Yup, including mine. Though in my case, it was black mold (the nasty kind) in the attic (where nobody ever goes). So of course it gets written up, but what wasn't written up was the reason for it... bathroom exhaust fans venting into the attic rather than a roof vent. What's the point of writing about the symptom if you don't bother mentioning the cause...
Is listing the cause part of what's required as part of their standard operating procedure? The HI's call out what they see and recommend further investigation by a professional.
In most cases this is probably correct, but in my case both the roofer and mold remediation owners said the HI should have put two and two together and at least mentioned that the bathroom fans weren't ducted.
That seems like low hanging fruit. Not much of an excuse for missing that.
How do you know that it was "black mold"? I have to ask as I had to deal with a lot of mold complaints in my office.
Inspectors can, and do open panel covers. I don't know why you say that. That's just not correct. How do you think they confirm things like OCPD being correct for the conductor size, or confirm AFCI, or GFCI is installed, grounding/bonding, etc.
HI had a swab sent in for testing. IIRC there were several others of the "mostly harmless" type detected as well, which he did say was typical.
Confining my comments to the inspection list, I don't see how item 4, "breaker panel wiring a mess" has anything to do with safety or proper operation of the electrical system. This is not an opportunity for someone to give free reign to their OCD tendencies.
Sourdough is the result of a wild yeast, not mold.
Uggh, tell me about it. I sold my home a few months ago and the buyer's bank demanded a home inspection. The HI that came also had a mold remediation business. What do you think he found? Somehow, I was told by the buyer's realtor that she was told that all I had to do is clean the floor joists in the basement (where the problem was) with bleach, which I did, and it wouldn't have to be remediated. So that's what I did. The sleezeballs at the bank wouldn't accept that and the HI comes back to look again. I have an infestation! It has to be remediated! So, buyer hires a remediation company who sends a tech by to look at this "disaster". After looking around for a few minutes he asks me where the mold is. I tell him how I washed and scrubbed everything down with a bleach solution. The mold was gone. Tech calls his company, and they say they can't remediate something that isn't there. HI insists he sees it and bank won't give the buyer a mortgage unless it's remediated. So, I say that the only thing to do is "make believe" it's there.
Often confused because of the yeasts appear moldy when aging. Similar in nature. Mushrooms too.
You write up a full inspection report, including every thing you find that is substandard or out of code and provide an estimate to repair or upgrade each item. CYA
Which code do you use to decide something is substandard?
Allen County(Indiana) Building Department cannot remove covers on a final.
Now that's just dumb. What's to say someone didn't double tap a breaker not approved for it, or wire nut fifteen wires cut too short, or.....
Yup!!
I agree. What dope would make a regulation that says someone inspecting something cannot open it and look inside? If that's the case then they should require that someone is there during the inspection to open things up.
