Choosing a home inspector

By Walker Moskop, wmoskop@express-news.net
Updated 07:29 p.m., Friday, August 12, 2011

Home inspector Jeff Adams stands in the kitchen of a house for sale on Butlers Bridge Road. He says an inspection can take anywhere from two to five hours.
Photo: SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, SALLY FINNERAN / sfinneran@express-news

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Choosing a home inspector

Inside a north San Antonio home, inspector Jeff Adams points to a metal pipe inside a closet that is heavily duct taped, bent awkwardly and angled into the top of a gas furnace. “This pipe has completely come apart,” he said.

“They kinda screwed the pooch on this one.”

The two-story brick house is in pretty good shape compared to many places, but Adams still has numerous concerns about it, from the dubiously bandaged piping to deteriorating siding to a gutter placed too close to the home’s foundation.

For many homebuyers, excessive water penetration, electrical damage or a range of other defects can be a deal breaker when looking at a home. But if they don’t hire an experienced home inspector to find those problems before closing, they could be stuck with thousands of dollars worth of needed repairs that surprise them down the road.
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