Scott MacLeod, owner & operator of Square Box Inspections, is a highly-qualified certified home inspector and has had the pleasure of inspecting Cape Breton homes and properties since 2013. Scott takes special pride in his fast, professional service & in the quality of his product. We know that when it comes to buying a home or investing in a Cape Breton property, knowledge is everything.

Having a detailed home inspection brings peace of mind, informs buying decisions, and puts the power back in the consumer's hand. That's why Square Box Home Inspections is dedicated to ensuring your report is detailed, with no crawlspace unexplored and no attic hatch ignored. We'll climb up on the roof, check out the windows, the electrical system, the foundation, and everything else in between.

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Scott Macleod is a born and bred Cape Bretoner, now raising his own children just a stone's throw away from where he grew up. After gaining a diploma at Thompson Rivers University, Scott moved his family back to Cape Breton to start his entrepreneurial adventures. In 2013, Scott became certified as a Home Inspector and transitioned away from his home renovation business into full time inspections.

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We work with multi-family buildings, student rentals, and residential cash flow rental units to provide landlords peace of mind without the hassle! At Square Box we always have our ear to the ground with the rental market and know where potential tenants are looking. We also understand that vacancies hit where it hurts!

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Sara Lamond

Jul 10, 2021

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Scott has performed multiple inspections for us, both commercial and residential. He is very thorough and professional and his inspections are invaluable in identifying potential issues with properties. Reporting is excellent, lots of photos and description of the property condition. We highly recommend Square Box and will return for our next property purchase.

Randy Stonewall

Jun 19, 2021

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Scott saved me from buying a money pit. He was kind, punctual, professional and explained everything in a down to earth manner. His inspection report was very thorough. I have a friend who is an expert contractor look over the report and advised me NOT to buy the house because it needed SO much work. Best $400 I ever spent, I’d be happy to use him again for my next inspection.

Jono Athletics

Oct 25, 2020

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Scott offers a detailed and honest look at whatever you maybe selling or buying. It’s a no brainer to go with his services. 👌🏻

Peter MacDonald

Aug 02, 2020

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Positive: Professionalism, Quality
I had Scott inspect a heating system and he was able to identify several issues and provide excellent advice. A real pleasure to work with.

Subin Raj

Jun 25, 2020

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Scott was very prompt and responsive throughout the home inspection process (July 2020). Very accessible through phone or texts for queries before and after inspection report (very detailed with lots of pictures) was provided to us. He was on site for the inspection for more than 2 hours and provided patient and detailed explanations to queries. He gave us the confidence to move forward with the home purchase. We recommend his services.

Dany Roy

Oct 07, 2019

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I don't want to start something here... but warning! We have been very lucky that another buyer was waiting to buy our house. On the report he was saying that the windows were not egress, but obviously he doesn't know the building code, that requires 3.77 sq ft (542 sq in ns code) of opening, no dimensions H or V less than 15 in and not be higher than 1.5m above the floor. So the size of those windows were very good. He also said that the oil tank (2.36 mm thick, steel, indoor with oil line at the bottom) will need to be replace next year but this tank is good until 2031. Moreover I sent him a

Tamsin Sloots

Sep 23, 2019

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We bought our house about a year ago, and our realtor suggested Scott inspect, after another inspector fell through. I was wary of taking her suggestion, and should have taken my feelings more seriously.
Scott missed a large amount of pretty significant problems, only highlighting some surface level and minor issues with the house. Once he was at the house he, he did not get on the roof (though his website says he does that) and we have recently discovered some thousand $$ of work to be done up there as well. He also claimed he could not see how the house is insulated, missing a door in the closet

Ethan Fenton

Jul 12, 2019

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We've had Scott inspect two homes that we've purchased and we couldn't be happier with job he did and the report he gave us. He found a few things that really allowed us to go into the buy with peace of mind!