Beaches Inspection Services

I had several issues with the inspection performed by this company. The first was that the inspection did not cover simple issues that I found later. As an example, several of the outlets on the counter were not secured to the wall. I could literally pull the entire outlet out of the wall. The previous owner had just shoved the outlet into the box and put a cover plate on it. This would not have been so bad, but there were four outlets like this (I will post pictures, if I could figure out). The 2nd issue was breach of contract with regards to discussing the findings with a third party. The contract clearly states: "Client understands that the inspection and inspection report(s) are performed and prepared for the Client's sole, confidential and exclusive use." IMHO the inspector breached this by discussing the inspection report with a third party with permission. The 3rd big issue was that the inspector provided us with false information with regards to a potential leak in the chimney. We were told that the flue was not capped by the spark arrestor. We found later that there was a cap at the top of the arrestor and the leak was the result of water dripping along the flue, which was visible from a quick inspection in the attic. In summary, I would suggest passing on this company.

Only After I moved in, I discovered that his inspection was not at all accurate--or the least bit professional- He failed to discover just how old the roof underlayment is (sellers claimed it to be 2 years old & so too did the real estate agency)--It is more like 20 -30 years old & leaks all over-- Sellers/ and/or realtor painted over the numerous ceiling stains so inspector would not notice it. He noted no problems with the roof at all & thought it to be 2 years old... I do not think he even went on the roof at all-- Because, had he, he would have noticed LOTS of issues, which we immediately discovered the first time it rained after we moved in-- Also failed to note a huge water leak inside the stucco walls which caused the wall to buckle up & flake off after we moved in--(also painted over/covered up by sellers & probably with the realtors' knowledge & participation..) Caused by years & years of leaks inside the wall-- Also, failed to get under the house to inspect a single thing there (claimed there was "no room" to do so--yet I had a huge 6'4' man crawl under there & perform repairs later-repairs that were missed by this inspector)--Failed to note a large pine tree root that had grown into the crawl space-- Also, failed to note a disconnected (100% non-functional) AC vent under the sun room floor (or the blasts of wasted continuous cold air blowing freely under the house & leaking out through the foundation air vents--which I noticed the moment I moved in..,) Other things were missed, as well-- It is important NOT to let the realtors chose your inspectors-- However, I chose this one & regret it every day...

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absolutely perfect. inspection began at 9am promptly and took 3 hours. very thorough, answered all my questions and was very helpful. the report was emailed to us by 2pm and was very detailed.