Jayhawk
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Need an opinion. I'm a realtor and I closed on a home, representing the buyer, last week. The home had been empty for a couple of months. One month prior to closing we had a whole house inspection done by an inspector I use quite a bit. Plumbing is fine, drains flowing freely, etc., he reports. Right after closing buyer goes to the house and starts cleaning, running water in the kitchen sink. Water starts shooting out of the washing machine drain directly below the kitchen. Plumber comes out, snakes it out, everything is fine, bill is $92. I call the inspector and he says it was fine a month ago and drains can dry up and material can flake off creating a ball of gunk. I'm really wondering if he ran water at all -- it doesn't make sense to me that the drains would be clog up in a month when the house had not been used at all.
I'm probably going to pay the $92 bill myself, (neither seller, nor buyer feel obligated and I understand that) but I'm more curious if I can trust this inspector. Does that sound like something that can happen in a month? Thanks.
I'm probably going to pay the $92 bill myself, (neither seller, nor buyer feel obligated and I understand that) but I'm more curious if I can trust this inspector. Does that sound like something that can happen in a month? Thanks.