Gurtler Bros Consultants

Their inspection reports look good and make sense.
It is very hard to get them to give you appointments and to have them talk to you about any questions you might have.
Their home inspections are fine and you get what you are paying /​looking for.
Engineering reports and issue specific inspections I recommend going elsewhere. You will pay more than you have to and get poor service.

I hired Gurtler Bros to perform a home and stucco inspection for me. This work was performed on August 6, 2015. They did an excellent job. The inspector, Ashley, was prompt, professional, knowledgable, informative and friendly. The office staff were also very helpful. The report was done very well and the turnaround was quick. Ashley answered all of my questions during and even after the inspection.
I found Gurtler Bros to provide a more through and professional service than the typical home inspection service. I highly recommend them.

The inspectors are Gurtler Bros are thorough and informative. Since they are also a structural engineering firm, they are able to provide a higher level of information about homes in New Orleans where foundation and structural problems are so prevalent due to our soil and termites. I used them last year to provide a report on a home I was purchasing since and I was also selling a home, I had to have them assess my foundation that the buyer’s inspector was unable to assess. The foundation was fine, but if the buyers would have used a knowledgable inspector from the get-​go it would have saved time and money. There’s a reason all the Realtors recommend them… they’re the most familiar with historic structures. As for what another reviewer said, old homes with original windows and doors are not air tight — did he really an inspector to point that out?

Friendly for sure… thorough? Not so much. Bought a garden district condo at the end of last year and although all seemed well according to inspection, there have been some glaring issues that Gurtler missed. Windows and doors are leaking, dishwasher needed to be replaced, etc. A huge hassle to deal with problems that should have been noted and fixed in the first place.

By and large, I found this home inspection to be a waste of money. My experience with Gurtler was not positive. Cut and pasted report that, aside from the pictures, looks very much like the shell they must have used for dozens of houses before mine. It is only easy to get them on the phone when it is time for them to collect your check. Otherwise, forget it. If you have questions about your inspection, be prepared to wait for weeks because, it becomes quite difficult to get in contact with them after the report is complete. Then when something goes wrong a few months later, something that they clearly did not identify on their report – and should have– my experience was that they did not stand behind their inspection at all. Tough luck, buddy. At least that was my experience.

Gurtler Brothers are excellent. Thorough, friendly, and extremely knowledgeable about the unique intricacies of New Orleans houses, these are the go to guys. My husband and I are buying an antique home in the Bywater and Scott was able not only to tell us the exact shape our house is in, but where it can go and how it can get there. Incidentally, he’d done the inspections on half the block!
After our appointment with them, my mind is soothed and I know that, despite our house needing some work, we can rely on Gurtler bro to be able to refer us to building companies that they have thoroughly vetted.