Friday, March 4, 2011

Home Inspectors w/o ladders

I saw a guy pull up to a neighbors' house today on the North Shore of Chicago to do an inspection in a Nissan 4-door sedan. He didn't have any ladders. Was he hoping the seller would provide the ladder? How is he going to get a good view of the roof and the flashings at the chimney, dormers, vents and eaves? What happens if the only attic access is a hatch on a 9 foot ceiling? Does he just move on and report that attic is inexcessible? I don't get it. I just don't see how a good, thorough inspection can be done w/o ladders.