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How the Experts Score is calculatedEach factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (standing in the category can only raise it), then weighted; problems flagged in review highlights or a recent slide in ratings are subtracted:Satisfaction 55%94+51.3Reliability 24%93+22.5Value 14%100+14.1Replies to reviews 7%88+6.2Craft & service penalty94−0.6Experts Score= 94Grade A: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39. Needs 10+ reviews.94SCOREThe BrickKicker Chicagoland
Downers Grove, IL · Grade ALetter from the Experts Score: A = 80+, B = 60–79, C = 40–59, D = 20–39, F = under 20. · #65Position by Experts Score among all companies we track in this category. of 98 home inspectors · 4.9★ from 4,144 Google reviews
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Percentile vs other home inspectors (100 = best)Each factor is scored 0–100 on absolute terms (star average, share of 1–2★ reviews, price verdicts…); standing within the category can only raise it, never lower it.. Strongest: value and momentum; weakest: replies to reviews.
SatisfactionSatisfaction · 54% of the scoreRecency-weighted star average (2-year half-life), shrunk toward the category mean by review volume; the company’s own lifetime average as the prior; absolute: 4.0★ = 0, 5★ = 100.The BrickKicker Chicagoland is better than 94% of home inspectors.A
94
ReliabilityReliability · 24% of the scoreHow rarely jobs go badly: share of 1–2★ reviews — 60% the last 24 months (or the 20 newest if fewer), 40% all-time; 0% = 100, 15%+ = 0; the category percentile can only raise it.The BrickKicker Chicagoland is better than 93% of home inspectors.A
93
Craft & serviceCraft & service · 0% of the scoreGoogle review highlights: Quality, Professionalism, Responsiveness, Punctuality — how rarely reviewers flag them as a negative, per review since highlights began; 0% = 100, 5%+ = 0. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in — clean highlights are the norm, not a bonus.The BrickKicker Chicagoland is better than 94% of home inspectors.A
94
ValueValue · 14% of the scoreCustomers’ own price verdicts (Great / Reasonable vs Overpriced) and Value highlights; 65% absolute (all “reasonable” ≈ 80, “great” = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.The BrickKicker Chicagoland is better than 100% of home inspectors.A
100
MomentumMomentum · 0% of the scorePenalises only a real slide: last-12-month average below lifetime (−0.5★ = 0). Still 4.8★+ over the last year, or steady/improving = 100. Subtracted from the score (up to −10), never averaged in.The BrickKicker Chicagoland is better than 100% of home inspectors.A
100
Replies to reviewsReplies to reviews · 7% of the scoreHow often the owner publicly replies to reviews under 5★ (1–4★). Needs 3+ such reviews, otherwise not counted; 65% absolute (80%+ replied = 100), the category percentile can only raise it.The BrickKicker Chicagoland is better than 88% of home inspectors.A
88
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Customers hired The BrickKicker Chicagoland for 8 kinds of job.
The BrickKicker Chicagoland for mold mitigation
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Price verdictsGoogle asks reviewers whether the price was great, reasonable or overpriced; these are their answers.
Great price 27%Reasonable 70%Overpriced 0%Not sure 2%
Jobs customers hired them for
| Job | Reviews | Category typical |
|---|---|---|
| Manufactured home inspections | 143 | — |
| Pre-listing inspections | 123 | — |
| Multi-unit inspections | 89 | — |
| Sewer line scope | 51 | — |
| New construction inspections | 25 | — |
| Rental property inspections | 24 | — |
| Lead-based paint testing | 7 | — |
| 11th month warranty inspections | 6 | — |
