Should we have a home inspectors thread?
FFS
I just got an email copy of an inspection report from a customer and there are multiple issues with his report. I'm tired of these idiots. He did find some legit issues, but anyone could have found them. The house is only 2 years old btw.
1 : leak at p-trap under crawl space .... probably a loose shower drain or the p-trap dropped out of the gasket because it isn't supported. Easy.
2 : Loose toilet. Probably a broken closet flange. Again there's a crawlspace, so this is no big issue. It might even just be a loose bolt.
3 : Bathtub drain is slow. Undoubtedly the stopper is full of hair because of the age of the house.
4: Disposal flange shows signs of corrosion at under sink area. (note he did not catch the fact that the dishwasher drain does not drain through an airgap.)
5: Unable to locate relief piping and drain pan termination for water heater. He made a point to note that the tank was strapped in a secure manner, and cited code requirements for seismic events. :rolleyes:
He did not catch the fact that there are no provisions for thermal expansion, nor the fact that the ball valve is screwed directly onto the nipple and crimp pex directly to the ball valve. Same thing on the hot side except no ball valve. (Union required by code, and no plastic piping within 18" of the heater anyone?)
I can see in the picture they have a relief pipe going into the wall, so he just didn't look hard enough to find where it exits.
This aside from all of the notes where he says things like ( objects under cabinet prevented a full inspection of the condition of the cabinet back and bottom)
Why don't you have them move it when you get there so you can look at it? They are trying to sell their house, they would be happy to help you with whatever you need i'm sure. You can do other things while they clear them out.
Useless twits.
/rant
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I just got an email copy of an inspection report from a customer and there are multiple issues with his report. I'm tired of these idiots. He did find some legit issues, but anyone could have found them. The house is only 2 years old btw.
1 : leak at p-trap under crawl space .... probably a loose shower drain or the p-trap dropped out of the gasket because it isn't supported. Easy.
2 : Loose toilet. Probably a broken closet flange. Again there's a crawlspace, so this is no big issue. It might even just be a loose bolt.
3 : Bathtub drain is slow. Undoubtedly the stopper is full of hair because of the age of the house.
4: Disposal flange shows signs of corrosion at under sink area. (note he did not catch the fact that the dishwasher drain does not drain through an airgap.)
5: Unable to locate relief piping and drain pan termination for water heater. He made a point to note that the tank was strapped in a secure manner, and cited code requirements for seismic events. :rolleyes:
He did not catch the fact that there are no provisions for thermal expansion, nor the fact that the ball valve is screwed directly onto the nipple and crimp pex directly to the ball valve. Same thing on the hot side except no ball valve. (Union required by code, and no plastic piping within 18" of the heater anyone?)
I can see in the picture they have a relief pipe going into the wall, so he just didn't look hard enough to find where it exits.
This aside from all of the notes where he says things like ( objects under cabinet prevented a full inspection of the condition of the cabinet back and bottom)
Why don't you have them move it when you get there so you can look at it? They are trying to sell their house, they would be happy to help you with whatever you need i'm sure. You can do other things while they clear them out.
Useless twits.
/rant
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