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Re:How French Drains Work by 01100011 on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @06:56PM (#41186363)
Find an aggressive home inspector that isn't associated with your realtor, preferably one with general contractor experience and someone who is older. Like it or not, older folks have seen more things go wrong in more ways and can spot problems that younger folks might not be familiar with.
Re:How French Drains Work by 486sx33 on Wednesday August 07, 2024 @07:47PM (#41186684)
I have certification of an inspector with various home things… Flooring, roofing, general home inspection.. no one wants to pay what it’s worth so I don’t practice that, it’s just fun for learning about the building trades

Further - if you never have a problem the value of the inspection is zero. If you do have a problem the value of an inspection after the problem has occurred is minimal. The value of an inspection that prevents a problem is something - but how to quantify that is difficult.

Re:How French Drains Work by theGnuMe on Friday August 09, 2024 @02:58PM (#41204436)
You quantify it using a binomial. Then calculated the weight averaged expense repair cost using that binomial.