Home Inspection in Houston Texas

[Zoe Fackler]

This is just a question:
I'm in Riverview Florida - my niece is in Houston Texas buying her first home at age 24. And of course it a 1954 brick on slab. OF COURSE !!

Is it possible (and if yes, who do I call in Houston) to get a truly complete Home Inspection with detailed results and findings?
Or are inspectors in Texas limited as to what they can report?

I just need to know if she has to hire various contractors to check this house or if
" NACHI - Texas " Inspectors are allowed to perform Full detailed inspections like we do here in Florida.

Zoe
West Central Fl. Chapter

[John Onofrey]

Zoe,

As far as licensed states go, Texas has the toughest SOP in the nation. The minimum standards set the bar pretty high in Texas. A standard home inspection in this state gives a the client a pretty good picture of the condition of the home that they are considering purchasing.

Houston is my neck of the woods. Have her give me a call.

[Zoe Fackler]

Please look at the attched Report and tell me if this what Texas considers a Full Home Inspection. I know there's a Texas form - so I didn't know if it linited the inforamation that " should" be reported.

Thank you so much

[John Onofrey]

That's the standard form. The report verbiage seems fairly weak to me and no photo's are present. How much did she pay for it?

[Michael R. Boyett]

It's the standard form all right but, like John says...the verbiage is fairly weak (actually, that's a huge understatement). Look to the TREC SOP for what must be reported. You can also see what a more typical Texas report looks like here.

[Michael R. Boyett]

I especially liked this comment:

The attic is functioning as intended, visible / accessible areas, and has limited insulation.
A structural engineer is recommended to evaluate and estimate repairs.

[John Onofrey]

Ya right, what's the engineer supposed to be evaluating? Insulation?

[Jeffrey R. Pope]

That's a nice report. I think I could do 6 or 7 inspections a day if that's as detailed as I needed to be. . .

[Zoe Fackler]

Thank you guys ......I was very careful not to bash any inspector..................
But He gave no photos, and the report speaks for itself.

So NEXT question:
Did she or did she not recive what the State of Texas calls " A Full Home Inspection"
No opions please,,,,,,,,,, just facts.
Zoe

[John Onofrey]

Originally Posted by zfackler

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So NEXT question:
Did she or did she not recive what the State of Texas calls " A Full Home Inspection"
No opions please,,,,,,,,,, just facts.
Zoe

Oh Lordy!

[Zoe Fackler]

O Lordy was not what I was looking for.

Come on John - so far your my hero..............
My husband and I are both Certifed Home Inspectors and I am also Mold Certifed.
We've been members of NACHI long enough for Nick to reconize us by site.........

We are aslo Presidents of the West Central Florida Chapter...
So .not to ring our own bell. but we know there are good guys and not so good guys.

Does Jenny have any chance of getting here fee back?
And NO- the inspector is NOT NACHI.
Zoe

[John Onofrey]

In my OPINION, this report would most likely not hold up under the scrutiny of TREC.

[Zoe Fackler]

Thank you Thank you Thank you
If you ever come to Tampa Florida - Call me -
We'll show you the pretty places and REALLY good food that only the native know about.

Zoe

[Michael R. Boyett]

What can't be determined from the report is if anything is really deficient. How can anyone tell if the inspector really did a good job or even followed the SOP? It would appear from this report that the house has few, if any, issues. That's not likely though, is it? Just out of curiosity what range of numbers is the inspector's license? For example, the 2000's, 8000's, 10,000's, ?

[gbeaumont]

Originally Posted by jpope

That's a nice report. I think I could do 6 or 7 inspections a day if that's as detailed as I needed to be. . .

No $h!t Jeff we're working way to hard for our money, I haven't seen a report as thin as that in about 7-8 years

Regards

Gerry