Tim Bruns
08-14-2007, 08:20 PM
I have enjoyed reading your threads and posts. One article was very interesting. The category was Inspection Blues, topic: A Serious Question, By Mark Dobbs, in March of 2007. The subject: Starting Home Inspection at 48. Also postes by Jack Feldman, “. . . what kind of shape are you in now?... ,. . . able to get up and down ladders … Crawling around under houses or in attics?
Also, posts by Joe Griffin and Scott Andersen and others, “this industry is actually perfect for older people who have come from a construction background.”
At this point, I am now a young 60. I can climb ladders, crawl in crawl spaces and attics. I am still an active remodeler, and I also referee high school football games, which I usually run more than a mile in every game.
My question is, why should I have to climb on roofs, crawl through attics and crawl spaces, when I can have a young helper do that for me? I have a young carpenter working for me at the present time, who would be able to help me during some of my future inspections. My helper would be instructed on what to look for, and take pictures of all items under consideration. If he saw a major problem, he would take a picture of it, and then I would look at it myself. During this time, I would be inspecting the other component’s of the home.
In all my reading in the Inspection News, I have not read anything about a two man inspection. Is this something out of the ordinary? Or are there any problems with the two man inspection that I am not aware of, or are there legal problems? (I know, there are always legal problems, because there are attorneys.)
Also, posts by Joe Griffin and Scott Andersen and others, “this industry is actually perfect for older people who have come from a construction background.”
At this point, I am now a young 60. I can climb ladders, crawl in crawl spaces and attics. I am still an active remodeler, and I also referee high school football games, which I usually run more than a mile in every game.
My question is, why should I have to climb on roofs, crawl through attics and crawl spaces, when I can have a young helper do that for me? I have a young carpenter working for me at the present time, who would be able to help me during some of my future inspections. My helper would be instructed on what to look for, and take pictures of all items under consideration. If he saw a major problem, he would take a picture of it, and then I would look at it myself. During this time, I would be inspecting the other component’s of the home.
In all my reading in the Inspection News, I have not read anything about a two man inspection. Is this something out of the ordinary? Or are there any problems with the two man inspection that I am not aware of, or are there legal problems? (I know, there are always legal problems, because there are attorneys.)