Question about flooring inspectors...

[Mikey P]

Are they like real estate inspectors in such that if they side with the home owner too often, the manufacturer/realtor stops using them?


I would imagine they are favored if they can keep claims below 15% or so..


Or can a home owner pay for a third party inspector to come out and tell Lumber Liquidators that their porcelain is pure shit....

 

[Desk Jockey]

Are they like real estate inspectors in such that if they side with the home owner too often, the manufacturer/realtor stops using them?


I would imagine they are favored if they can keep claims below 15% or so..


Or can a home owner pay for a third party inspector to come out and tell Lumber Liquidators that their porcelain is pure shit....

Ask Nate. I believe that's primarily what his father does.

I don't believe anyone ever likes inspectors. I had one of Ed Yorks Inspectors class that was put on by Steam Services back in the early 80's. Got out on a few inspections, enough to see you were pitted in the middle and were not liked by either side.

Poorly compensated at the time, for all the effort required to produce a report. I eventually refused to do any more of them.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Ask Nate. I believe that's primarily what his father does.

I don't believe anyone ever likes inspectors. I had one of Ed Yorks Inspectors class that was put on by Steam Services back in the early 80's. Got out on a few inspections, enough to see you were pitted in the middle and were not liked by either side.

Poorly compensated at the time, for all the effort required to produce a report. I eventually refused to do any more of them.

Exactly.

What I thought was going to be an interesting and rewarding activity left me feeling the a workman's comp doctor.

I didn't last a year.

 

[Mikey P]

While we're on the subject, how come real estate inspectors never look at carpeting with a black light?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Me neither. Homeowner wanted new and manufacturer want no liability or issue fixed on site.

Nobody was happy, especially not me. I think I did 3 and then couldn't see a benefit to the business.

 

[Desk Jockey]

While we're on the subject, how come real estate inspectors never look at carpeting with a black light?

I believe they are looking more for structural and mechanical issues that are detrimental to the home than floor coverings.

 

[hogjowl]

I’ve only had one experience with a flooring inspector. It was on a floor that I personally installed, to specifications, and the idiot didn’t know that. Everything she said I did wrong was false and the way she went about testing it was also flawed. I floated on by because I was a Pergo certified installer, so they warrantied my install anyway, but she was a major idiot.

 

[Trip Moses]

Are they like real estate inspectors in such that if they side with the home owner too often, the manufacturer/realtor stops using them?


I would imagine they are favored if they can keep claims below 15% or so..


Or can a home owner pay for a third party inspector to come out and tell Lumber Liquidators that their porcelain is pure shit....

You want to be the Flooring Czar so bad!!! Don’t you?

 

[Mikey P]

I believe they are looking more for structural and mechanical issues that are detrimental to the home than floor coverings.

but what costs more, a few 2x4's or all new carpet

 

[Desk Jockey]

but what costs more, a few 2x4's or all new carpet

You're right but I think from a lenders perspective, those are just floor coverings. They will age and wear out in time anyway.

Structural integrity for the length of the mortgage is far more important to them.

 

[Mikey P]

You want to be the Flooring Czar so bad!!! Don’t you?

Im not already?

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Im not already?

Like being the next president of Haiti...

 

[The Great Oz]

Or can a home owner pay for a third party inspector to come out and tell Lumber Liquidators that their porcelain is pure shit....

Yes. There are independent flooring inspectors. A few right there in the IICRC and others certified by NICFI.

We've used inspectors from both groups to end false claims and their reports were clear and concise.

I don't believe anyone ever likes inspectors. I had one of Ed Yorks Inspectors class that was put on by Steam Services back in the early 80's. Got out on a few inspections, enough to see you were pitted in the middle and were not liked by either side.

It was the going to court I didn't like. The larger the claim the more likely that is. No fun testifying against business friends, and no fun defending yourself against a snotty mill lawyer that has doctors of textile science on their side.

 

[Numero Uno]

No blacklight equals incompetence...
Your kit should be stocked correctly..items to use have been covered numerous times....

 

[hogjowl]

The longer that you’re out of this business, the better you were.

 

[Jim Pemberton]

Im not already?

Do a few of these, and you'll be posting "yfm" (m=Mills/Mill Reps)

You'd find going to your garage and hitting your finger with a hammer more pleasant.