There are quite a few inspector who decline re-inspections because they don't want the liability. I don't understand the reasoning. It is still a visual inspection, just as was the initial inspection. If one were concerned about what could not be seen in the re-inspection then why would the first one be any different?

I agree that having the receipts is golden - those alone can tell you a lot about the contractor's work. They're often vague, don't address what you had in your report and the re-inspection can often determine that the work indicated on the receipt was simply not done. In fact, when I do re-inspections, rarely was all the work done correctly.

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Eric Barker
Moraine Woods Consulting, Inc.
Barrington, IL