Jennifer
Andover,#2Author of original report
Thu, December 14, 2006
We did have to go to arbitration and YES we lost , because we had it inspected! and they should have saw the problem. I find it funny that your company does not look for COMETIC ISSUES - but your sister company cleans after fires,floods ect Service Master.. If you look on line there is a lot of law suits over candle soot damage! So your company should train your people to look for this.
Christine
Racine,#3Consumer Suggestion
Thu, December 14, 2006
Is check to see if you have a suit against the realtor or former owner. They have a duty to report any fundamental problem with the house. Did you have a property condition report filled out by the seller? If so, the fact that there had been a fire should have been disclosed. One or both of these people can be sued for failure to disclose. Who knows if the realtor knew, but the seller certainly did.
Laura
Burlington,#4Consumer Comment
Thu, December 14, 2006
Are not to look for "cosmetic issues" such as dirt; I know it may sound silly, but we are here to look at your big ticket items, roof, basement, heat, AC, electrical; we don't look at the condition of the carpets or the paint on the interior walls; as far as the "inside the wall" issue; a Home Inspection is a VISUAL inspection (accordind to State Sandards of Practice in SEVERAL states, if not all); I would imagine it would be hard to look inside a wall and tell there was no insulation there without a thermal imaging camera, and you'd pay a LOT more than the regular home inspection fee. Unless superman and his xray eyes looked at that wall, no one could have known that just by looking at the wall at the time of the inspection; I don't think it's the Inspector that failed you, but your realtor, by not doing a little more "research" on the history of the home with the listing agent and the seller.