I responded with more information yesterdayPlease let me know if you are not getting my repliesThe attachment has the detail on the issues with the inspectorSince we bought the house we have had a gas leak, the basement flooded twice, a near electrical fire in the basement, and a life threatening safety issue because the electrical mast terminals were not insulatedAdd several other repair issues not identified or minimized by the inspector and you are talking a whole lot of repair and safety issues that could have had series consequences and will have series financial consequencesIt is our opinion that the inspector did a very poor job of keeping our family from riskHe was recommended by the realtor so we are not sure if his loyalties were in the right placeHe minimized the impact of several issuesThe electrical mast repair will be more extensive and cost much more than the inspector indicatedWe were told by the inspector that the vine roots on the siding could be fixed with a light sandingThe roots were actually painted over so it will take more than a light sandingAt best, the siding will need heavy sanding and repaintingWorst case, the house will need to be sidedHe reported the skylight as being "fair"The owner hid the skylight with blinds and it turns out you can't even see through the skylight and it needs to be replacedThere are a number of other issues that you can review on the spreadsheetJust yesterday we found that we had a gas leak in one of the pipe jointsWhen I complained to the inspector he didn't return my message until yesterdayI assume my complaint to his franchise company prompted a returnHe still did not answer the issues I presented to himHad the inspector identified clearly identified the problems and the risks we would not have purchased the houseIt will cost us tens of thousands of dollars to remedy the issues
I responded with more information yesterdayPlease let me know if you are not getting my repliesThe attachment has the detail on the issues with the inspectorSince we bought the house we have had a gas leak, the basement flooded twice, a near electrical fire in the basement, and a life threatening safety issue because the electrical mast terminals were not insulatedAdd several other repair issues not identified or minimized by the inspector and you are talking a whole lot of repair and safety issues that could have had series consequences and will have series financial consequencesIt is our opinion that the inspector did a very poor job of keeping our family from riskHe was recommended by the realtor so we are not sure if his loyalties were in the right placeHe minimized the impact of several issuesThe electrical mast repair will be more extensive and cost much more than the inspector indicatedWe were told by the inspector that the vine roots on the siding could be fixed with a light sandingThe roots were actually painted over so it will take more than a light sandingAt best, the siding will need heavy sanding and repaintingWorst case, the house will need to be sidedHe reported the skylight as being "fair"The owner hid the skylight with blinds and it turns out you can't even see through the skylight and it needs to be replacedThere are a number of other issues that you can review on the spreadsheetJust yesterday we found that we had a gas leak in one of the pipe jointsWhen I complained to the inspector he didn't return my message until yesterdayI assume my complaint to his franchise company prompted a returnHe still did not answer the issues I presented to himHad the inspector identified clearly identified the problems and the risks we would not have purchased the houseIt will cost us tens of thousands of dollars to remedy the issues