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- Subject: Re: Bogus Pest Control Inspection
- Path: sparky!uunet!sci34hub!cdthq!gary
- From: gary@cdthq.UUCP (Gary Heston)
- Message-ID: <oo2VXB3w161w@cdthq.UUCP>
- References: <48600004@hpkslx.mayfield.HP.COM>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 93 09:46:47 CST
- Organization: Garys' Home for Obsolete Computers
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- keith@hpkslx.mayfield.HP.COM (Keith Richards) writes:
-
- > The damage is primarily from dry rot. However the inspector that came
- > in low claims the damage is all "superficial" and the guy that came in
- > high (Clark Pest Control of Burlingame, CA) claims it is structural.
- > Incidently a structural engineer came to the house and sided with the
- > low inspector. The high inspector had wild estimates for repair costs
- > as well. For instance he had a major bullet of $28,000 for replacing
- > timbers in the basement. The low inspector put in perspective by
- > saying "... OK, let's give him $3000 for materials (plenty) and say
- > he charges $500 labor per day (a lot). That means he plans to spend
- > 50 days doing work in our basement!! Pretty outrageous.
- > Unfortunately we are simply screwed by this crook. Their appears to
- > be no good solution. He wins, we loose. All I can say is it is a
- > good thing I am a nonviolent individual.
-
- Get yet another inspection, and if it comes in close to the low
- one, file suit (or at the very least, complaints with the BBB and
- whatever agency licenses the clown) to get it corrected.
-
- Good luck...
-
- Gary Heston, at home....
- gary@cdthq.uucp
-