About Us

LAB Pro Inspections Inc.

LAB Pro Inspections was started in 2001 by Lon Barnaby, a Registered Professional Engineer in Florida, Colorado, Maryland and Pennsylvania, with the mission of providing the best home inspection services. This goal continues to be pursued with a continuous improvement process that incorporates feedback from those who choose Lon to do their inspections, including Clients, Real Estate Professionals, Mortgage Agents, Insurance Agents, and Municipalities.

Lon has completed over 3,500 inspections throughout these years, including new construction and homes built as old as when our country won its independence. Prior to starting LAB Pro, Lon's skills were developed during various residential, commercial and industrial construction activities, including managing the engineering, design and construction of large, worldwide cryogenic manufacturing facilities throughout the USA, Europe, and Japan.

This cryogenic company has provided NASA with all of their liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen fuel for the Space Shuttle. Lon later headed the 300+ person Corporate Engineering & Design Department for this Fortune 500 Company.

Lon knows how hard work is needed to succeed. He was awarded a BS degree in Engineering, Magna Cum Lauda, from Widener University in Pennsylvania by attending evening classes while working full time to support his wife and two children. He then obtained a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, also by attending evening classes.

Since July 2010, Florida requires home inspectors to be licensed. Lon Barnaby is a Florida-licensed home inspector license # HI-180. Lon is also certified by InterNACHI, arguably the largest home inspector organization in North America, perhaps the world, with over 10,000 members throughout all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Canada. InterNACHI-Certified home inspectors have all successfully passed InterNACHI's Inspector Examination, taken a Standards of Practice Quiz, completed a Code of Ethics course, adhere to high Standards of Practice, abide by a code of Ethics, and attend required continuing education courses. Lon has completed over 170 hours of home inspector-related training. Lon was also a Pennsylvania Certified Pest Control Operator, on an equal basis with all other Pesticide Companies, such as Terminex and Ehrlich. He is very familiar with wood destroying pests such as Termites, Carpenter Ants, Powder Post Beetles, etc. He has been certified by Florida to conduct Radon Testing. His Florida Professional Engineer License also enables Lon to inspect and certify engineered systems, such as Septic Systems, Water Well Pumping systems, Wind Mitigation, etc. . Lon successfully completed the same training as Florida's licensed mobile home tie-down contractors, so he is fully qualified to inspect these tie-down systems. Florida also allows Lon to conduct Municipal Building Inspections.