Home inspectors are not required to find the cause of problems uncovered during
a home inspection. Some home inspectors go above and beyond the call of duty.
This recently installed basement wall at a RI home was damaged by water. The
resourceful inspector reached in with his camera at a section where there was a hole in
the sheetrock and used his camera as a periscope. After a few clicks of the camera, he
found the source of water that caused the damage to the wall. There was a pipe with a
spigot attached to the end of it that had been sheetrocked into the wall.
It was left in the open position and when the house was de-winterized,
the wall filled up with water.
Photo provided by Mark Urso
Confident Home
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