Home Team inspection Al Petre Walter Zilinsky Sucks

Walter Zilinksy and Al Petre work out of Westchester County, NY for Home team Inspection, (Hometeaminspection.com). Below is a Home Team Inspection review from me using their services for my Condo purchase on 7/31/08.

First I am not happy with the home inspection performed by Home Team Inspection. I chose Walter Zilinsky for my home inspection mainly because of the website at hometeaminspection.com. It looked like a professionals website and the sample reports appeared very detailed. I also researched his name on the internet before choosing Walter for my home inspection. The website states all over that a "team" of inspectors is at every inspection. Meaning that two people come to every inspection. That is what is stated any ways only one person was at my inspection and it was not Walter it was Al Petre. Even worse was that Walter signed the report, even though he was not present. No one notified me that I wouldn't be having a team at my inspection. Now it was partly my fault for not mentioning this during the inspection but I am a nice guy and still thought they would perform a professional job. Well the nice guy always get screwed.

Here is a screenshot from the active rain website with Walter advertising his services:



As you can the inspection I received was not as advertised.

Come a months after I move and this is what I have deal with:

My father immediately noticed that my dryer vent went from the dryer on the first floor through the ceiling to the attic and ended in the attic with no vent outside. Now everytime I use my dryer harmful vapors are released into my home causing health concerns and moisture issues. These are the things inspectors SHOULD be looking for. Al even said during the inspection that moisture is the main cause of most home issues. I would of not bought the house had I known this. My health and the structure of my house is important to me. Now I have to go through my Condo Board to get approval to make a vent which could take months and is costly for the repair.




Issue #3 -- Electrical panel. My whole electrical wiring in the house is screwy and nothing was mentioned in the report. My main circuit tripped in three weeks. I had to hire a electrician and he was amazed that the house had even been inspected. He even offered to call the inspector to tell them how bad the problem was.

Here is what he found:



Note clear signs of burning at the connections. This picture was taken after my electrician removed the wire from the main so you could see the poor connection. Nothing was noted about poor electrical wiring in the inspection report. I had to pay to get this fixed by a licensed electrician. I have put a claim in with the warranty company to see if I can get this covered.

I emailed these issues to Walter. Walter said he was sick on the day of the inspection and that is why he did not attend. They still charged me the same rate as normal condo inspection even though I had half the eyes, half the man power, half the experience. Very unacceptable answer. I should have been informed and inspection should have been canceled

Walter said the dryer vent was a "normal maintenance" issue. Walter, a normal maintenance issue does not involve putting holes in your roof and does not involve major health concerns and moisture issues. See Dryer Vents Can be Hazardous to Your Health

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