All in a days work - or - You have to admire their guts!

During a home inspection in Chesterfield Township MI the other day I decided to get over my fear of heights, and take photos of John Seely of WIN home inspections as he tackled investigating the roof. (Psst, John, update your website :-)

Once before I photographed John on the roof of a home, (in Grosse Pointe Farms) but my hands shook and my palms were sweaty and I had to turn away from what he was doing. (For the record, the buyer client felt the same way. He had to turn away and not watch.)

Here is another good example of why I feel home inspectors are so valuable to home buyers. (Also why I do what I do and won't consider being a home inspector. )

There isn't much sitting room on the roof of this home, unless you sit at the very top.


Thankfully John is used to doing this, and I can stand safely on the ground watching him. (Palms sweating, hands shaking)

Frankly, I wouldn't get to the top rung of that ladder, let alone climb above it to sit where John is sitting.


Alert to home buyers: This is how a good home inspector checks out the roof.

Kids: Don't try this at home.

You couldn't pay me enough to do this.


(I had to hold my breath while he was walking around on the roof)

It boggles my mind that not only does he get to the top of the roof and walk around, but that he carries his small laptop with him to take notes.

(I have trouble chewing gum and walking at the same time.)









What do I do while the home inspector is on the roof?

Who says my being there for a home inspection isn't important?

John Seeley of WIN Home Inspections covers the Metro Detroit area (Macomb County, St. Clair County, Wayne County, Oakland County, Lapeer County and Livingston County) John does not know about this article. Yet. Give him a call at 586-723-0069 to schedule your own home inspection, or just call to let him know that you saw him on a roof recently..


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