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Go Over the inspection and building permit records for former homes constructed by the builder. Obtain a list of previous jobs and visit the local government office where records of inspections and permits are maintained. … Following proper guidelines can help you find a quality builder in your area and avoid the pitfalls of inferior workmanship. These tips will assist you in selecting the Prescott home builders who are best-suited to build the home of your dreams. …  read more…

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House Kungsberga: Should i laugh or should i cry now
The inspector person startet with saying at this size house we accept about 50 minor faults, could be paint in wrong places, wholes in the wood or some small things that needs to be fixed. …  read more…

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Voting Question: Major Garage repair due to missed inspection?
I purchased a house about 5 years ago and now the garage is about to fall apart due to poor construction and water damage, most likely known about by the previous owner. The contractor gave an estimate of about $44k, which is way out of my price range. The contractor mentioned that this type of damage probably started well before I purchased the home, and the inspector should have caught it. A claim to my insurance company was denied. Do I have any recourse against the inspector or previous homeowner?

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Resolved Question: I’m 21 but I REALLY like a 50 year old man!?
I am a building inspector for new construction and all kinds of other things.
A woman called and set up an inspection. Usually I go out, do my inspection and then I’m done. I hardly ever see the contractors.
Well, this day was different. I was coming down off the roof of a rather large home. (Kinda Scary) But not anything that I am not used to. Well, I usually remember my entire report. But when I got off the ladder and turned around the contractor was standing there waiting…

I looked at him and completely forgot what I had just seen at the top of this monster of a house. And I REALLY didn’t feel like climbing a shaky ladder to re-do my inspection.

I just stood there, looking into this handsome mans eyes. Just something about his eyes looked innocent and caring. Even maybe interesting…
I introduced myself and told him quickly that I’d fax him the report. I just wanted to get out of there before I thought too much about the situation… (I’m married but we are split right now not major problems. We are just coming to an agreement in our lives. We still are teriffic friends we are just trying to find out if we make teriffic mates.)
I got back to my office and was sitting at my desk and one of the secretarys buzzed in and said that my husband was on the line.
I picked up the phone and said “Hey baby, how are you” Well it WASNT my husband…
It was him… The contractor.
He replied in a joking manner “Well hey Baby to you too!”
then asked about his report.
I had drawn up a report and given it to an assistant to fax it. I told him that I did not have time to go over it with him right now, but I’d call him at my earliest convience.
He agreed and then came up to my office as I was leaving for lunch.
He started talking and I told him to meet me at the resturant and I’d treat him to a client lunch to discuss his work.

we got there, he got out of his car first and opened my car door for me, then opened the resturant door and placed his hand in a respectful way at the small of my back to guide me inside where there were ALOT of people.

At first I was kind of like . . WTF but then I realized that I kinda liked it…
We talked at lunch about the house and future contracts.
STRICTLY PROFESSIONAL with some life talk..
He walked me to my car and I left. But the whole time I was thinking about how handsome and sweet and what a skilled (contractor) he was.

He knows I’m married and he knows the situation.

We kinda started flirting innocently. And ended up going out on a sort of mini-date.
There I found out his age… He’s 49, almost 50…
Not a bad thing. He’s a very hott looking 50 year old. Aged very well.
And it turns out that he’s kind of rich… But I’m more than able to take care of myself as well… And I PAY FOR DINNER. I’ve got no interest in his money…
The reason I brought it up was that rich people usually tend to have certian personality traits that can be somewhat… BAD…

But he’s NOT AT ALL like that… His workers are treated VERY WELL. He drove an hour away just to pick up one employee whos personal truck broke down and he went out that day and got him a newer truck. Just to be nice.
He’s a great boss, contractor, friend and opps… Husband…
His wife who I had talked to on previous jobs on the phone not knowing it was the same company because he has several companies.
But when I called and failed one job for minor VERY minor deficiencies, with me on the phone she started tearing him down. Calling him a worthless nothing who cant get anything right.
Several times since this I’ve talked to her… She doesnt know about my feelings toward him, but she’ll tell me how horrible he is. That he wouldnt buy her a new car last year… (She drives an 07 mercedes) She said that he calls her too much and sometimes wants him to leave her alone. And she told me that I should fail everything he has because he is a bad contractor…   read more…

Resolved Question: Should and can I condemn my house?
My father died in June. I received a call from his best friend with the news, followed by, your dad’s house was just set today, the final inspection is tomorrow, you will need to be there.
That didn’t suck enough.
My dad’s friend (best friend) owned a construction company and his son works for a rival modular home company from the one my dad contracted. They both loved my dad very much and came prepared to punch holes in the contruction. They pointed out that the shingles where put on wrong, the drywall was wavy, and that the roof flip brackets where nailed though using a gun, instead of using the manufacturer’s preset holes and recommended nails, and the baseboard heater’s where not centered and undersized for the space. I noticed that hurricane ties where not nailed on both sides and that the cabinets in the kitchen where crooked, and a dented front door.
The builder has since stated that the roof is to expensive to fix, the flips are fine, and addressed the other issues.
Since then, with some help from his friend, I have started work on completing the house. His friend is handling the estate for me, and has been helping. Lately his job has changed, and he can’t be there that often. The house is a two hour drive for me, and actually I have’nt been able to actually meet up with him to help with the work for a couple of months. It’s just been me trying to get this stuff done. Besides he does spend alot of time working with the lawyer and the estate bills and stuff. I am in no way complaining about what he has done, just pointing out that the burden of finishing has shifted more my way than I orginally expected.
Since working on the house I have discovered that the wiring is a mess, 1/3 of the baseboard heat trips the breaker, they used 12-2 instead of 12-3 on 220 circuits, all the three switches I tested today return crazy mid range voltages indicating to me that there is voltage leaking between MANY of the lines, the smoke alarms haven’t stop beeping and I sense that this connected with the problem with voltages I discovered today, their are numerous plumbing blunders I am discovering while running the pipes to the fixtures and have paid to fix these from my own pocket, the garage is not set to match the sill, so that doors don’t line up and require a redo of all the door ways, they used single hung windows, and I everything I read in the paperwork for the house references double hung windows, they put holes in the garage for windows but say they are not supposed to supply those, and the house was suspisiously, partly sided.
Me and the executor, although we are on the same page, I believe need more help. I can not fathom trusting this place with the wiring problems alone I discovered today. We had taken this to the state attorney general a month ago about the roof, and the builder told them that it was to expensive to fix, and they would warrant it. Problem with that is, with this kinda of product I don’t expect them to be in business long. We where planning on taking them to a magistrate about the roof, but now I’m not sure what to do in light of the added problems.
My question really is, should I pay for an extremely thorough inspection of this building and try and get it condemned? Can i get it condemned and what would be the repricussions of such an action? I feal with the wiring issues I discovered today that this place is truely a fire trap. Luckily I have had enough sense not to leave any power on when I am not there since I started this project.

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