Creating a list of expensive defects to be on high alert for

[pgeddes (Patrick Geddes)]

I’m currently making a list of important defects to be on high alert for that can cause expensive damages to homeowners. Can you think of any others?

Here’s what I have so far…
-Kitec piping
-Polybutelyne piping
-Galvanized piping
-F1807 or QPEX fittings
-Aluminum wiring
-Buried oil tank
-Improperly abandoned cesspool/well/septic tank

[rlewis5 (Roy Lewis, CERTIFIED MASTER INSPECTOR RETIRED)]

A dumb a** inspector can cause a lot of extra expenses.

[jroot (James Root)]

So basically every old house and every new house.

Okay got it.

[bcawhern1 (Brian Cawhern, CMI®)]

@pgeddes

-Polybutelyne piping
-Galvanized piping
-F1807 or QPEX fittings
-Aluminum wiring

Be careful with what you call “defects.” But I agree; there are instances in which some of these materials will be of concern.

[jspencer (Jeff Spencer)]

@pgeddes

I’m currently making a list of important defects to be on high alert for that can cause expensive damages to homeowners. Can you think of any others?

Don’t over complicate things. Report everything that you do not want to pay for. A slow drain on a bathtub or bathroom sink may seem trivial. It could also mean that the Orangburg sewer collapsed, and the street needs to be torn up to replace it.