God bless you for doing this in the cold! 

Jess Rankin

Phoenix, AZ

Sometimes, in real cold weather, going in the crawl space is pretty pleasant compared to being outdoors.

Steve

I appreciate an inspector such as yourself.  The buyers are not aware of the components of a home or their lifespan.  Often the owners have no knowledge of the wiring or plumbing -- Keep stating the facts -- it is up to the buyer and seller to further negotiation -having all the information necessary to make an informed decision.

Steven, You are right on the money with your report.  Many buyers of old homes are just in love with the idea of an old home from what they see on television.  They have no idea that the systems of one of these houses may be very different from the one in the house they live in now.  The bottom line is the inspector is only working for the person paying the bill, in this case the buyer.

Thanks for the comments

Totally agree.  All component types should be identified and reported as to their actual condition.  Yes when the house was built, knob and tube was state of the art.  No it isn't that now.  Buried by insulation, brittle, improperly spliced, no equipment ground; all these things need reporting on.  Imagine going to your insurance rep and finding out you can't get insurance, or must pay a high premium, on the house of your dreams.  Nightmare comes to mind!

Hi all,

I think that an inspector staying quiet on this would be doing a grave dis-service to clients.