Home Inspections in Raymore, MO

Raymore’s housing is newer than most of what we inspect. Many are now around 20 years old, the age when siding, paint, roofs and decks start needing work. That’s where our inspectors spend extra time here.

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Raymore home inspections start at $329, and Bundle & Save starts at $727 with termite, radon, a sewer camera inspection and a floor plan. Most Raymore buyers add the sewer camera and termite inspections, and about half add radon. Every home inspection includes a 30-day home warranty and a photo report, usually the same day.

Raymore homes at the 20-year mark

The typical Raymore home we inspect was built in the early 2000s and is about 2,150 square feet. More than half were built in 2000 or later, most of the rest in the 1980s and 1990s, and homes from before 1960 are rare. About 9 in 10 have a basement. Homes built in the 2000s are now at or past the age when original roofs, water heaters and HVAC systems usually need replacing. See our life expectancy chart, or for a brand-new home, our new construction and 11-month warranty inspections.

The outside of the house is where Raymore homes show their age

Compared with Cass County and all the Kansas City-area homes we’ve inspected, Raymore’s top findings are mostly on the exterior:

• Engineered wood siding swelling or rotting: 26 of 46 homes (57%), one of the highest shares among the Kansas City-area cities we track, vs. 43% across Cass County and 32% area-wide. This composite siding has been common since the 1990s. Damage starts at the bottom edges and cut ends, where it sits close to soil, roofs or decks. Replacing the worst boards and keeping the rest sealed and painted stops it from spreading.
• Exterior needs paint or caulking: 26 of 46 (57%), vs. 43% area-wide. On composite siding, paint is what keeps water out, so this finding goes hand in hand with the one above.
• Worn or damaged roof shingles: 31 of 46 (67%), vs. 58% in Cass County and 52% area-wide. On a roof that’s 20 years old or more, granule loss and cracked tabs usually mean replacement is getting close.
• Hail damage on the roof: 13 of 46 (28%), vs. 15% in Cass County, with 4 rated a Major Concern. It’s worth knowing about before you set a roof budget or call an insurer.
• Deck not properly attached or flashed at the house: 15 of 46 (33%), vs. 20% area-wide. Many decks here are original and now about 20 years old. Missing flashing lets water rot the board where the deck attaches to the house, and that connection carries the deck’s load.
• Wood rot on trim, siding or windows: 25 of 46 (54%), vs. 50% area-wide.

Inside, water heater venting problems or a water heater near the end of its life turned up in 19 of 46 homes (41%), vs. 31% area-wide. Yard grading that sends water toward the house turned up in 32 of 46 homes (70%), often where soil settled after construction, and 18 of those were rated a Major Concern.

Older-home problems are rare in Raymore. None of the 46 homes had older cloth-covered or aluminum wiring. A prior foundation repair or signs of foundation movement turned up in 9%, vs. 22% area-wide. Signs of water getting into the basement showed up in 20%, vs. 33% area-wide.

Based on 46 Inspect KC inspections in Raymore, data through October 21, 2026. Compare Raymore with the rest of the metro in our 2026 Kansas City home inspection findings.

Where Raymore homes can send their water

Raymore’s plumbing code doesn’t allow sump pumps, foundation drains, yard drains or gutter downspouts to be connected to the sanitary sewer (Raymore City Code Sec. 500.175, 2018 IRC amendment P2601.2.1). If we find a sump or downspout tied into a drain line, we note it so you can have it rerouted to discharge outside, away from the house. A sewer camera inspection ($200 with your home inspection) shows the condition of the line from the house to the main, which a home inspection can’t see. Newer lines can still have offsets, sags or construction debris.

Radon testing in Raymore

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports radon in every county in the state, and 1 in 3 homes tested in its residential program came in above the recommended action level of 4.0 pCi/L (Missouri DHSS radon). Our radon testing partner uses KDHE-certified radon measurement technicians with continuous monitors that take hourly readings over a 48-hour minimum. It starts at $150 with your inspection. A newer home with a finished basement still needs a test.

Who inspects your Raymore home

• Bryan Standley, owner, is a Certified Master Inspector® and InterNACHI certified, and he trains every inspector on our team.
• Tylor Standley and Aiden Finlan are InterNACHI Certified Professional Inspectors, so we have the schedule to fit your inspection period in Raymore.
• Laura Jarrell, our office manager, answers questions about scheduling, reports and add-on services. Meet the whole team.
• We don’t do repairs or sell contractor services, so nothing in your report is a sales pitch.

Raymore Inspection Services & Pricing

Pricing depends on the home’s size and age and the services you add. Our online scheduler shows your exact price before you book, or see the full pricing page.

Buying a rental in Raymore? We inspect investment properties here too, from single-family rentals to buildings with up to 12 units, and we’ve completed more than 500 multi-family, investor and commercial inspections across the Kansas City area since 2019. See investor inspections and multi-family inspections.

Recent inspections in Raymore

How we counted: based on a sample of 46 homes we inspected through October 2026. Comparisons are to Cass County and to all the Kansas City-area homes we’ve inspected.

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