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Old 12-01-2016, 05:48 PM   #564
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Originally Posted by DoubleF View Post
What the heck?

I followed the guy when I did an inspection of a 1970s condo I purchased. The guy that showed up tapped on walls, opened cabinets to examine pipes, tinkered with the electrical box, asked a few questions about the history of the place and was gone in something like 10-15 minutes. Apparently he also walked outside the building to "survey stuff". No thermal cams, no binoculars etc.

If what you are saying is correct, I will concede my error. But honestly, I feel like there are totally different services being performed by some home inspectors. I wouldn't pay the fee to do what the guy I saw do as a rubber stamper. But to do what you are describing? I'd do it. Especially after seeing some of the "interesting quality" of new builds out there. But I still think a home inspector would not have caught Polak's sink issue.
Maybe you had a bad experience. The inspector should be in the attic, searching for mold, and doing a bunch of activities that some people just don't know how to do.
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