Home inspections Hobbs New Mexico. One inspector and another inspector. Part Three.   Now on to part Three of the mini series of how an inspector can and will not do the right inspection on a home. Was this inspector Certified? Who knows. I was not told who did the inspection and I did'nt ask. Irrelevant to me. Clint McKie with Desert Sun Home Inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico, Let's take a look at the exhaust venting for the dryer. Pretty simple task as a home inspector. Problem with this home's exhaust venting is it goes into the attic. O.K. Now what? Inspect the attic and everything in it. This would include all venting into the attic as well. Take a look at what I found when I enetred the attic looking for the dryer vent's termination point. This heavy lint pile in the attic was a... 07/13/2013

Home inspection Hobbs New Mexico. One inspector and another inspector. Part Two. Now on to part Two of the mini series of how an inspector can and will not do the right inspection on a home. Was this inspector Certified? Who knows. I was not told who did the inspection and I did'nt ask. Irrelevant to me. Clint McKie with Desert Sun Home Inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico, Is the one to call for your home inspection needs in Southeast New Mexico. This may sound a bit "Biased" But when I'm inspecting a home, I feel and do have the obligation to the client. Simple as that. There are issues I install in reports that seem small and a "non issue" to the buyers and sellers. But What if I did'nt add them in the report. You can bet I would get the call asking why I did'nt add the item into the ... 07/11/2013

Home inspection Hobbs New Mexico. One inspector and another inspector. Part One. After a home inspection yesterday on a home in Hobbs New Mexico I had the seller tell me and the buyers. There was a inspector from Hobbs here about a month ago. All he found was the roof needed to be replaced. I had already completed the inspection and had all the notes and pictures for the report. Every home inspector can and will be a little different. At Desert Sun Home Inspections from Carlsbad New Mexico. I take pride in what I do. I try me level best to give the best home inspection possible for the client. I found out after the seller kept talking about the report from the last inspector that there was a larger charge for his services. I just kind shook my head inside as I listened to the seller. Th... 07/10/2013

One thing leads to another. Home inspection in Hobbs New Mexico. Desert Sun home inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico gets around. We had received a request for a home inspection from the lender on this home. They wanted to know of the repairs had been completed before closing on the home. This is a rental unit and was occupied at time of the inspection. New laminate flooring, removed the carpeting in the entire home. Re painted the exterior trim. There's only one issue with the inspection. Sounded very simple right? I was walking around the home inspecting the work after taking all the pictures I needed in the interior of the home. That's when I saw a frightening sight. Take a look at what I found. There was a lot and I mean a lot of termite damages to the homes exterior. I asked the ow... 07/09/2013

A little bit early for this one. Roof inspection in Hobbs New Mexico. At Desert Sun Inspections in Carlsbad New Mexico. We have our plate full of the types of inspections we do. When in doubt, simply call 1-575-706-5586 and I will discuss your inspection needs. Here we have a lender who wanted a roof inspection for a new client who bought a home. The roofing company was to have had the roofing installed by the time I was to be at the home. The request was made last week for the payment. This is a "Trust but Verify Inspection request". After seeing the pictures, you will see why there was the need for a "Trust but Verify inspection". The builder or roofer was not on site when I arrived. Hmmm.... Why was the request even made for payment? After calling the contractor about the roofing sit... 07/08/2013

The roof that goes on forever. Home inspections in Carlsbad, N.M. At Desert Sun Home Inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico. We get to see a lot of roofs. The competition will not inspect a roof. I even got a call one day telling me not to inspect roofs any more because it was making him look bad. Really? The local Realtors use and pay a couple of roofing companies to inspect all the roofs on homes being sold in and around Carlsbad New Mexico. Kinda like having the fox watch the hen house in hopes no chickens will come up missing.   This is what you get when you use a less educated inspector. This costs the buyer extra for inspections. This Cake inspector has no formal training. I asked one day where his education comes from. He then told me that "I have seen a lot of homes, I know what I'... 07/05/2013

Two homes in a row? What is going on? Bad electrical runs rampant. At Desert Sun Home Inspections in Carlsbad New Mexico. Yesterday I had a post about a bad electrical job on the exterior of a home. See it here Electrician needs to be educated. And I do mean a lot of education. http://actvra.in/XKC Then the very next home I have an awful mess in the garage. I have to really be nice when I see this stuff. I don't want to make it seem like I'm about to go ballistic. Even when I see this stuff it makes me really mad at who ever did it. I will make this post short and sweet. Look at what I found when inspecting this homes garage area. Seeing is believing. And there was a lot more. There was a ton of this going on in the garage. Then to add insult to injury already inflicted to the homes ele... 06/27/2013

Electrician needs to be educated. And I do mean a lot of education. The electrician that worked on this home should loose his license. That is if he even had a license to begin with. At Desert Sun Home Inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico. We inspect homes. It's what we do. We go through a lot of training so when we show up at a home for a home inspection for the buyer or the seller, we know what we are looking for. There is none of these hand written reports that simply say "NO ISSUES FOUND" Here is the reason I mentioned this hand written report. The home owner was at the inspection. He said "I have the report from when we bought the home. We hav'nt changed a thing since we bought the home". Good thing right? It is if the other inspection was a good one. Here is what I found when inspe... 06/26/2013

Curious plumbing under sinks. Who's idea was this anyway? When inspecting homes for Desert Sun Home Inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico. I find things that make me say wow. Even with all the homes I have inspected over the years, I still am amazed by what I find. On this home inspection, I had the buyer stay by my side no matter where I went. Even up in the attic, he was there. We were sweating to best the band. The temps in the attic were over 160 degrees at 162 f. That makes for a very uncomfortable inspection. I found several things on this home. The issues I'm posting about today was the crazy way the plumbing was routed and the materials that were used under all three bathroom sinks. Lets take a look and see why I was surprised by what I found in this home. And the beat goes on. Si... 06/25/2013

This was a really fast inspection. Lender wants repairs made before. At Desert Sun Home Inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico I really like helping the buyers out with advice and tips on how to repair issues. This home is a "AS IS HOME". I did a home inspection for a first time home buyer in Hobbs New Mexico. You just might remember the home. The one that has the electrical issues with the FPE panel. View post here. "One of the worst electrical inspections ever". http://actvra.in/X9D The home has and had issues. The lender asked no' "told the buyer" that they needed a couple of issues resolved and repaired before the home could close. ( I thought this was a AS IS SALE ). Some are safety issues. I did the inspection on Thursday and the client called Saturday wanting another follow up inspe... 06/16/2013

The fun never stops here. HVAC contractors? What were you thinking? It was supposed to be a very simple home inspection. A double wide and a garage. These new client's called all the way from Utah wanting a home inspection. At Desert Sun home Inspections in Carlsbad New Mexico, this is what we do best. Inspect homes for the buyers. It looked like a really nice place when I drove up in the driveway. Then we get into the nuts and bolts of the inspection. One thing that stood out very prominently was the Heat Pump at the rear of the home. Something did'nt look right when I glanced at it. I asked the owner of the home who installed the unit. He said he had purchased it from Sears. Then Sear had sent Hvac Installers all the way from Albuquerque New Mexico to do the install.  Really, I though... 06/15/2013

Flipper home with issues. No it did'nt pass inspection. Needs changes. This flipper home has a lot of new work done to it. But how about the way the work was completed? At Desert Sun Home Inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico. We inspect for our client's and keep the best interest of the buyer in mind when we inspect a home. Safety being number one priority. we have a furnace that was installed with a new unit. Everything looked good till I got into the attic to check out the furnace's exhaust venting through the attic. Take a look at this mess as the furnace venting lays on the ceiling framing and not sloped properly. Yes, this is the furnace venting as it comes out of the furnace room. Notice how the slope of the venting goes down hill and is not properly supported? This here is the lef... 06/14/2013

One or the worst electrical inspections ever. Upgrade needed and now. Desert sun Home Inspections in Carlsbad New Mexico, is known for it's customer service and being there when we are supposed to be. Also being able to help out a buyer or Realtor when called. When I got the call for a home inspection in Hobbs New Mexico, I really was not surprised. What surprised me was when the Realtor told me they needed the home inspection yesterday. As everyone knows that didn't happen. :-) So with a little rearranging of my schedule I was able to get the home inspection scheduled for them. This is what I found with the electrical system in a home built in the early 1950's. First I inspect the exterior of the home. Take a look at the power feed to the home. Unreal, how this could still work. The po... 06/13/2013

Contractors and roofing. Sometimes a good fit, sometimes a bad fit. It seems there is a growing distrust with roofing contractors these days. At Desert Sun Inspections based in Carlsbad, New Mexico. We get requests for roofing inspections. The clients want to know if they are getting what they are paying for. Last week I got a call from an owner of a home having an insulated metal roof installed on his Manufactured home. He wanted everything to be right. He and his wife are in their sixties and wants to make sure they would never have to have the roof worked on again. Looking for a lifetime application. If done correctly this roof could be a lifetime application. The owner called me and asked if I could inspect a roofing job before the final payment was paid. It was only about twelve mi... 06/10/2013

Building after the fact. Home inspection results. Builder in trouble. There are times when I know for sure a builder has been circumventing the building inspector. This means the builder did something he was not supposed to do after the building inspector was there and gave the home a clean bill of health an rendered a Certificate of occupancy. This is the most critical piece of documentation for the builder. The Certificate of occupancy means the home can now be sold and the new home owners can move in. But what happens after the inspector was at the home can be anyone's guess. I did get the chance to get to talk to the sellers as they were leaving. I asked if they has a home inspection completed back in 2006 when they bought the home. They said "No, we bought it from the builder, we h... 06/06/2013

This plumber must be insane. Desert Sun Home inspections, Carlsbad NM (LINK) At Desert Sun Home inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico We get to see all kinds of new plumbing jobs. Those that are good and those that are not so good. It boggles the mind what some plumbers are thinking or the lack of thinking when re plumbing a home. I was at a home inspection for a first time home buyer yesterday when I did get into the crawl space. I was shocked when I got to see the interesting work of the plumber, who re plumbed the home in 2011 according to the disclosure statement. Was this plumber just trying to get rid of materials during the re plumbing process? It would seem that way to me. Take a look at what I saw when in the crawl space for the first time since the new plumbing had been installe... 06/05/2013

Just hanging out. Beams and what to do. Desert Sun Home Inspections. At(link) Desert Sun Home inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico. We had an inspection for a home buyer yesterday that was an interesting home inspection to say the least. The home has a vaulted ceiling throughout the home. There is very little room in the attic. About 12-16 inches of clearance from the ceiling framing to the roofing framing. To set off the look of the exterior of the home, there are beams that jut out from the home to extend past the roof line and eaves. These "beams" were never protected against the weather or wear of being exposed to the elements of "Mother natures fury". Let's take a look at what I found when inspecting this home . This "doubled up" 2x12 with a 1/2 inch spacer in the middle was all the... 06/04/2013

Commercial inspection in Hobbs New Mexico. Desert Sun Inspections. At Desert Sun Inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico, we get calls from building owners who want to know the status of the building they own. That's where I come in. At Desert Sun inspections, we travel a lot to get to the inspections that the owners want and need to get done. There is a small charge for these out of town inspections. But the small fee is a small price to pay for an expert inspection. Case in point. A commercial inspection in Hobbs New Mexico that had not had a inspection for anything in over a year. The owner was ans is concerned about the building and any deferred maintenance there may be. Lets take a look at a couple of the issues I found when I inspected this commercial property. How about a lot of defe... 06/03/2013

Home inspectors in Hobbs New Mexico. Desert Sun Home Inspections.   In Hobbs New Mexico, you do have a choice when it comes to getting the best home inspection possible.   You can Call Desert Sun Home inspections in Carlsbad New Mexico.   Call Clint at 1-575-706-5586   Insist on the best home inspection available today.   Did you know as a buyer, you do have the right to request an inspection from the company of your choice. You do not have to go with the Realtors "Choice of inspector".   You have the right to check out who will give you the best home inspection possible.   With Over Four Thousand home inspections completed,   Desert Sun Home Inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico has the experience to get the home inspection completed on time every time.   We provide a full range of optio... 06/01/2013

Sometimes you just have to say O.K. Now what. Inspecting homes 101. After inspecting homes for Desert Sun Home Inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexicio. I have come to realize there is no rhyme or reason in a lot of things I get to see when inspecting homes for the buyers. The reasoning behind a lot of things we get to see as inspectors probably boils down to being lazy when it comes to installing a new appliance like a water heater , furnace or even a Central air unit. Short cuts are inevitable when it comes to finding issues when inspecting homes. It seems the installers just want to get in and get out not paying attention to detail about the install. Take in to account this install of the HVAC unit on the rear of the home. The lines need to be protected not only from the elements, but fr... 05/26/2013