Originally Posted by
Scott Patterson
We as home inspectors need to get everyone to realize that there is no such thing as 'Grandfathered" in our profession. It either is or it is not.
Report what you find. An outlet in the laundry room was not GFCI protected. It should be GFCI protected.
That is about all we need to do. I really could care less if the home was built in the 1800's or in 2005.
Just playing devil's advocate here.... Do you recommend that all of the lower sheetrock be removed and that every stud to baseplate connection be done with 8d nails instead of 6d nails because the code changed?
I realize that electrical issues are more important and that many state's SoP's require to call out the absence of GFI's... mine doesn't so I really can't 'require' anything.
I'm sure the intent of your post wasn't this but taken literally, you're saying you'd go into a 5 year old house and becuse the code has changed it should all be rebuilt?