Ferrari Mailing List: Re: OT: Home Inspection that missed one

[Jason Polzer (jason]

#1 don't worry everything will work out

#2 Get more opinions on the slab from people you trust, like you did 
with the siding.  I'm sure any salesman, er, inspector could find a 
whole whack of things that are imperative to fix.  If legitimate your 
insurance may cover it, no need for lawyers.

#3 See #1 and get some sleep.  You've survived this long with the slab 
in it's current condition.

It could be worse!  My friend just had an oil spill in his house.  Whole 
foundation needs cleanup, under, around, plus yard.  Inside needs to be 
gutted.  Contents have already been cataloged and thrown out.  They are 
living in a trailer for 1-2 years while cleanup occurs. Ugh!

Good luck,

Jason

Tom Reynolds wrote:
> Dear List(s),
>         Prior to the purchase of our new to us home in Tulsa in June of this year, we contracted with a Home Inspector to have an inspection done.  Don't know if our Realtors recommended him outright, or if we asked them if they knew of any good inspectors.  At any rate, the guy came out and did his inspection, we were billed around $300 or so for it, so it was not one of the cost/time cutting ones.  There were some things on the list we wanted fixed, the home owner had them fixed, receipts were exchanged, etc.  Not absolutely perfect, but not bad.
>         But apparently he missed one big thing.  We had a home inspector out last week to look at our trim/siding because we were told by an independent repair guy that we needed caulking and repainting and it might cost anywhere from $4-6K.  That got me to call this second home inspector dude to come out and just take a look for a second opinion. 
>         Well, things being things, (it was after work and getting dark) he didn't stop there (he charged me $175) and went not ALL over the house, but a good chunk over what he'd originally been asked to come out and do.  One thing he did find that scares the living you know what out of me/us is that there is a concrete slab under our deck that at one time might have been a patio, but anyway, there is some kind of beam attached to it and also to our deck.  The land/dirt/ground has been washed out from under the concrete slab, and the (second) inspector said that it would be very expensive to fix, and also imperative.  He suggested we call some people who do foundation work to come out and give us written estimates, and then to call the first home inspector, tell him that we think he missed something very important, that he might want to come out and take a look, and bring the claims adjuster from his malpractice insurance company out with him.  I'm also thinking that this mig
>  ht be something that could be covered under our Homeowner's insurance policy.   Should I go looking for a real estate lawyer now, or later, or ?
> Thanks very much for all your help,
> Tom (very worried) Reynolds
> Tulsa, OK
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