Originally Posted by
JD Johnson
Thanks for all your replies. My major concern is that this home will most likely be used for rental purposes, and vacationeers often leave their common sense at home, and I just want to protect them from themselves, and my client from being sued.
JD, this is a nice thought on your part but we as home inspectors need to work on what is going on now and not what might happen in the future.
If this was really keeping me from getting a good nights sleep; I would most likely report the stools in the pool and add a section that any swimmer should exercise caution as to not swim into them and become caught or injured.
As I do not inspect pools and I sub it out to a pool contractor, this would not even make my report. I let the pool pros do this type of work as the average in-ground pool in my area range in price from $50,000 to $200,000 on many of the homes I inspect. I have a pool company that charges $100 to $500 for a full pool inspection and they just bill the client and I'm out of the picture so to speak.