FullScale Home Inspection

11/27/2025

11/21/2025

Just look at the quality roofing job!

11/18/2025

I spy a concealed window.

11/18/2025

Is this the correct type of pipe for a bathroom vent? 😆

10/30/2025

Million + new home. Builder continuously allows the siding contractor to nail through the roof shingles when installing temporary scaffold (pump jacks), then glob on caulk as a repair.

10/29/2025

When you pay for that new roof and the crew doesn't check the squares!

07/22/2025

I won't post the name of the contractor that did this but they should be ashamed.

05/09/2025

Today's inspection. This is what 1.4 million gets you. For the non carpentry folks its a butt joint, should be a scarf joint to route water away from the structure when the caulk fails. #

05/09/2025

1.4 Million and I noticed it when I drove up. This is County Inspected with a Final.

03/14/2025

Plumber needs a smaller drill bit. Plumbers

01/30/2025

I drove over an hour to this inspection. My client was relying on agents and other experts for help. Thankfully he found me!

My clients agent had not arrived on time so we proceeded to do the exterior portion of the inspection finding over 30 items that were of concern. We were now an hour into the inspection, no agent, and no way into the home.

During a conversation with the buyer (my client) he handed me a large pack of papers. Within that pack of papers is a septic tank report that states

"the leech field has been disconnected from the system and rerouted to the city storm drain at the edge of the street" "grey water is being discharged into the storm drain".

After explaining what that meant we decided to end the inspection. Appalled at the situation I offered a refund of $386, about 2/3 of my fee.

I lost money today, but I will sleep well knowing I saved this family tens of thousands of dollars in unexpected repairs.

It's horrible what some people are willing to do to make a sale.

01/29/2025

Yesterday on my inspection I happen to arrive at the same time as the Anne Arundle County Building inspector that was there for a framing inspection on an addition.

The following is what I witnessed. The inspector walks up to the addition, did not look at approved plans, (approved plans are required to be on site during an inspection) looks at the "carpenter" and states "next time guys leave the sheathing off the floor so I can see the framing" and "I'm not getting on my knees to look at the framing" then proceeded to hand them a green approved sticker and leave.

Note the footings have not been poured and the addition is propped up on the grass with temporary supports.

In disbelief I went to the truck and got my knee pads so I could crawl under the deck.

1) The band board was bolted to a cantilevered floor (the cantilever was not on the approved plan).
2) No provision on the plan to relocate the fireplace exhaust vent. The right side portion of this deck will be an addition with walls and a full roof, not a deck.
3) If #1 is repaired the double will become a header, and a double header need to hang from double or triple floor joist, not one floor joist.
4) if #1 is fixed then the joist hangers for the double header is inadequate.
5) the approved plans are improperly drawn. The existing wall is drawn without the cantilevered fireplace and floor.

When my client gets the contractor on the phone so I can explain what I found, he starts out with "buddy I have been doing this for over 30 year". I inform him that I have been doing it for over 45.

To the county inspectors, why not just retire if your that apathetic about your job.