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camp guy · 12-02-2015, 09:42 AM

Generally, I support using a Home Inspector, but don't take everything they say is being absolute. Most Home Inspector reports include several pages of associations and boards they belong to as personal qualifications for them, and, interestingly enough, several more pages of disclaimers for what they are not responsible for.

I had a home inspection done before I sold a house and used his report as a guideline for what I needed to do before selling the house. This inspector suggested several GFCI outlets that were not needed per Code at the time of construction, but that would be needed now and would be a wise thing to do.

Also, in the case of a couple of other issues, when they aslo appeared on the inspection report of the buyer's inspector, we negotiated a settlement to mutual agreement.

Because the building Code can be a little confusing, and because so much of a house's construction is not readily visible nor understandable to the homeowner, I do feel an Inspection is a wise investment.

I followed the advice of my broker when selecting an inspector.

12-02-2015, 09:42 AM	#9
camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,224 Thanks: 317 Thanked 560 Times in 310 Posts	Home inspection Generally, I support using a Home Inspector, but don't take everything they say is being absolute. Most Home Inspector reports include several pages of associations and boards they belong to as personal qualifications for them, and, interestingly enough, several more pages of disclaimers for what they are not responsible for. I had a home inspection done before I sold a house and used his report as a guideline for what I needed to do before selling the house. This inspector suggested several GFCI outlets that were not needed per Code at the time of construction, but that would be needed now and would be a wise thing to do. Also, in the case of a couple of other issues, when they aslo appeared on the inspection report of the buyer's inspector, we negotiated a settlement to mutual agreement. Because the building Code can be a little confusing, and because so much of a house's construction is not readily visible nor understandable to the homeowner, I do feel an Inspection is a wise investment. I followed the advice of my broker when selecting an inspector.