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Things you don't want to hear at an inspection.

There are a number of things you don't want to hear during an inspection. Some are said by the inspector, but others could be said by the homeowner, Real Estate Agent, or even client/buyer. Here are some of my favorites:

knob and tube

"We had an Electrician go through the whole house and there isn't any knob and tube wiring left."

rot on roof

"The roof is only 7 years old and they stripped it down to the rafters when they replaced it.

return air ducts

"We just had all the ducts and returns cleaned."

New WH door

"You can get to everything real easy. We had a new door installed last year."

In doing this one I noticed that I didn't even scratch the surface. I guess that means you'll be seeing more of these pretty soon.

I'm sure in different locales with different inspectors there are many, many more.

Jack Gilleland

Home Inspection and Investor Services, Clayton

Posted Thursday Dec 01