ACCREDITED HOME INSPECTIONS

Home inspection failed to discover extensive dry rot to the laundry room/master bathroom floors. The inspector was negligent in failing to remove floor insulation to observe areas that had a high probability or potential for water-related problems. The dry rot extended 10-12 feet along the bottom plate of the laundry room wall, affecting the bottom 12 inches of each the wall studs and across three floor beams. Because the inspection report did not indicate any dry rot problems found, the seller is unwilling to compensate the buyer for any part of the repair costs.

We had Max Strasburg perform an inspection on our home we were purchasing. He was able to do the inspection during the time we needed and was also EIFS certified. We had another inspector we had used before and were happy with, however he was out of town for a couple weeks so we went with Max. This was our first mistake. The inspector missed several faults with the house that no inspector should miss. He caught minor ?problems? such as a lock hole that was not drilled deep enough, but missed the expensive issues that, later, became our expense. The following were missed that should be obvious to any inspector: Condensation within multiple windows, which would indicate a broken window seal. Sunken, rotted floor in the laundry room-- beams that were sunken were directly above a minor leak that he reported. Reported that tile shingles were repaired on the roof when they WERE NOT. We bought the house in September, it is now the following August, and we don?t imagine that approximately 8 tile shingles flew away in the meanwhile because they were never found in the yard or on the roof. Didn?t turn on the sprinklers at all. Later we discover a broken main line, and found that several sprinkler heads were buried underground from erosion. A burst pipe running to the front hose bib. When we turned on the water for the first time in the spring, the water came POURING out of siding rather than through the spigot. Didn?t find a leak behind the fridge which had rotten hardwood underneath. Didn?t turn on the 3 gas fireplaces, which don?t say lit longer than five minutes. We realize certain things are not ?covered? by a home inspector because they can be hidden from view or difficult to examine. However, these are obvious problems that, had he done his job, he should have found. We were paying for a home inspection so that these types of things would be found and fixed before making a very large purchase. The $700 spent for his inspection pales next to the many thousands we have spent and continue to spend to fix the many important issues that were missed. Don?t waste your money on Accredited Home Inspections!