Like some of the others, we were extremely disappo...

Like some of the others, we were extremely disappointed in our inspection service. Several big ticket items have come to light that in our opinion should have caught during the inspection.

1. The inspection report said that one of the toilets was loose, and needed to be fixed. However, he didn't indicate which one it was, just included a picture (there are 3 in the house). The home owners fixed "a" toilet, but not the right one. We couldn't remember which one was bad, so believed them that they had fixed the one indicated in the report. They didn't - the one in the report will require a new subfloor, and no plumber would have put a new toilet on that rotting floor. It also tells us that there was a second toilet that was loose, because a plumbing company did come out and fix one.

2. The sellers had painted the deck, but it's clear now that some of that paint has worn off how much rot there is - not damage, but rot. One would think that an inspection would be able to notice something, but his report doesn't indicate any wood damage on the deck.

3. Yesterday we had to call an emergency roof as we had water leaking from the roof into the kitchen. When the roofer came out, he said that a) the roof had 2 layers (the inspector said there was only one), and b) the top layer was put on incorrectly; not staggered appropriately, causing channels to to let water run into the house. The inspection report said "Roof appears to be in satisfactory condition."

The inspector also said we "probably had 10 years" we could get out of it; the roofer yesterday said we'll be lucky if we get 1 or 2. If the true condition of the roof and the chimneys had been known, we would have negotiated based on that fact, and likely would have brought the price down.

The inspector only poked his head into the attic space, he did not go up. He remarks are "Monitor the discoloring of the sheathing on the north side of the attic." If he had gone up, he would have seen the significant rot and water damage that is only too clear to see.

4. The roofer also said that the flashing around both chimneys were incorrectly installed and there is leaking around flashing on one of them. He said both chimneys will need repair work - soon. The inspection report said the chimneys were fine.

5.We also asked for the pest inspection, but that's a joke. Carpenter ants and mice in the house, nothing noted on the inspection. It was very clear, however, when we started to clean the kitchen, that there were mouse droppings everywhere in the kitchen. There was clear evidence of mice activity in the attic; once again, if he had gone up, he would have found it.

We've only been in the house for 4 months, so who knows what else we may find! Would not recommend them for inspection services.

Update 12/6/16: After 2 roofing quotes and 2 for the chimneys, we're looking at over $15,000 that was completely unexpected. If the inspector had properly noted the roofing/chimney issues, we could have negotiated with the sellers. What a bummer.