Why Choose Category 5 Home Inspection?
Locals helping new locals, backed by decades of real construction experience.
Meet Your Local Home Inspector
When you hire a home inspector, you want someone who has actually worked on homes, not just studied them. Terry Hunnell, owner of Category 5 Home Inspection, brings more than 30 years of hands-on construction experience to every inspection, covering roofing, HVAC, and general residential construction. Combined with a family background of over 50 years in Grand Strand real estate, that experience means we notice things a less experienced inspector might walk right past.
Terry’s career includes serving as Operations Manager for Grand Strand Roofing, Owner and Operator of Southern Mercury Heat & Air, Construction Manager for Beazer Homes of Myrtle Beach, and Qualifying Party for HVAC at At Your Service Plumbing, Heating & Air. He is fully licensed by the State of South Carolina as a Home Inspector, in addition to holding commercial and mechanical contractor licensing.
- Nearly 3 decades of construction, roofing, and HVAC experience
- 50+ years of combined family real estate background
- SC Licensed Home Inspector: RBI50223
- SC Licensed Commercial/Mechanical Contractor: M111905 & M113034
- Family-owned and locally operated
With Category 5 Home Inspection, You'll Get Peace Of Mind
Your Modern Inspection Report Is Thorough, Yet Easy to Understand
Visual & Informative
Every report includes high-quality photos in both HTML and PDF formats, so you can quickly see exactly what we found and why it matters. We'll also walk through the findings with you and your agent after the inspection wraps up.
Convenient Repair Requests
Our reports come with a built-in Repair Request Document generator, giving your agent ready-to-use language they can copy directly into repair or concession requests. No extra back-and-forth needed.
Fast Turnaround
Your full, visual report is typically delivered within 24 hours of the inspection. We'll email you a secure link so you can pull it up whenever you need it.
Useful & Mobile-Friendly
Since our reports are built to view on any phone or tablet, you can review your inspection results wherever you are, whether that's at the closing table or on your lunch break.