Dan Harris
01-21-2010, 04:21 PM
This vender .... X-MET handheld XRF Analyzer for Chinese Drywall testing on home inspection:Â*Oxford Instruments (http://www.oxford-instruments.com/applications-markets/industry/drywall-inspection/Pages/drywall-inspection.aspx)
... was selling a camera that tests for chinese drywall at ASHIs Inspection World this week.
Per them Wells Fargo is now, and other major lenders,and insurance companys will be requiring all homes [ in known areas of chinese drywall] built in the chinese drywall time period will have to be tested for chinese drywall.
From what I gathered, with this camera the average sized home can be inspected in 4-5 hrs, the requirements are every 3 sq. ft' will need to be checked. This camera will identify infected drywall on the sopt.
Again per them an inspector can charge $5-700 for this inspection on an averge sized 2000' home
I asked Bob with Allen Ins. about liability, per him our standard E&O policy will cover us.
Has anyone heard of this process, or anyone using it now.
Your thoughts??
Oh yea.. The ouch part, :)
There are 2 different companys that were selling this type of camera, one was priced in the high 20s; the other was I think $30,000 something.
... was selling a camera that tests for chinese drywall at ASHIs Inspection World this week.
Per them Wells Fargo is now, and other major lenders,and insurance companys will be requiring all homes [ in known areas of chinese drywall] built in the chinese drywall time period will have to be tested for chinese drywall.
From what I gathered, with this camera the average sized home can be inspected in 4-5 hrs, the requirements are every 3 sq. ft' will need to be checked. This camera will identify infected drywall on the sopt.
Again per them an inspector can charge $5-700 for this inspection on an averge sized 2000' home
I asked Bob with Allen Ins. about liability, per him our standard E&O policy will cover us.
Has anyone heard of this process, or anyone using it now.
Your thoughts??
Oh yea.. The ouch part, :)
There are 2 different companys that were selling this type of camera, one was priced in the high 20s; the other was I think $30,000 something.