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Buying a Home? Be sure to check that crawlspace!

Buying a home can be a very exciting and rewarding experience. Don’t let your dream become a nightmare by buying a home with a bad foundation. The inspectors here at John Robinson’s Inspection Group take their time to inspect your home’s foundation and enter every crawlspace to ensure your home’s foundation is in working order. Check out these picks of a few issues we recently found during a San Diego home inspection in Pacific Beach.

March 9, 2013

Crawlspace, Home Health Hazards, Home Inspection, Plumbing, Structural

What’s in Your Crawlspace?

This old cast-iron drain line was leaking in the crawlspace of this San Diego home built in the 1950’s. This is causing an excess of moisture to accumulate.

Leaking drain lines and improper site drainage can have an adverse effect on the stabilityof your home’s foundation, attract wood destroying organisms and cause mold growth. The owners of this property had no idea that this was occurring right under their feet.

Periodic inspections of crawlspaces and attics can help to keep your home in tip top shape. Call us today at 619-684-1444 to see how a home maintenance review can help protect your investment.

November 9, 2012

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Jennifer L.4/02/2020

I have referred John Robinson out to many clients. John has done an amazing job of building a top... read moreI have referred John Robinson out to many clients. John has done an amazing job of building a top notch team from Jade, who runs the office, to the inspectors he hires and trains.

My favorite inspector, Matt Rasmussen, goes above and beyond. He shows up on time, is well spoken, patient, easy to understand and extremely knowledgeable. After Matt completes his inspection he will walk you through the home and point out the items he found. If you are unable to attend the inspection Matt will call to provide you details of issue or you can call him. Matt is always available to answer questions for you and he is able to explain things to those both knowledgeable in construction/home repairs and those who are first time home buyers with little to no knowledge construction/home repairs.

The inspections are extremely thorough that include photos, scope of work for each section of the report, severity of issues. They use infrared to check moisture and will also include videos of issues when relevant. The reports are next day but sometimes even the same day as the inspections. The reports can range in length, 70 to 110+ pages depending on number of issues) and are extremely thorough. The web interface they use for sharing their reports is excellent.

I can't tell you how many times I have seen inspections provided by sellers that were very limited however to an untrained buyer they think they don't need to do their own inspections and sometimes their agents either don't recommend they do so or don't explain the lack of completeness of the sellers inspections. My buyers have never been anything but grateful for using John Robinson. Their inspections are night and day above many other inspections companies. If you are a buyer, this is most likely the most money you will spend on any one purchase in your life, getting a thorough report so you can know the true condition of the home is well worth it. I have saved my clients $1000's sometimes $10,000's in credits based off inspections from John Robinson's team!

For sellers, using John Robinsons thorough inspections can also be a benefit. If you provide a thorough report and have the buyers sign it with any purchase agreement then it can help you avoid buyers later finding issues and wanting credit or repairs for them.

I can not say enough good things about John Robinson Inspections! I highly recommend them!

Jacqueline K.7/22/2019

The inspector, Curtis, that came to the home we are in the process of buying he was extremely friendly from... read more

Jane Loveday L.4/06/2019

Simply the best out there, so thorough, professional and courteous. Jeff, from the John Robinson Inspection Group performed a... read more

Fernando S.6/25/2019

Easy process, as first time homebuyers we had a ton of questions and would take any help we could take,... read more

Jared S.4/16/2019

Very happy with the thorough inspection and report. Thanks for the hard work everyone!

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