Paul that we were buying sight-unseen from overseas, and we really couldn't have done it without him. He was flexible and communicative, and did an excellent video and written inspection for us. His love for old houses came through in everything that he did, and he helped us understand what was normal for houses of the age and what we'd have to deal with ASAP if we bought the house versus what could wait a bit. He helped us feel confident in the decision we were making, and organize our thoughts for the first few months of occupancy. Definitely highly recommend working with him, especially (although not exclusively) if you're looking at an older home.

Jim was great. He thoroughly examined everything and explained everything as needed. Highly recommend.

Jim is an excellent home inspector! He's thorough, knowledgeable and dependable. We had great experience with him with our house inspection and would recommend him to our friends and colleagues.

Jim explains and helps you understand everything! If you don’t know what something is he explains and shows you. He is really good at inspecting everything!

Had two great experiences with Jim at DITRI! Unfortunately had to walk away from one house, but thanks to Jim's thoroughness he discovered some big ticket items that needed to be addressed ASAP which I didn't pick up on during the showing. Had such a good experience that I went back to Jim for the next offer I won! His report is detailed and hyperlinked which is easy to access and review now and in the future. Jim himself is super great to work with and his extensive experience allows him to provide useful recommendations. Would highly recommend him for all your inspection needs!

So very happy with the quality of my inspection report, including sewer inspection. I wish all service providers followed this practice.

"We've gone through two home inspections with Jim in the past month. He is incredibly thorough and helpful. He provides a very detailed report with photos and notes to reference. He's friendly and great to work with. I would highly recommend him to anyone!!!"

Jim is a great, experienced professional. I’m a first-time homebuyer and his explanations and guidance through his findings helped me walk out of the inspection feeling confident in my potential new home’s condition. He answered all of my questions, from defining building materials to giving me approximate prices for the cost to fix some issues when I asked him.
After the inspection, Jim provided a comprehensive report with photos, graphics, and links to articles and videos on how to maintain or fix various house features.
I’m really glad I was recommended to Jim and would happily recommend him to others.

Jim was very thorough and pleasant to work with. I really appreciate that he pointed out and described not only areas of concern but also the recommended maintenance for parts of the house. I feel like I have a much better understanding about what is in the home and how to care for everything. He even included links to YouTube in his report, which is super helpful. I’m feeling much more prepared as a first time home owner. Thanks Jim!

Jim was absolutely FABULOUS! He is very thorough and explains everything so you can understand it. I am recently divorced a knew nothing about water heaters, furnaces and all the things that go along with a inspection. He answered all my questions and also gave me suggestions. He really took good care of me. His actually inspection report is very easy to understand. And you automatically get all these other services free of charge for a limited time. I will be recommending him to all my friends and family.

Jim was amazing! He conducted an incredibly thorough inspection of our new home and provided an extremely comprehensive report that now serves as an owners’ manual to the inner workings of the house. We highly recommend his services.

"Jim is The best! Very informative and tells you about the little things too. Quick at respond times, a great guy to work with. Was slightly more expensive then who I compared him to, but definitely worth it!! My mom referred me to him. Moms know best.!"

"Jim did an excellent job with our home inspection. He was very responsive and easy to schedule with. The inspection itself was very thorough and he did a great job explaining all the technical information. The video service he offers to out of town buyers is so, so helpful and really an amazing benefit at an amazing price. Highly recommend.

"Jim did a thorough inspection. He answered many questions before and after, and delivered a well organized report full of pictures for reference, and general house maintenance. He also figured out how the microwave works. Highly recommend. All around nice guy."

"Jim's inspection really helped put us at ease as first time homeowners. He walked me through everything in the home and explained at great detail things that we need to do to keep our home running properly. Since we've moved in, I've found the written inspection report to be incredibly useful as we get to know all of the parts of our new home better. Cannot recommend him enough due mostly to his patience and the thorough report her provided."

"Jim was fantastic to work with. He was so thorough in his review of the home I am buying and I felt peace of mind after our conversation! I am relocating to the area and wasn’t there in person for the inspection but his video was so good it felt like I was right there! I’d highly recommend Diamonds in the Rough Home Inspections!"

"Jim was amazing. I was impressed with both the depth and scope of the inspection as well as his ability to document everything in a comprehensive, easy-to-understand manner. He walked me through the entire inspection, answered all my questions, and gave me his honest advice and opinions. Anyone looking for a thorough, in-depth inspection, look no further than Jim. I couldn’t recommend him more."

"Jim Weidner was very thorough, professional, and friendly! I’m a first time home buyer and he explained to me in detail what was found in the inspection and gave tips for how to fix or properly maintain things. The written report was very detailed, included pictures, and even included links to videos for how to do certain tasks. This inspection was a very positive experience for me and I highly recommend Jim / Diamonds in the Rough for you home inspection needs!"

"Jim was incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and generous with his time and energy! He went through everything with us in detail, even giving us advice about future projects. He was also just incredibly nice, making us feel so excited about our new home. I couldn’t recommend him highly enough!!"

"We are extremely happy with the thoroughness and professionalism of the inspection Jim conducted on the home we are in the process of buying. I would highly recommend DITRI to anyone for their home inspection. A++"

"Jim is above and beyond. We had a complicated closing process and through it all, Jim was flexible. More importantly, Jim was an advocate for us. He made sure we asked the questions we needed to ask, ensured the home was ready for us to move in, and provided us with a detailed, comprehensive, and clear list of inspection items. I cannot recommend Jim's services enough. We feel very lucky to have had him and will certainly be recommending him to our friends and family!"