Originally Posted By: jhorton This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I have run into a couple of items I need to disclaim in my report. One if the attic. There is not access. Well there is but it would take a skinny contortionist to fit in there. Best I could do was stick my camera in and snap a few photos.
Second thing is the detached garage. The home owner thought I was coming to do an appraisal and had to leave before I was finished with the inspection. I did the interior first so as not to detain them. I didn't think about them locking the garage when they left so I had no access.
How do you work your disclaimers in cases like this? This is the first one like this I have run into.
-- Jeff <*\\><
The man who tells the truth doesn't have to remember what he said.
Originally Posted By: Blaine Wiley This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
The attic was not fully accessible during the inspection due to the size and location of the access scuttle. Hidden defects not fully visible at the time of the inspection may appear.
The detached garage was locked during the inspection which prevented access, and was therefore not fully inspected.
You might want to offer to go back to inspect the garage.
Originally Posted By: lfranklin This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
The garage was not inspected because it was locked at the time of the inspection which prevented access.
The attic was not inspected. The attic was not accessible during the inspection due to the size and location of the access scuttle. It was only viewed from the scuttle with very little visible. bla,bla,..
Originally Posted By: dsmith1 This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
At the bottom of each section of my report I have a limitations section in which I list anything that hinders the inspection from excess storage to snow on the roof
Originally Posted By: Craig Shap This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
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Jeff - You said, you need to a disclaimer for attic info on your report.
Because of the configuration of the framing, which limited access, it was not possible to inspect all areas of the attic. There was no moisture visible in the attic space. The absence of visible indications of moisture is not necessarily conclusive evidence that the roof is free from leaks. The only way to be sure a roof does not leak is to inspect the underside of the roof during a heavy rain.
