Richard McGarry has been a Florida-certified general contractor (#CGC-001310) since 1972, building both commercial and residential structures, and is a Florida-certified home inspector (#HI-15). He also takes annual continuing education courses offered by multiple home inspection and building contractor associations.

Gregory Madsen is a Florida-certified building contractor (#CBC-1250725) since 2003, with experience in constructing both commercial and residential structures, and is a Florida-certified home inspector (#HI-27). Greg also takes annual continuing education courses offered by multiple home inspection and building contractor associations.

    We retired in 2019, after reporting on over 8000 homes and commercial buildings during our 17-years in home inspection, and serving customers in the Florida Keys, Gainesville, and The Villages.

    When not writing blog posts about our constantly-evolving profession, we enjoy the pickle ball, town square music, bowling, parties, and bike trails around our neighborhood.

Books by Greg Madsen and Richard McGarry:

• Tracing File (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1986)
• Scale Elements (Van Notrand Reinhold, 1987)
• Key West Sketchbook (Maupin House, 1990)
• Marker Magic (John Wiley & Sons, 1991)