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Stork
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An encapsulated crawlspace tells you a lot about the seller.

Posted: 07/22/2026 at 12:37 PM ET
(In response to this post by vt90)

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@PhotoHokieNC - just completed the inspection on the 'next' house I
vt90 • 07/22/26 11:56 AM ET
I defend them under their Errors and Omissions insurance policies in Va
Spudnut • 07/22/26 09:15 PM ET
You are a very good attorney...I can sense it**
AirborneHokie96 • 07/23/26 08:22 AM ET
Thank you. Something tells me you
Spudnut • 07/24/26 08:23 AM ET
still dead to me though
HokieMacDaddy • 07/22/26 01:00 PM ET
Mine didn't see a corroded roof stove vent that leaked during a heavy rain
TomTurkey • 07/22/26 04:25 PM ET
Missing roof damage is pretty careless. Animal pee
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 01:11 PM ET
First home inspection I ever got, the inspector went up on the roof
Tafkam Hokie • 07/22/26 04:58 PM ET
Drones have integral video, and they're precise and capable of spotting
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 05:44 PM ET
I paid for a separate roof inspector.
VaTechie • 07/22/26 05:48 PM ET
When we sold our last house in CLT, the untrained kid inspector took a pic
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 06:00 PM ET
During field training, we heard from a veteran HI who said he'd inspected
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 12:09 PM ET
We sold a house about 8 years ago...
Vtskier1 • 07/22/26 12:43 PM ET
Knowing on what and where you can plant your weight in
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 12:57 PM ET
The buyer was a fire fighter too... It was comical if you ask me, but
Vtskier1 • 07/22/26 01:20 PM ET
Sheesh.**
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 02:03 PM ET
I know someone down here who bought a 50+ year-old home with no inspection
vt90 • 07/22/26 12:13 PM ET
Ha. I make offers with no inspections. I know quite a bit about home
Coach McGuirk • 07/22/26 01:05 PM ET
You are 1% of the home buyer demographic and seem to be unmindful of
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 02:17 PM ET
You are full of yourself. I know way more about homes than you have learned
Coach McGuirk • 07/22/26 03:20 PM ET
I thought you worked at Publix. Maybe I was wrong. This is the first
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 03:57 PM ET
So you worked as a laborer. And I knew you wouldn't answer how many times
Coach McGuirk • 07/22/26 04:16 PM ET
Actually, I think what's going on here is we're too much alike. Look -
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 04:34 PM ET
Well, I apologize for seemingly diminishing your role. We have inspection
Coach McGuirk • 07/22/26 04:43 PM ET
****e, man, this is like Ali and Frazier at the weigh-ins.
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 05:37 PM ET
Inspections are rare here. It's a seller's market. You ask for an
ModerateHokie • 07/22/26 12:57 PM ET
Buyers order inspections*. Sometimes sellers if they’re
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 02:01 PM ET
??? In this market, you typically get multiple offers in the desirable
ModerateHokie • 07/22/26 05:17 PM ET
No ??? necessary. Multiple offers are routine in many areas and many
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 05:51 PM ET
When we sold our house in Virginia the buyers did a non-contingent ...
vt90 • 07/22/26 01:27 PM ET
Oh yeah, last time I bought a house I had an inspector walk through with us
ModerateHokie • 07/22/26 01:45 PM ET
A walk-thru is a non-contractual endeavor, and an HI could place
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 02:19 PM ET
?? What are you talking about.**
ModerateHokie • 07/22/26 05:18 PM ET
LOL, no, wait, That was MY question to you.**
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 06:01 PM ET
An encapsulated crawlspace tells you a lot about the seller. ** ◄
Stork • 07/22/26 12:37 PM ET
They have been great and took really good care of the house ...
vt90 • 07/22/26 12:45 PM ET
I’ve seen a lot of encapsulated crawlspace. Anyone who goes to that expense
Stork • 07/22/26 12:52 PM ET
Cheaper option layer of rock dust and vapor barrier during construction
jdkhokie • 07/22/26 03:03 PM ET
The whole encapsulation issue is so overblown by the remediation companies.
Stork • 07/22/26 03:05 PM ET
Homes with 80-year-old un-remediated crawlspaces with adequate ventilation
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 04:47 PM ET
The inspector said the same thing. It was rainy and extremely humid this
vt90 • 07/22/26 01:26 PM ET
John Wayne Gacy should have done a better job in his crawl space.**
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 12:58 PM ET
You haven’t lived until you must inspect a crawlspace where the drain line
Stork • 07/22/26 01:31 PM ET
Ewwww yeah, that’s nasty.**
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 01:51 PM ET
In the end, no HI ever breaks a deal, homes do. A lot of HIs are
PhotoHokieNC • 07/22/26 12:20 PM ET