I concur, Marcel.
Joe Ferry?
A bit of advice. Read up on latent defects.
In my neck of the woods latent defect claims can goes back to 2 previous homeowners if my memory serves me well.
This is the repair for a crack on a 1600 square ft house? What are they going to do for that money? The last house I built I poured 3500 sq ft of concrete with footers and gray beams for that!
I would recommend having a structural engineer review it. Then you can get a quote on the recommended repair from the engineer. Once you have that contact your attorney for your next course of action.
It is difficult to get answers from the message board when we are not there or have seen the report.
Good Luck
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Excellent advice.
He came back to look at the crack in July of this year. He wanted to pour another adjacent footing with his concrete guy without pulling permits.
I ran that by the foundation repair companies to get a second opinion and they said his repair method could worsen the issue because of the extra weight placed on the weak foundation.
10 helical piers to stabilize the sloping rear part of the house. They would not lift it for that price, just stabilize it from further tilting.
I already had a structural engineer look at it and recommended the same repair of installing helical piers to stabilize the structure.
Yes that is the guy.
Your claim was intercepted and it is up to you to prove you case. His insurance has been notified.
Joe Ferry is a leading legal authority of home inspector claims in North America from what I understand,
I retained the group Claims Intercept TM before, but no longer.
Most errors and omissions insurance providers in the home inspection industry have a legal team to intercept claims, or so I have been told.
You retained an structural engineer. Pier work is recommended for stabilization. Now walk the case forward if you wish.
I wish you all the best.
PS: I personally give my insurance information to every prospective client.(Every Prospective Client)
Claims make there way to the insurance provider.
Thanks Robert.
Is property in any areas where there may be earth quakes or mud slides or soils that move? Could the damage occurred after the inspection due to weather or changes to the earth? Did the home owner disclose the problem? If home owner did not disclose this defect then why ?
No a 1 inch wide crack did not occur after the inspection. I noticed it 3 and1/2 months after the inspection. I asked the seller and he had no knowledge of it. Unfortunately, I will have to take the Inspector to court.
I would rather work it out through arbitration but he has been avoiding my phone calls and emails. He only speaks through his attorney.
Thanks everyone for your help.
Why are you taking the home inspector to court. The home owner has a responsibility to disclose defects. So if the home owner said it was not there according to his disclosure statement when he sold you the house why are you not going after the seller. You stated you discovered the crack 3 and 1/2 months after the inspection. According to the home inspector standard of practice he is responsible for the day he did the inspection and after that day circumstances may have changed such as weather - soil conditions like heavy rains or mud slides . Any work in the area that may have disturbed soil conditions. What evidence do you have that the crack was there at the time of inspection that is the key. Was the area obstructed from the inspectors view. Why are you on a home inspectors forum anyway. This forum is for home inspectors and not for clients trying to sue some one. Shame on you.
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I’d hire a different foundation contractor
My thoughts exactly, worth repeating!