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We also hope that you will not let anyone else convince you to dismiss our recommendations, as happens too often. We regularly hear people say, “Oh, they didn’t have that when the house was built” or “That wasn’t required when the house was built.” We know that. But in the ensuing years, disasters in the form of property damage, death, and injury have convinced us that there are better ways to do things than what might have been done “when the house was built.”
Also click here to read “Blame the Home Inspector.” Not insurance There is no way that you can eliminate the costs of owning a home; things will break down, even with regular maintenance, just like your automobile does, just like your health does. Your inspection report is not an insurance policy with no deductible, no claims limits, and a lifelong policy period. The premium that an insurance company would charge for such a policy would be prohibitive and much, much greater than the cost of your inspection. Rook Home Inspections LLC is not authorized under the laws of New Jersey to issue insurance policies under the guise of a home inspection business. We recommend that you obtain appropriate insurance on your home, its utility systems, and its appliances, and that you read the fine print in your homeowner’s insurance policy before accepting and paying for it. |
Contractors’ advice and why we didn’t see it
A common source of dissatisfaction comes from comments made by contractors, which often differ from ours. Don’t be surprised when someone says that something needed to be replaced when we said it needed to be repaired or replaced. Having something replaced makes more money for the contractor than just doing a repair. Contractors sometimes say, “I can’t believe you had this house inspected and they didn’t find this problem.” There are several reasons for these apparent oversights: Conditions during inspection It is difficult for homeowners to remember the conditions in the house at the time of the inspection, so we doubt that any contractors you hire will know what the circumstances were when the inspection was conducted. And homeowners seldom remember that there was storage everywhere (especially in the garages and basements here in New Jersey), making things inaccessible, or that the air conditioning could not be turned on because it was 55° outside. |
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