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Well, I too would ask how he got in the attic but not because of roof height issues. I'd ask because in one vacant house, attic with no ladder, the inspector with no ladder, said he inspected the attic.
I'd ask beforehand precisely what he inspects. We had one very fancy engineer who didn't deign to turn on ovens and dishwashers and washer/dryers, etc. He was top notch with structural and mechanical things otherwise.
I'd take any problems with a grain of salt, too. Not long ago a friend was selling and the inspector said a certain issue required a new roof. We looked inside, followed the water pattern, found out it was really another issue that was pricey but not nearly the amount of a new roof.
Sometimes a wet basement area is only because the sump pump had been turned off.
I wished I asked how did he get into the attic. My attic has the usual drop down ladder. However it opens the wrong way. You climb up the ladder and you have this small landing space. Because of the slope of the roof and ducts, you can not stand up full height there. There is a wall behind the landing, water heater on right, more ducts on left. Only a few inches between the ceiling opening and water heater or ductwork. No problem if the landing was on the opposite side. Plenty of headroom and plywood flooring.
I needed to get into the attic because that is where the furnace is and the whole house air filter is on the furnace, and the furnace was opposite the landing. For months I would poke my head in the attic wondering how the heck do I get on the other side? The inspector said the filter was clean so he must have gone up there, right? I finally figured out I needed to buy an extension ladder. . I wished I asked the inspector how he did it.
This is great advice as well, thank you! I'll be sure to pay attention to how he gets up there. Glad to hear that you have an extension ladder now too!
Thankfully we've got huge windows in the kitchen- so I open them up a bit or just open the kitchen door (which leads out to the patio).
It's not ideal, but it's workable!
Oh okay! Thanks for sharing
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. I wished I asked the inspector how he did it.
