We were out of the country and unfortunately relied on our realtor, PW, who recommended this inspector. To repair the things that he missed, it will cost us well over $80,000.
For example, in August, after several months of little to no rain, he took infrared pics and said it was dry. If he had looked at the top of window frames and above the blinds, he would have seen staining to indicated that there had been water penetration at the tops of windows. Honestly, looking at the bottom of the window frames should have sufficed.
Two days after possession, it was raining water inside one of the windows.
If he had looked closely at the shape and structure of an awning roof, he should have noticed a sag in one end, causing the water to overflow where it shouldn't have.
I believe he also should have been able to detect that there was inadequate furnace air flow to 1/3 of the house, as I have seen other inspectors check this.
There are many other smaller things, but the failure to detect that the parapet of the flat roof had been leaking for many years is the one that is going to cost us a huge amount of money.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $500.00