Carson Dunlop did a home inspection for us in September of 2011 (3 months ago as if this writing). Since then, we have discovered two separate water leaks in the home. Both of these were found on visual inspection long after the home inspection. The biggest (a $12000 repair so far) was an unsealed shower that leaked into the garage. The home inspector commented that there was water on the garage floor - probably from the small cracks in the floor and were nothing to worry about. That find did not make it into the official report and remained a conversation between the Realtor and Inspector until recently. The inspector was not carrying any technology to help identify issues throughout the home. An infrared camera would have saved us a pretty big headache.
Until Carson Dunlop equips their inspector with the adequate tools, I cannot recommend them to anyone. In fact, this particular inspection did more harm than good since he did point out asinine issues that made it seem like he had done his job.
- Approximate cost of services:
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