Amerispec Home Inspection

When we had our home inspected four years ago, we found several issues not reported in the inspection such as light switches that did not work, exhaust fans that did not work and a broken window. We are now selling our house and Amerispec inspected our home again for the next buyer. This time they wrote up several issues that have been present since the day we moved in. Why weren't these problems 4 years ago during our home inspection? Beware: no consistent standard among inspectors!

WARNING! If you purchase a house DO NOT use AMERISPEC as your home inspection company. We closed on our house Dec 17, 2014 and what a can of worms we have opened. Live, learn, and PAY for it; which in our case as of June 23, 2015 is a total of $12,095.26 and we still have plumbing problems that are currently being worked on. Our problems began when our propane bill was over $500 a month. We have never had propane before and weren't sure of the amount we should be paying. When we called an HVAC company to come and have a look at our ducting he found that there were leaks where the ducting was not sealed properly and also pointed out what he believed to be mold. We called a mold company to do an appraisal and our worst fears were realized. BLACK MOLD EVERYWHERE! AMERISPEC has a clause in their inspection that they are not required to point out mold. MOLD something that can cause so many health problems. Our crawl space was riddled with mold, IN the air ducting blowing into our house, on the outside of the ducting, on pipes and on wood. We are not talking about a small amount that could easily be missed. They also failed to notice a toilet leaking (the contractor who fixed it said in his professional opinion had been leaking 18 months to 2 years! The leaking toilet caused water damage to the wood beneath it and with the length of time of the leak the wood was rotted and had to be replaced. There was a puddle of water in the crawl space during the home inspection which the inspector said was from the rain and if we got a crawl space cover problem solved. WRONG there was a pipe leaking in our master bathroom behind the shower head panel. The plumber had to cut out a piece of the wall to get to the pipe so he could replace the piece that was leaking. We have also found a hole in the foundation in the crawl space. I contacted AMERISPEC about all the problems we have had with the house and was informed of the mold clause and since we had already had the leaking pipe fixed there was nothing to be done about it. Two people from AMERISPEC (which one was the lead inspector for the company) did come and look at the floor and said they would get back to us with a decision. That was over a week ago now, who knows how long we will have to wait for an answer, they clearly do not care. When the inspectors from AMERISPEC left our house after looking at the floor, I was told that we are going to disagree. Disagree on what, the floor, the leaking pipes, the fact that you do not have to point out MOLD? I want to know how a home inspection company does not have to point out mold? We sought legal counsel and there is nothing we can do to file a claim since AMERISPEC has a mold clause. I am just going to take to the internet and share our horror story of being first-time home buyers who trusted a home inspection company! The home inspectors name is Mike Horkey. If you value your families health especially if you have a young child like we do, and your hard earned money DO NOT use this company! They are completely incompetent and are not held liable.

I moved in on 11/15/13. I brought my food over from my old place on 11/17 and placed it in the refrigerator. On 11/18/13 I discovered that the refrigerator was not cooling (although it was running to beat the band) and all of my food spoiled. AmeriSpec refused to do anything about it. I lost $637 in food and a new fridge cost me $400. In addition they failed to find the oil tank buried in the back yard; the toilet leaks where it meets the floor; and there's a pipe dripping inside the bathroom wall! The kitchen sink keeps backing up. They have done absolutely NOTHING to help!!! A blind guy off the street would probably do a better job.