Like any other group there are some better then others .
Up here the best charge more and then there are others who charge a lot less and need to do a lot more inspections to make a living .
Less time inspecting means they can not do as through as the good inspector who is more deligent .
No idea what you paid but less some times costs’s more in the long run.
Did Your agent pick the inspector .
Agents like to pick the inspector who is just a little softer then the better inspector
Did you pick the inspector on Price alone .
So many variables it is hard to give advice on why your inspector did not find what you say was missed.
However, you should still contact your inspector and discuss the situation with him, especially if you’re in California, which has a long liability for home inspectors, or some of the other states that have legislation, like Texas. If you’ll tell us what state you’re in, maybe someone from that state can help you more.
I paid $300.00 for the inspection. It took him 1 and 1/2 hours to complete the inspection. I am asking for a full refund of the inspection fee. I am also suing the homeowner. Turns out she had damage from these pipes this past January and knew about it all along. Thanks for all the help. Good luck to all of you.
Sorry, Far? Far/Bar? I did not sign a contract with the inspector. Like I said we used him cause the realitor recomened him. Chalk it up to being green. I know where to come now to find a good inspector for next time, here!
Like I said this was my first go at buying a home. Obviously, in retrospect I should have been much more thourough. I had a general idea what was included in a home inspection and he told my wife on the phone what he would be doing. Sounded right to us. A contract never enterd my mind. Boy I feel stupid.
Did he say what kind of plumbing was in the house in the report and not explain polybutylene, or did he not state the type of plumbing in the first place?
I don’t think we really know.
I have two inspection types (LIST and WALK) where I don’t note the type of plumbing unless it is in and of itself a problem. So PB would have been noted in even those two types of inspections.
Well, I only do one type of inspection (for buyers or sellers and that doesn’t include partial, 4 point, etc). I note the type of plumbing in the house. If it’s copper, I let them know that pin hole leaks have been a problem in our area, and to look out for the signs. If polybutylene…different paragraph. Like you’ve said many times Russel, educate, educate, educate!
If you feel stupid you can bet so too does your inspector. Clearly, the home owner failed to disclose a known defect of the home - the liability lies with the home owner! It was the intent of the home owner (prior to sell) to deceive the prospective buyer. It was the intent of the Home Inspector to help identify the condition of systems of the home so you would be a better informed buyer. No question, you got your worth for your investment (assuming that the Home Inspector provided a variety of insights as to the condition of the home.) Yes, he missed this one but a distraction during a home inspection can occasionally derail the most conscience of us. I hope you would choose to put the burden squarely on the shoulders of the one who’s intent it was to deceive - and probably made a bundle on the sale of the home (tens of thousands of dollars and too cheap to reveal a known defect.) Hope I have not offended any of you.
Let me put a spin on this. I just left a house in an area here where a “General Contractor” and the local LICENSED PLUMBING company called out a “PB” house. This house was NOT PB and in fact was a grey colored pipe from a Manabloc system that called the pipe thermaguard. There was NO PB marked anywhere on the line. Has anyone else encountered this situation? So maybe the plumber was wrong. They look very similar except for the red and blue stripe running down the center of the pipe.
