Originally Posted by
Matt Fellman
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?
Well, that is really not a safety issue.
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.
Home inspectors can't require anything. All we can do, or I should say "should do" is to report what we see.
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 because the code has changed it should all be rebuilt?
Nope, not one bit. Common sense has to play a role in what we as home inspectors report and do. Older homes need to be safe so anything I consider to be unsafe I report on and offer an opinion as to what might make it better or safer.