We walk the roof whenever it’s safe, and thermal imaging comes with every inspection. Reports usually the same day. From $550. Behnamnia Home Inspections is based in Fairfield and inspects across Dixon’s 95620 — the Old Town grid off First Street, the Valley Glen and Southwest Dixon tracts, and the ranchettes out on Pedrick, Currey, Sievers and Tremont roads.
Get an instant quote or call (707) 803-8920
What we know about Dixon homes
Dixon is the fastest-growing city in Solano County — up nearly 9% since 2020 — and its 7,100 homes span everything from 1900s farmhouses to subdivisions still being framed. The median home was built in 1988.
- Old Town – First Street and the lettered streets, Adams, Jackson, Jefferson (pre-1960, about 750 homes): raised foundations, knob-and-tube, galvanized supply, and clay or Orangeburg sewer laterals. Nearly three-quarters of these homes have detached garages, and we check every one for unpermitted conversions. The city’s own 2013 camera program found a citywide problem with aging private laterals in the established neighborhoods with mature trees — root intrusion is the rule, not the exception.
- The 1960s-70s tracts around Hall Memorial Park: aluminum branch wiring through 1973, Federal Pacific and Zinsco panels, original shake roofs, and polybutylene in the later phases.
- Country Faire, Parklane, Dixon Northwest Park, the east side off Pitt School Road (1980s-1990s): polybutylene, hardboard siding, LP inner-seal siding, dual-pane seal failures, and composition roofs at the end of their life.
- Valley Glen (2003-2006), Homestead and the Southwest Dixon subdivisions (2010s-2020s): Kitec fittings (1995-2007), original HVAC now approaching twenty years, stucco cracking on expansive Capay clay, and builder punch-list items on the newest homes.
Rural Dixon: wells, septic and clay
The ring of unincorporated parcels around Dixon — Tremont, Batavia, Pedrick Road, Currey Road, Sievers Road, Dixon Ridge, Silveyville, Maine Prairie — is on private wells and septic systems under Solano County Environmental Health. On these properties we inspect and report what we can see, and we allow more time for them:
- The visible parts of the well system: the wellhead, pump controls, pressure tank and the plumbing we can reach
- What the septic system shows on the surface: soggy or unusually green ground over the leach field, odors, and drains that run slow while we run the fixtures
- Unpermitted shops and ag buildings, overhead service drops, propane systems, irrigation-district laterals and easements
We don’t pump or evaluate septic tanks, measure well output, or test water quality. A full septic inspection belongs with a licensed septic company, and a well-flow and water-quality test with a well contractor and a certified lab. Heavy clay and high seasonal groundwater make septic performance a real question around Dixon, and nitrate is a tracked indicator in the local groundwater, so on rural parcels we’ll tell you plainly when those evaluations are worth booking. Solano County has no point-of-sale septic or well requirement that we’ve been able to verify, so they’re best practice, not law.
Local factors a Dixon buyer should know
Drainage. Dixon is flat, and Dickson Creek runs in underground storm drains sized for roughly a ten-year storm. Yard ponding, crawl-space moisture and slab moisture show up regularly; thermal imaging is how we find it.
Soils. Capay clay — high shrink-swell — is mapped across the Dixon area. It’s the reason for the stucco and slab cracking we see in tracts of every era.
Earthquakes. The 1892 Vacaville-Winters earthquakes did considerable damage in Dixon. No fault runs through the city, but older masonry and unbolted foundations get a close look.
Sewer laterals. Dixon requires a camera inspection of the private lateral when you remodel a bathroom, kitchen or laundry, on any remodel over 40% of the home’s value, and on city notice. If you’re buying an Old Town home planning to remodel, know the lateral first.
What’s included
Roof, attic, foundation and crawl space, plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling, appliances, windows, doors, exterior and site drainage. Thermal imaging comes with every inspection, and we walk the roof whenever it’s safe. When a roof can’t be walked safely, we survey it with a drone. Full photo report, usually the same day.
Dixon home inspection pricing
| Home size | Price |
|---|---|
| Up to 1,500 sq ft | from $550 |
| 1,501 – 2,500 sq ft | from $650 |
| 2,501 – 3,500 sq ft | from $750 |
| 3,501+ sq ft | from $900 |
Your exact price is confirmed before you book: one flat, all-inclusive number based on the home’s size and location. Nothing is ever added at the door. 10% military discount. Rural parcels with outbuildings — tell us at booking so we quote the time honestly.
Get your exact price in 30 seconds
Dixon home inspection FAQ
Do you inspect rural properties on wells and septic?
Yes. We inspect the home and everything we can see of the well and septic systems, and we’ll tell you when a septic company or well contractor should take a closer look. Book it as a rural parcel and we’ll allow the time.
Is a sewer camera inspection required when buying in Dixon?
Not at sale. The city requires one on remodels and on notice. On Old Town homes with mature trees we’ll tell you when it’s worth doing anyway.
Do you inspect new construction in Southwest Dixon?
Yes. A pre-closing inspection on a new build routinely finds items the builder’s walkthrough doesn’t.
What areas do you cover?
All of Dixon and the surrounding county roads, plus Vacaville, Fairfield, Suisun City, Rio Vista, Vallejo and Benicia.
Behnamnia Home Inspections · Fairfield, California · (707) 803-8920 · Serving Solano County since 2020
