Although the unit dates to 1983…it wasn’t done. As for environmental, says samples will be taken and tested for lead. However, as a service, this is very poor product that falls far short. I really prefer to be giving compliments when I have enjoyed dealing with someone. On a personal level, I liked the inspector. It’s a matter of taking the time to do it right…like you were the buyer. A few staging pieces of easily movable furniture were present and there was no artwork. The comments that “all areas of walls and floors could not be inspected due to current residents’ furniture &/or artwork” is tripe. The report is useless because buyer cannot negotiate or withdraw based on what “the inspector said” when the inspector only hinted. If Sherlock Home Inspectors is the superior inspection company it claims to be, inspectors ought to be able to conclude and declare rather than hedge. The report weasels with wording such as “may need to” or “appears to” or “seems to” or “no evidence of” and so forth. The language skirts a conclusion at all costs. The report was also too vague to be usable. It is deceptively designed to look like way more than it is. It is a big report that is all boiler-plate filler about what Sherlock Home Inspection could look for and disclaimers about what they don’t look for. As far as actual findings, the 37 pages of report amounted to a single page about the property – if we add up little section paragraphs marked “COMMENTS.” Over 97% of the document is about company policies and practices. A customer orders the report to KNOW if the lights will cost $4 or $4500. When we saw non-working lights, we didn’t test with a working bulb to verify whether it was the bulb or the electrical system. ![]() ![]() When we ran appliances, it was not for the full cycle, or to test the hot water heater, but just to see if any water came out. We zipped through at breakneck speed with no notes taken other than cell phone photos. Fortunately, I was standing there and had him go back, because I was actually looking and I saw the water stains on the ceiling. A few doors (not all) of kitchen cabinets were flipped open and shut. For example, the major discovery of the day was water intrusion and it was missed by the appraiser. Sherlock Home Appraisal I was very disappointed with the appraisal that I purchased from Sherlock Home for $420 on several levels. Sherlock Home Appraisal- Bad News, Watson!
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