Every home owner should watch this. When a roof was being installed on my house, I came home in the middle of the day and caught the roofer taking short cuts that violated the written contract. I came home a second time in a couple of hours. That roofer had to rip off everything on one end of the house 3 times. He had an "A" Better Business rating, with no complaints against him after 10 years in the business. Inspect what you expect.
Being required to disclose known defects is not the same a being required to post a copy of your pre-inspection report. The only reason a seller would do that is if it reflected well on the property. The disclosure form for most state are fairly vague, not detailed like my inspections. So I can't agree with your assessment. If a seller were going to do this, they would likely correct any material defect and show proof of work done. The only problem I see is if the pre-inspection uncovered an expensive defect that the seller did not want to pay to fix, then they would be stuck. Although I've heard realtors say well that's just one inspector's opinion, someone else could have a different opinion, so I don't feel I need to disclose it. Yeah, really.
Right. So, it would be best for all parties (agents, buyers, sellers) to get a home inspection for every real estate transaction. Why? So that defects can be addressed. It would be even better for all parties involved to get a home inspected before it is listed for sale. Why? So that defects can be addressed. Defects can be addressed in a few ways: they can be disclosed, they can be disclosed and corrected, and they can be financially negotiated away. No matter how a defect is addressed, a second limited inspection to verify proper repair should take place. When I performed pre-listing inspections and found major defects, I recommend that the defect be repaired prior to the house being listed, or that the defect be disclosed. Hope that helps.
In regards to the chimney flashing on house two. Should the bottom edge of the flashing be on top of the shingles? Looks like water could run in under the shingles.
What are some of the phone apps you use to measure slope and any other apps you use during your home inspections? You mentioned one in this video that you measure slope by laying your phone on the roof, but did not say what the app was.
We had over 800 students attend the class using GoToWebinar. Pretty good system that I've been using for many years to provide free online classes to home inspectors. If you're interested in attending an upcoming free class, please visit www.nachi.org/tv/
Hi, GooseCouple. Agreed. We'd love to see home inspections being used as part of a homeowner's routine maintenance plan. For example, every roof should be inspected every year.