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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I only know what they told me. I didn't see it for myself.
I know when I was house shopping back in August, we did a couple of home inspections on houses that we ended up not buying. One of them was a newer house (built in 2013). The home inspector pointed out some strange plumbing issues. The one that stood out to me the most was plumbing in the basement that literally went nowhere. The home inspector, who himself used to be a builder, couldn't explain it. He said it wasn't a rough-in for anything that he could tell. It was just as if they started going one way a realized they were going the wrong way and left the other piping in place.
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I know. Wasn't attacking you ... just giving my thoughts.
Regarding the above to me that wouldn't be really a big issue and more of a case of the home inspector pointing out the obvious. At least the issue was rectified or it was left there as an easy start option for a later add on.
The bolded part I have a problem with. These guys all pretty much claim to be ex builders. Question is, for how long, what did you do, what trades are you certified in and most importantly why aren't they still doing it?
Is being a home inspector more lucrative than being a builder?
Maybe I'm still a bit jaded and bitter at the last one I used pointing out crayon marks on the wall or telling me that the toilets flushed ok. I'm willing to bet that checking under the sink for installation (straps etc) is beyond their scope and they're more focused on obvious things as rusting at the bottom of very old sinks.
Polak, don't know if it has been asked but what does your home inspection say with reference to your sink and was it an independent inspector or one through Truman or your realtor?