Originally Posted By: rwashington This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
My cell phone in the attic. The clip on the phone case holder had attached itself to a wire. Fortunately, I realized before leaving and called it with the other inspectors phone to locate it.
Originally Posted By: jgallant This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I’m on my third set of kneepads because of this. Sure like my latest kneepads though, so maybe that’s not all bad. Also left a nice LED headlight behind, never got it back.
Originally Posted By: jrabanus This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I did a crawlspace that was so bad that when I realize I left my screwdriver in there, I said heck with it! It is worth the 2 dollors not to go back in that again.
Originally Posted By: rmoewe This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
There are 3 questions I always ask myself, before I drive off. I have learned these from experience.
1. Do I have ALL of my tools.
This may be the biggest thing I learned from Home Inspection School. ![icon_eek.gif](upload://yuxgmvDDEGIQPAyP9sRnK0D0CCY.gif)
2. Did I take a picture of the front of the house.
I have had to go back and take it, more than a few times. Then I learned to steal it from the MLS, this will work for most of them.
3. Did I leave my standard letter, card, and brochure for the sellers.
I get many inspections from doing this.
You are always going to lose a few things, especially when you are doing 2-3 inspections a day. It is the cost of doing business, although it can be minimized. I have found many tools in the attics and crawls of homes, left by other trades.
Originally Posted By: Blaine Wiley This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I used to carry the battery operated screwdrivers, until I went though my fifth one in six months. On the last one I called the seller and told him where it was. He got back on the phone and of course told me it wasn’t there, and he’d call me if it turned up. Funny, I don’t leave these $5 standard screwdrivers behind
Originally Posted By: Vince Santos This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
jrabanus wrote:
I did a crawlspace that was so bad that when I realize I left my screwdriver in there, I said heck with it! It is worth the 2 dollors not to go back in that again. ![icon_lol.gif](upload://zEgbBCXRskkCTwEux7Bi20ZySza.gif) ![icon_lol.gif](upload://zEgbBCXRskkCTwEux7Bi20ZySza.gif) ![icon_lol.gif](upload://zEgbBCXRskkCTwEux7Bi20ZySza.gif)
Josh Rabanus
I did the worst crawl in the world only to find out upon exit that my digital camera was left behind. I had to crawl around in there searching till it was found.
-- Desire is half of life, indifference is half of death.
--Kahlil Gibran
Originally Posted By: bbadger This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
After replacing many tools I have a system.
I have a tool bag with pockets for everything and I can do a quick look to see if anything is missing before I leave.
This has worked great.......but....
Last Saturday I left a ladder behind ![icon_redface.gif](upload://f7DX2EWhmUfsDapWaYT3oJHMCj1.gif) (it does not fit in tool bag ) Luckily another employee had to go there Monday and got it for me.
Another time I went home with a key, 130 mile unpaid round trip to bring the darn key back.
-- Bob Badger
Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Moderator at ECN