Terrible BC inspectors on Global tv News

[James Koong]

Please watch how bad the BC inspectors including the NACHI.
http://www.canada.com/globaltv/bc/index.html

[jbowman]

Excellent advertisement for NACHI.

[rcooke]

Originally Posted by jkoong

Please watch how bad the BC inspectors including the NACHI.
http://www.canada.com/globaltv/bc/index.html

I wonder have they removed it I can not get it to open now .
Roy Cooke
Go to more video at under the listing this brings up about 8 and pick the one you want .

[Blaine Wiley]

In the newscasters first few sentences, replace the words "home inspector" with "journalist" and see if it isn't just as fitting.

There have been many of these hit pieces done at us in the US.

I understand that tonights newscast will show a film of an inspector performing an inspection who is really bad, and has been sued a few times? Gee, I wonder why they picked this guy to film with a hidden camera. You suppose they'll state why and how they picked him, or will they just conveniently forget to mention that???

[James Koong]

Political matter!
BC still young in home inspection industry ,not like in USA has long history in home inspection business.
Most of the training material or standard of practices were copied from USA.
Do you agree? So how the Canadian manage a new set of standards?
No standard for any Home Inspector, and will have no subject for the court judgment , all inspector will be liable only on the contract or agreement that is signed.
Many cases are not justified or how to perform the inspection yet " in BC"

Only the home inspection association can help the most home inspectors now in BC, without those inspection associations,and the consumer is going to be worst.

[Vern Mitchinson]

I find it interesting that the inspectors referred by the realtor are incompetent. Also the attorney general a past realtor does not have any interest in doing anything about it.
As was stated on another thread the realtor wants a half hour inspection and a drive by is even better.

[Blaine Wiley]

Equally as interesting is that BC has no requirements to be a home inspector, yet they decide to pick on NACHI, who has requirements.

[Vern Mitchinson]

I think the other association is running scared hence the attacks on NACHI.

[Norm Bushman]

Maybe the other association set it all up?

[rcooke]

Originally Posted by Norm Bushman

Maybe the other association set it all up?

Exactly that is how the other associations always work .
For once you and I agree the other association has a few directors and members who do not follow their own rules .
This is so unfortunate that it happens .
It is you and I and all home inspectors who wish to get along and communicate with each other .
Just maybe some day there will be a big change of Directors and the new Directors will see like you and I do that it would be better for all to follow their own rules and the Canadian Government rules for NON Profit associations.
From what I have heard this could be comming sooner then many realize.
Norm we can only hope it comes to pass.
Roy Cooke A Happy NACHI member
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[Norm Bushman]

Originally Posted by rcooke

Exactly that is how the other associations always work .
For once you and I agree
Roy Cooke A Happy NACHI member

You mean you think your an idiot too!!!

Trust me, Romper Room Roy , if we agree on anything, it is merely by accident.

Norm

[rcooke]

Originally Posted by Norm Bushman

You mean you think your an idiot too!!!

Trust me, Romper Room Roy , if we agree on anything, it is merely by accident.

Norm

Yes I know some people who had kids that way too just an accident then their parents got married too bad your parents did not get married .

I guess we all know what that makes you a *^^)(&)_ not a nice name to be known by.

[Norm Bushman]

Originally Posted by rcooke

Yes I know some people who had kids that way too just an accident then their parents got married too bad your parents did not get married .

Is THAT supposed to be a sentence??? Every time I think you can't possibly be any more stupid, you prove me wrong.

[Vern Mitchinson]

That other ***--iation demands that unqualified and untrained people complete 250 paid inspections before they can become certified members.
That is not protecting the public. In fact it has the opposite result.
To make it simple they are demanding that 250 unsuspecting members of the public hire untrained and inexperienced inspectors. No wonder the news media goes off half cocked. To bad they do not investigate before they publish one sided BS.
If someone chooses to lie about their qualifications by doing a test with someone telling them the answers and then claiming that they are qualified, the fact that they cheated on the test is not the fault of the tester but the lying and cheating of the testee. The jails are full of these type of people.

[Norm Bushman]

Vern,
But doesn't the association have a duty of care to set up their system of verification in such a way that news reporters can't become Certified Home Inspectors? Or here's a better question: Name one other instance when a news reporter managed to become a Certified (full member, Registered or whatever) Home Inspector with any other professional home inspection association? To my knowledge, that has never happened....because all other asosciations put in place checks and balances to ensure it can't.

I think that's why they were picking on NACHI. It's not the first time and won't be the last.

Norm