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Do I
need an Engineer or a Home Inspector?
You need a home
inspector. When you hire a home inspector, you are
hiring an experienced professional who has training and
experience in the building industry. It is the job of
the home inspector to not only evaluate the condition of
the house's major systems and structural integrity, but
also to evaluate how these systems are working together
and identify areas that need to be watched, repaired or
replaced.
Your home inspector
gives you the Big Picture analysis of the house you are
purchasing. If the home inspector identifies the need
for a costly, detailed analysis of any of the houses'
systems or structures, the inspector will recommend the
appropriate professional, which may be an experienced
engineer with expertise analyzing that particular system
or structure. The need for this kind of expensive,
detailed analysis is rare.
Hiring a
Professional Engineer on your own can be a disappointing
experience. The term Professional Engineer does not mean
that the individual has training or experience
conducting home inspections. Additionally, a home
inspection does not involve engineering analysis.
Therefore, hiring a Professional Engineer to complete a
home inspection undoubtedly costs more, but it may not
give you the results you desire and deserve.
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