Most common problem found in a home inspection

Sean O'Rear — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:56:34 +0000

Oddly, I would say that plumbing leaks are the most common problem that I find in a home inspections. Most people do not go into their crawlspaces to look at the condition of the area. So when a plumbing leak occurs (usually a drain leak) it can cause many problems. I was at a home last month that was a beautiful home and was very well maintained. The stand-up shower was leaking into the crawlspace at the seal around the center drain (the most common leak I find). This was over the main girder of the house and had been leaking so long that it rotted through the girder and an 8 foot section had to be replaced.

Now honestly speaking – that was a severe case and I do not find major effects like that too often, but in this case – a simple annual visual inspection would have caught the problem while it was still a $75 fix. Waiting until they sold their home made that an $850 dollar fix + a $75 dollar fix. I am a proponent of checking out your crawlspace every year. However, if you don’t want to do it yourself – or you are not sure what you are looking at – we provide an annual inspection service for $99 that will look for water, plumbing, settling, termite, and any other defect that may exist in your crawlspace. Give us a call today at (417) 890-8500.

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Most common problem found in a home inspection