| I want to be certain not to bash all plumbers. Most are | | | | company he represented. It ended up being the owner |
| competent and care about the quality of work they | | | | of the plumbing company that did the work. This poor |
| perform. Like any sector of business there are ranges | | | | performance also gave plumbers a bad name. The |
| in skill and effort. The other day I believe I met the | | | | home buyer and I could stand in the basement and |
| lower end of the scale. | | | | hear the drips coming from various areas. The puddles |
| As I do my home inspections with my company, | | | | of water on the floor were also huge indications of an |
| Habitation Investigation LLC, I see lots of things. The | | | | issue that no one should have missed. |
| quality of work I came across the other day while | | | | If one little leak was to be found by me during my |
| doing a home inspection is a good example of "non | | | | conducting a home inspection then that would have |
| standard" repair, to put it nicely. It is packing tape used | | | | not looked too poorly on the plumber, after all no one is |
| to join the waste/drain line. | | | | perfect. When six obvious leaks are found there is |
| The packing tape was wrapped around tightly where | | | | definitely a quality issue that needs dealt with. |
| a drain line joined the main waste line. Along with fine | | | | Just another reason to always have the home you |
| piece of work were six other active leaks from drain | | | | are looking to buy undergo a Habitation Investigation. |
| and supply lines. The sad part is that the plumber was | | | | Home inspections are a great way to ensure your |
| in that home approximately two days prior and | | | | home ownership starts off well. Home inspections help |
| reportedly repaired all the leaks. This obviously spoke | | | | remove the surprises some people face when they |
| very poorly on the not only the plumber and the | | | | first move into a new home. |