Question:

In April 2004 I was looking at purchasing a home and hired a house inspector to conduct an inspection of my potential home. The purchase of the home was conditional on passing a house inspection. My house inspector went up on the houses’ roof and into the attic as part of the inspection. My inspector told me the roof needed to be re-levelled when re-roofing, and budget to replace my roof within 2-3 years of the inspection. For the structure my inspector told me minor repairs and upgrades would be needed typical for age. The house passed his inspection with an overall rating of above average since, according to my inspector; the house had several upgrades and was in overall good condition. Based on passing the home inspection, I purchased the house. In August 2005 I had a roofing contractor give me an estimate on re-roofing and levelling my roof. My roofer’s master carpenter and project coordinator inspected my roof and attic, and the master carpenter said he was surprised my house passed the house inspection 16 months ago. The project coordinator said my roof is structurally not straight, and requires structural work costing thousands of dollars. The roofer showed me the dipping of the roof could be seen from the ground. I feel my house inspector didn’t give me a proper assessment of my house. Can you please give me some advice? S. Moran Ottawa, ON.

Answer:

Well I’m not sure that there is much you can do in regards to the inspector being liable, because he stated that there was a problem with the roof and you where left to make a decision based on your interpretation of his report. Hopefully he passed the inspection according to the proper building code requirements. Century Roofing Anthony Barresi 738-1774

Answered By: Anthony Barresi

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