Brent was absolutely amazing. Although the sellers of our new home already had a home inspection completed by another home inspector we decided to get our own and called Brent after reading the reviews on this site. Best $350 we've ever spent! Brent found a leaky basement, mold in the laundry room and behind the crawl space in the basement, as well as knob and tube wiring in areas of the home. All things which were either "missed" by the seller's inspector or were glazed over in the report (i.e. "some original wiring exists in the home"). Brent is not afraid to get in there and get dirty. We're so grateful for his services. Not only did he give us a great "tour" of the home we just purchased, gave us advise on what needs to be fixed immediately and what can wait a few years, gave us approx. cost estimates for the work, and told us we can call him at any time in the future if we have questions about our new home. He is a pleasure to work with and my husband and I actually enjoyed the three and half hours we spent with him yesterday morning. We learned so much and enjoyed Brent's company as we did. We put an offer in on the home on Saturday and I called Brent Sunday morning expecting to get an answering machine. Instead I got Brent personally. We was very accommodating and gave us his first available appointment (Tuesday morning). As a new mom (with a five month old baby) I'm most grateful for Brent having found the mold in the basement. Without him we would not have known about this mold and would have inadvertently exposed our newborn daughter to this. As a result of Brent's inspection and his ability to give us estimates for the work, we were able to go back to the seller and get $10,000 off the price of the house. And now we have a good sense of the house we bought and the work it needs. I would highly recommend Brent's services to any home owner. Even if the seller has a home inspection - I would recommend getting your own! Thanks again Brent - from all of us (especially the newest addition to our family)
- Approximate cost of services:
- $350.00
- Company Response
Thank you sooooo much "New mom in Leaside"!!! I simply cannot believe that the pre-listing inspector (who is a very big Toronto name!) tried pulling off a report such as that. That was one of the "kindest" reports that I have ever seen. The best part is, there are other reviews on my feedback here that people had the exact same experience with that guy! Totally in favor of the seller. The best part is, he won't speak with people if you get the home and call him up for answers. When I do a pre-listing inspection, it says right on it "Please call me if you have any questions". It will be interesting if the sellers use that inspector for their home purchase. I personally would be fuming mad if he missed $10,000 worth of issues. Maybe he should start putting in a little more effort, or get out of the business. Thanks again so much for the review, enjoy your new home, and thank you for choosing Classic Home Inspections!!!