If a Home Inspector does not perform his job adequately in Florida, is there an agency or association a customer can turn to for assistance?
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Hi Frank, and welcome. I am just curious: have you attempted to resolve your issues directly with the home inspector?
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Have you verified that this perceived deficiency with the Inspectors performance is against the Florida State mandated SOP as required by their licence?
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Can you elaborate? IE Florida’s SOP? While at my house, the inspector found that my roof tiles were not held in place by foam. Tar was used in its place. Resulting in several loose tiles. The only place he found foam was where a repair had been made years ago to rectify sliding tiles… Approx five tiles were adjacent to a roof vent. He posted his report and included, “The existing roof tiles are held in place by FOAM, etc.” I called and asked him to correct the mistake he made on November 7. He took down the report and has not replied to several phones and emails. This just does not make any sense to me why he will not even respond to my request to either justify the sentence or revise it.
I tried numerous times to contact him. I even through the chat at homeguage.com. He was sent two messages to contact me… Nothing to date. Nor has he replied to several emails… The problem is that I have no idea why he has not contacted me. Just very strange.
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Yeah, no one likes being put on the ignore list.
I have another question, please. Why does it matter? Has there been a negative consequence due to an inaccurate description of a defect? Did he make a recommendation for further evaluation or repair?
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Can we assume you are the Homeowner/Seller, and not the purchaser of the home?
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Great point.
Mr. Piccione, did you hire the home inspector? Are you the client?
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Because you’re in Florida, I’m guessing this affected your insurance coverage? Just curious.
I don’t have any tile roofs in my area. Is foam normal?
I don’t understand this sentence below, on one hand it sounds like foam is good, then on the other it sounds like foam is bad.
Who cares what material was used to secure the cement tiles to the surface.
I’ve seen them nailed to the deck, foamed.
Tiles secured to the deck by TAR - WHA?
So… … … the issue here is simply a suspected incorrect report statement about the construction design?
It all does not seem logical to me - something funny’s going on… … …
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Hey Frank what area/city are you in?
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Depending on the year it was permitted, there are very specific installation requirements for concrete and clay tile roofs in Florida. I am not aware of any approved tar products for fastening tile. Approved spray foam adhesive is common in installations. Mechanical fasteners are very common for field tile installation.
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Re insurance… No. Foam is required as an adhesive per the Tampa building code.
It is a code requirement. Tar breaks down after a few years and becomes brittle due to the heat. If we get a hurricane, tar will not hold the roof tile in place.
Absolutely correct! Roofers like to stay away from mechanical fasteners because they penetrate the underlayment… But there are areas on the roof where they must use nails or screws to secure the tile.
Homeowner and original purchaser
Did you purchase the inspection?
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It sounds like he has a foam adhered roof, with an isolated (tar) roof repair. An inspector found and reported the defect (I.e. doing their job). Did they over state the defect? That would be the only thing worth fixing, except the repair itself. Actually fixing this issue resonates much better than suppressing the report content.
For the Non-Floridians, roof tiles installed by foam are arguably the best way to go. No penetrantions into the deck and greater lift strength than most mechanical fastener configurations.
Foam:
Mechanical:
Full noa for a common roof tile:
22020113.pdf (492.9 KB)