How far do you go with a Home Inspection laundry list?

[nizak]

Contacted by a Realtor and forwarded an residential inspection report.

- Ungrounded receptacles.
- Kitchen and bath lacking GFCI
- Open junction boxes
- Breaker panel wiring a mess

All things that are relatively easy to fix.
Then I go outside and find that the mast wiring and meter base are only rated for 100 amp.

Load center has a 150 amp main .

Seems like every time I deal with a home inspection there’s something half assed about it .

 

[Seven-Delta-FortyOne]

Home inspectors, generally, become home inspectors because they aren’t good enough to work in the trades, and more than likely lack the business acumen and physical requirements to be a tradesman.

They take some classes, and then walk around with a clipboard. In the world of Contractors, they are pretty much universally dismissed as phonies, because they have no real trade experience.

As is evidenced by your report: Calling out things that were code compliant when the structure was built, more than likely, and missing obvious bad situations.

I get calls pretty often from realtors, who seem to be the only people on the planet who think a home inspector is worth anything, and I tell them they can do themselves a giant favor by taking his report and tossing it straight into the trash can.

 

[infinity]

Personally since you found other issues I would do my own inspection and then report them to the buyer before I would make any repairs.

 

[nizak]

Personally since you found other issues I would do my own inspection and then report them to the buyer before I would make any repairs.

Just did a more in depth inspection of the property.

All the ceiling fans with light kits are operated by newly installed dimmer only switches.



The humming sounds when there running are ridiculous.

All receptacles have been replaced with 3 prong devices . Those circuits are all 2 wire.


Appears the owner was big into short wave radio and an electronics buff. I found a room in the basement just packed with resistors, vacuum tubes, relays, capacitors,and stuff I’ve never seen.

For instance:
In the basement there’s a number of 120 volt light fixtures that are controlled ( on/off/ dimmer)by home made low voltage switching. ( toggle, push button, rheostat,)

Just a plethora of low voltage wires running everywhere. Most are mixed in boxes( or homemade enclosures) with 120V supply.

I can see why the home inspector didn’t mention any of this. Certain he doesn’t even know what it is.