GUARDIAN HOME INSPECTIONS

When we purchased our home in February 2003 we hired Mr. Chariton to inspect the home prior to purchase. He noted very few issues and we moved forward with the purchase as planned. Within a year we learned that the basement had issues with the foundation that he failed to find which led to water issues costing us over 4k to fix. Fast forward 11 years and we are now selling that home. By chance, the current buyers also hired Mr. Chariton to inspect the home for them. There were several issues he noted on the current inspection report that were missed when he inspected the house before. These were not small items, but rather large and potentially dangerous issues. During the most recent inspection for the new buyers he found knob & tubing wiring in the attic and other areas of the home which is unsafe and potential fire hazard. We learned that, if we had known, we wouldn't have been able to even get home owners insurance on the home. He also found un-grounded outlets through out the home, a cracked vent pipe, and asbestos type insulation around heat ducts in the basement. We are extremely disastisfied with the job that he did for us in 2003 and the issues he missed then. If he had found these issues, which should have been standard things to look for, we would have worked with the sellers to have them corrected then or possibly even walked away from the sale. Now, in order to close the sale of the home that is currently pending, it is costing us 2650 to correct the issues. I feel that he failed at his job and as a result we have been living in an unsafe home for the past 11 years, the last two with a child. I would not recommend anyone to use his services.