Offer meth testing without a laboratory.

[Jeff S. Vogan]

Bruce, that is kind of my point. We give the homeowner a "meth" inspection, and tell them it is clean for meth. Anhydrous ammonia was spilled on the carpet, and a baby crawling on the floor takes a deep breath of the ammonia and gets his/her lungs burned. "Mr. Inspector, you told me the house tested negative for meth". Yes, it did, however, I did not test for anhydrous ammonia, lithium, acid, starter fluid, etc....which is why I ask the question that remains unanswered...what does the swab test for? Tweekers don't generally take their finished product and rub it in to the carpet...but other precursors that can actually do damage to an infant, for instance, my very well be present. I don't know, maybe the swab tests for these things? That is why I am asking.

[Bruce A. King]

Originally Posted by jbushart

The inspection revealed a very strong chemical smell and other evidence from debris that was left behind from previous owner(s) that are consistent with homes that have been used for the manufacturing of certain illegal drugs.

The process of manufacturing drugs often leaves poisonous residue in the home that cannot be detected or identified in the course of a home inspection.

I recommend that, prior to close, you contact the local sheriff's department or the local Department of Health to arrange for testing and, if applicable, to determine the protocol and costs associated with the removal of any chemicals that might be detected.

thanks!

Thats basically the same that I reported.

The agent emailed me later and said the sherriff's office said the smell was cat urine and no testing done. No feedback on the debris pile.

Sherriff did not notice the unopened containers in the attic and client said they just laughed at it and said "look at the labels, it says water right here".

And we pay taxes here for that kind of ignorance......


After some other tidbits of info from the agent and the client, later on, I simply googled the address and found a news story where the owner got 10 years for dealing in meth. The client said she knew about that and the owner was caught transporting a load from another state to here and that she knew that no lab was ever in that house. It's great when your client is so smart.


The mortgage company cancelled out, and the agent blamed my reported "chemial smell" but I later found out the appraisal did not come in high enough and also the report included the fact that the house had no operating heat and had a gas pack that was a total rust bucket.


I was amazed at what happened next....
Client had a friend install a new heat exchanger and fix that rust bucket, agent found another "mortgage" company and an appraiser to "hit the number" and the deal was done.

Agent also said she knew other inspectors who would not have done what I did.

Any investigative reporters out there with an old house to use for some "research"?

Maybe we could start to clean up some of the mess we have around here.

[James E. Braun, CMI]

Shame on you, Bruce! You almost killed the Realtor's commission. She actually had to call on her cronies she got lined you to help her get this deal done.

I am sure she has an ASHI inspector that makes all of her inspections go smoothly. Her ASHI inspector says defects, what defects. I do not see
anything wrong with the houses you refer me to Ms. Realtor.

[Jeff S. Vogan]

Doesn't anyone know what these things actually test for? Anyone?

[Russell Spriggs]

Jeff, direct your questions to:
Mike Cooper - Structural Narcotics Detection Service -- had been in Kalispell MT but has recently moved to the Bozeman area. He does not have his website or email set up again, but can be called. He has a course you take before using his lab services, to be certified to do the sampling. I've always been happy with his service; tell him Russ sent you!
SNDS
Mike Cooper
P.O. Box 556
Belgrade MT, 59714

406-250-3970

[Jeff S. Vogan]

Thanks, Russell. Do you have a number for him?

[Russell Spriggs]

Originally Posted by jvogan

Thanks, Russell. Do you have a number for him?

Uhh, yeah . . .
it's that "406" thing in my post . . .

[Jeff S. Vogan]

LOL!! Smart *****!!! I was reading quick and thought that was YOUR number!!! Sorry. Thanks for the help.

[Russell Spriggs]

Anytime, Jeff!

[Jeff S. Vogan]

Sent a PM to Mr. Pauly, from the infomercial last Wednesday...still no response. I wonder if that is an indication of their customer service?

[rramsey]

DrugDetectiveKit.com purchasing is no longer available. Business phone and Mr. Pauly's personal phone in Arizona are both disconnected.

Nick, do you have any contact with these people?

Ralph Ramsey
1st Choice Home Inspections
512-785-6856
325-956-9033
www.1stChoiceHomeInspections.biz

[Wayne B. Wilson]

I went through this site with email they gave me a contact to call i still looking for the email or number
contactus@drugdetective.co.za <contactus@drugdetective.co.za>

[Russell Spriggs]

Originally Posted by rramsey

DrugDetectiveKit.com purchasing is no longer available. Business phone and Mr. Pauly's personal phone in Arizona are both disconnected.

Nick, do you have any contact with these people?

Ralph Ramsey
1st Choice Home Inspections
512-785-6856
325-956-9033
www.1stChoiceHomeInspections.biz

Not surprised, somehow;
I still would not hang my ***** out on this topic without a lab report!

Just did one today on a local hotel room, BTW.

[Rodney Bailey]

Forget labs and swabs. The latest technology is here. I have had great success with the machine and bottom line it is paying for itself quickly. Use it to market to home buyers, medical field, child services, jails, hotels, commercial transportation etc.... The sky is the limit.

Check out this link : www.MethInspection.com or give me a call 888-867-5995.

I also sell the scanners and of course NACHI folks get a sweet deal!


We use the ID2 METH SCANNER to provide immediate qualitative results
of testing. The ID2 Meth Scanner is a hand-held, battery-operated, scanner for detecting all forms and concentrations of methamphetamine on virtually all surfaces, including skin, clothing, plastics, wood, metals and masonry. We can detect and verify the presence of meth at trace quantities (in the low nanogram range), without touching or disturbing the surface.



Principle of Operation – Photoemission from an optically excited surface is used to detect minute quantities of methamphetamine. The Meth Scanner uses an energy source to provide optical excitation at the appropriate wavelength and senses the resulting photoemission.
__________________
Rodney Bailey
A-1 Quality Inspection
www.InspectGA.com
706-235-1372

[Russell Spriggs]

I was comntacted nearly a year ago by the mfr of this (or a similar) product. I was very intrigued, and told him I'd like to test one (it was about to be introduced).
My position at the time was that we don't have the population here, nor the awareness (fear), to justify the expenditure for a unit that costs thousands.
And, to make it stand up either in court or for a client to back out of a contract, I would still need a LAB report, so that "I" was not the final expert saying, "There's meth here".

BTW, the links on your home page don't aqppear to work, Rodney - thought you might want to fix that.

Keep us informed, & post your prices!