Rub a Dub Dub, A Shock in the Tub
“How ingenious is this: To reduce the chance of electrocution from the circuit breaker panel, we simply lowered the shower head!”
Earle Johnson
AmeriSpec Home Inspection Service
Winnipeg, Canada
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The First Step Is a Doozy!
“While inspecting a 120-plus-year-old home, I found this attic stairway opening directly outside the door from an attic bedroom. I sure hope the people sleeping here don’t sleepwalk.”
Sergio Angione
Housemaster
Towaco, N.J.
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But How Do You Reach the Doorbell?
“This is a welcome mat covering a hole in the roof. Welcome to my roof!”
Nate Stitzlein
Crow Home Inspection
Baltimore, Ohio
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Paper-Thin Excuse
“Here you can see a heating register that someone wallpapered right over. Why have that ugly register mess up your nice wallpaper just to make the master bathroom warm?”
Neil Brogren
A’N’B Home Inspections
Gold Canyon, Ariz.
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Worst Treehouse Ever
“This house comes with mature trees!!”
Gary Kershaw
Pillar to Post
Philadelphia, Pa.
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The Mummy
“Must be the Ancient Egyptian method for attaching a showerhead.”
David Grudzinski
Advantage Home Inspections
Cranston, R.I.
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From Prying to Frying
“This is a steel crowbar hooked on the electrical main service of a house I inspected. I figured it was the latest technology in electrical grounding…”
Tirso De Ubago
Castle Rock Inspections
Walnut Creek, Calif.
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Sticky Situation
“Duct-tape siding: I wonder if the paint voids the warranty.”
Lawrence F. Nies
National Property Inspections
Wattsburg, Pa.
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Lint-Sanity
“This is a dryer venting in the tub plumbing wall, as viewed from the crawl space.”
Jeff Wise
HIS – Home Inspection Services
Yakima, Wash.
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Do You Want Asbestos With That?
“This is an old Chambers range with a gas grill between the electric elements. The concern is the damaged asbestos cover, which rests on the grill surface when it’s not in use. Every time the grill or burners are used, a potential hazardous condition develops. According to the seller, it has been in use for years.”
Gary Tucker
Tucker Inspection
Emeryville, Calif.
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A Complete Lack of Support
“From a recent trip to India: high-rise scaffolding in New Delhi made of bamboo and rope. Not exactly OSHA-approved.”
John J. Heyn
Owings Mills, Md.
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World-Wide Tangle
“Also from New Delhi: When you have a computer problem, here’s where your calls go.”
John J. Heyn
Owings Mills, Md.
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Hair Raising
“This is one shower that includes a way to keep warm and curl your hair at the same time! The shower stall heater was in a house with no ground, no GFCI and on a very powerful 20-AMP circuit.”
Marcus Richter
Hands-On Home Inspection
Tucson, Ariz.
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Green Machine
“I know there’s an air-conditioning compressor in there somewhere, but I can’t find it.”
Matthew Steger
WIN Home Inspection
Elizabethtown, Pa.
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No-Brain Drain
“Chimney leaking from the cleanout in the basement? Put a drainage hose on it.”
Nate Stitzlein
Crow Home Inspection
Baltimore, Ohio
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Make a Splash, Make a Splat!
“This hot tub is installed on a very unstable deck. The deck is not properly secured to the structure and has no handrail. The far side of the deck overhangs about a 15-foot drop.”
Wally Shank
Mid Penn Home Inspections
Carlisle, Pa.
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Puts the Lean in “Lean-To”
“I’m thinking there may be an issue here.”
David Grudzinski
Advantage Home Inspections
Cranston, R.I.
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Hole-y Bad Idea
“Yeah, sure. It’s okay to run your ductwork through the main support girder—as long as you have a good saw.”
Chuck Arnone
Precision Consultants
Sussex, N.J.
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Poor Exit Strategy
“Not sure what exactly this is supposed to be, with no railing or stairs. A deck? A stage for one?”
David Grudzinski
Advantage Home Inspections
Cranston, R.I.
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Medusa’s Junction Box
“I found this jumble of wires leading to a junction box in an attic. This is the difference between an electrician and a master electrician.”
Mario Lucciola
All Spec Building Inspections
St. Catharinas, ON
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Well, This Is a Bad Sign
“I found this at a recent inspection. Don’t worry, the cardboard will protect you from the deadly shock awaiting you behind the sign.”
Kurt Salomon
Advocate Inspections
Midvale, Utah
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Window, Interrupted
“Yes, that is a roof caulked up to a window. The second photo is the view out the window from inside the house.”
David Grudzinski
Advantage Home Inspections
Cranston, R.I.
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