Charles A. Lee & Sons – Home Inspections

Is this inspector above the board and professional? Well…
There is a plethora of home inspectors out there, hire one of them, UNLESS you want an inspection that results in:
–Clumps of dirt left on your hardwood floors throughout the house.
–Shorting out the electricity, THEN KNOWINGLY LEAVING WITHOUT RESETTING the circuit breakers. It took us 5 minutes to reset it, but it is simply unprofessional to leave the house A DIRTY MESS and without power.
Perhaps he didn’t know how? Which logically then calls into question his knowledge base of homes.
In the simple matter of professionalism, respect for property and the work of home inspections, this company has not received the memo. Allowing them access to your home is not recommended.
And yes, of course he has an extensive list of his «recommended» local contractors and specialists, benefit from referrals much?
If you want an incompetent, sloppy inspection, hire this company. Otherwise take your business elsewhere — as another Unilocaler begs: AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

Avoid at all cost. This is the third home we’ve purchased and by far our worst experience with a home inspector. Let me give you a sense for our experience: a) the report was supposed to cover the roof, but our inspector didn’t go up there because his ladder wasn’t long enough, b) the inspectors big takeaways were that the home should install a contra costa drain and french drains — actually the house had both, c) as he was going through the house, I asked to see in the attic and he rolled his eyes and said it created a liability for him, d) there was an obvious leak (discoloration) in the shower that he described as cosmetic — actually we brought in a tile expert and it was structural, e) there were tons of systems he didn’t even both to assess including the sprinklers and the in home speakers, f) he wouldn’t even run the washer and dryer and dishwasher to make sure they worked, g) he didn’t know how to run the radiant heat floors or the bathroom heated floors and told us to consult an expert (that’s what we thought he was for $ 555), h) he didnt’ even both to check that the outlets were working — only spot checked, and i) and most of the things that ended up in the report were things my wife and I identified.
Out past experience with other home inspectors, they took their time to show us the house and explain how things worked and were very thorough and clearly in our corner. Eric was lazy and careless and clearly viewed our presence there as a nuisance. He added no value to home purchase process. To repeat what I said at the beginning, I would avoid these guys at all cost!

Eric was friendly, punctual, and detail-​oriented. If I remember correctly, the inspection took about an hour. Three days after the inspection was done, I received a very thorough 14-​page report that was broken down into 8 categories: roof, exterior, electrical, plumbing, heating, attic, foundation, and miscellaneous. The report was organized and easy to read, with the major items highlighted with a large finger-​pointing symbol. Within the report, Eric also made suggestions of what materials to use to fix the problems. He also provided a list of various local contractors and specialists that he recommended.
Eric’s report has been an indispensable tool during my search for a general contractor. Highly recommended.