Meet The Team
We Bring Years Of Experience To Every Inspection
We are home inspectors who have years of experience inspecting homes in your area, ones with experience with homes of similar age and construction technique as the one you are looking at, and ones who are Certified Members of The American Society of Home Inspectors (“ASHI”).
The critical issue is not whether the Inspections should be done, but by whom. Ask for an inspector who will look carefully at the home and focus on your concerns. Ask about the scope of their inspection. Its typical length and the format of the report. To assure you of the value you will receive for your money, you should question the inspector before you engage him, and feel comfortable with their style and the services he or she offers.
Try to attend the inspection so you can be a part of the process. Have your questions and concerns answered. And try not to have distractions at the time of the inspection pull your attention away from the task at hand. Focus on the inspection and the information you need to know about the home. This is really important!
The money you spend carefully investigating your new home may save you thousands, but more importantly, the inspection process should reassure you that this house is the right one for your family’s happy future! Happy House Hunting!
Stephen Gladstone, ACI is the Owner and President of Stonehollow, Inc. Fine Homes Inspections. He was ASHI’s National 2004 President and sat on the National Board of Directors for over 11 years. He is a Contributor and Editor to various National Publications. He has been a home inspector since 1983 and a member of ASHI since 1986. He received his Masters Degree from L.I. University and a 6-year degree from the University of Bridgeport. He teaches continuing education classes for realtors, appraisers and home inspectors and is a highly respected lecturer and radio personality. He has had a tremendously popular weekly radio program for the past twenty years in Fairfield County CT. His book The Graphic Standards Field For Home Inspection is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. He resides in Stamford, CT.
Naoki Hirabayashi, ACI is a CT licensed ASHI home inspector servicing the Fairfield and New Haven counties. Naoki has worked with Steve over the past 10 plus years first as an apprentice and then as a licensed home inspector and now as an ASHI Certified Inspector. He specializing in residential home inspections, providing detailed reports. With a strong focus on servicing the customer and providing the information to make an educated decision in regards to the property purchase.
Dean Pedon, ACI Licensed CT Home Inspector. Dean has worked for Stonehollow since October of 2017. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State University in Business Administration. Prior to joining Stonehollow, he was an IT Director at News Corp., Caldor Stores Inc., and Sr. Customer Advocate at iContact.com. Dean brings strong operational, analytical, and financial experience to the company along with excellent customer service skills.
Matthew Gladstone, is a State of CT Licensed Inspector and has been working for Stonehollow as an Inspector for the last 20 years. He has a Masters Degree in Bilingual Special Education and is fluent in Spanish. He is a graduate of the ITA/Kaplan Home Inspection Classes.
