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

[clyde romero (clyderomero]

Call you insurance company asap


Clyde Romero Jr.
Cell 678 641 9932
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Reynolds [mailto:kjtar [at] cox.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 8:09 AM
To: clyde
Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
Subject: [Ferrari] OT: Home Inspection that missed one

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 might 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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