I was part of a crowd gathered around the coffee pot at a home inspection training seminar last week.  The topic turned to bad home inspectors.  Inspectors who do not properly inspect all areas of the home.  There were several stories about home inspectors not inspecting the crawlspaces of homes.  It sounded like professional suicide to me.  How can you possibly inspect a home properly without entering the crawlspace.  Case in point:  I inspected a home in Mufreesboro last week.  While inspecting the crawlspace I found termite tunnels on the block foundation wall. (see photo) Termites can do thousands of dollars in damage to a home in a short period of time.

I also discovered that the water supply lines for this home were made of polybutylene.

These type of water lines have had a higher than normal failure rate than copper or PVC.  Both of these items could not have been discovered without entering the crawlspace.  Be sure your home inspector knows where to look and what to what to look for.

That’s all for now.