Home Inspector Nightmares: Vol. 17
Updated: Mar. 05, 2018Home inspectors see the darndest things! Who would have thought you could use pie pans as heating parts or save paint by not moving the couch.
Stan and Andrea’s fault
This isn’t just a case of bad stucco. The homeowner is going to have to go all the way to replacing the footings.
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Larry, Curly and Moe
Apparently, there was one shingle from the old roof that just had some sentimental value. But eventually, he'll have to give up on sentiments and replace the shingle.
Cold air return
Hard to figure out what’s going on here. Sure you need a cold air return in the basement, but why not just put a vent in the cold air return? Maybe they’re planning ahead for a future wall?
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Nerve ganglia
Guess where the couch was...
Cutting in paint around trim isn’t all that hard to do. And it’s even easier around furniture-or you could just move it.
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Tin pan alley
Cooling fins-or radiator fins-you be the judge. Or maybe it's an attempt to stop the mice from using the ductwork as an elevated expressway?
The stash
Squirrel prepper
Hot line to Dominos
After training rats, B.F. Skinner decided to test his training on the kids. Or maybe it’s connected to a switched outlet where the pizza oven is plugged in.
Rube Goldberg's basement
Jeff decided to make it his goal to use every single 2-in. PVC fitting offered at Lowes. Can you imagine how many trips to the home center this took?
Photo: Courtesy of Structure TechWant more home inspector nightmares? Check out volume 18!