We are looking into purchasing a 35 year old house in an established area.
I'm somewhat handy...having put a roof on, hung doors, etc. I don't have an issue with what I see of the structure of the house. Foundation, roof, etc straight, solid.
Any issues I have ever had with our own homes are plumbing and electrical.
My question. In your experience, Just how good are most home inspectors at looking at plumbing? I'm leaning towards hiring a plumber for a couple hours...and an electrician for an hour. Would their inspections be more useful?
One reason I ask is the last time I had a plumber in to our place, he knew even before looking at our drainage problem what the issue most likely was. Sure enough...Fixed in a couple minutes.
Anyways, I know inspectors do more than look at plumbing and electrical but are they really all that reliable at these two things?
Thanks
I'm somewhat handy...having put a roof on, hung doors, etc. I don't have an issue with what I see of the structure of the house. Foundation, roof, etc straight, solid.
Any issues I have ever had with our own homes are plumbing and electrical.
My question. In your experience, Just how good are most home inspectors at looking at plumbing? I'm leaning towards hiring a plumber for a couple hours...and an electrician for an hour. Would their inspections be more useful?
One reason I ask is the last time I had a plumber in to our place, he knew even before looking at our drainage problem what the issue most likely was. Sure enough...Fixed in a couple minutes.
Anyways, I know inspectors do more than look at plumbing and electrical but are they really all that reliable at these two things?
Thanks