Scheunemann Home Inspections

Dec 2022

We would give 0 stars if we could. You are better off going with no home inspection than using Scott, because you would at least not waste the money on the inspection fee.Please note that his “errors and omissions” insurance only covers the cost of the inspection, and it expires after one year.We hired Scott to do a home inspection (November 2020) on our house we were considering buying, as he was recommended by our realtor. Scott completely missed many obvious things on the inspection that have (so far) cost us upwards of $34,000 in repairs in the 2 years that we’ve owned our home. A couple of these items are major.Major Miss 1: During the inspection, Scott mentioned...read full review

Nov 2022

We would give 0 stars if we could. You are better off going with no home inspection than using Scott, because you would at least not waste the money on the inspection fee.Please note that his "errors and omissions" insurance only covers the cost of the inspection, and it expires after one year.We hired Scott to do a home inspection (November 2020) on our house we were considering buying, as he was recommended by our realtor. Scott completely missed many obvious things on the inspection that have (so far) cost us upwards of $34,000 in repairs in the 2 years that we've owned our home. A couple of these items are major.Major Miss 1: During the inspection, Scott mentioned that there was some indications of moisture in the attic, but explained to us that it was probably because the house was north/south facing, which can cause some condensation on the north side, which made sense to us at the time. The following winter, we noticed some water stains on an upstairs window sill. When we investigated this, we found that there was so much moisture in the attic that condensation was dripping down the walls from the attic above and onto the window sill. We also found moisture pooling in a light fixture. The cause of the buildup of moisture was because THERE WAS NO EXHAUST VENTILATION IN THE ATTIC. In the inspection report, Scott marked that the ventilation in the attic was "functional". When looking back at the interior and exterior pictures of the attic/roof, it was very obvious that exhaust venting was not there, and definitely not "functional". We had Scott come back and take a look at the attic, and although he never admitted he missed anything in the inspection, he said he would give us our money back because "we had a good realtor". 6 months later, and we have yet to see the money from him.Major Miss 2: During the inspection, when we were walking around the outside of the house with Scott, we pointed out a crack in the foundation, which seemed somewhat substantial as it was visible from the exterior. Scott walked over, looked at the crack, shrugged his shoulders and walked away, not saying a thing. He never put anything about it in the inspection report, and never talked to us about it any further. We have since discovered that our foundation is failing (critically in areas), to the point where it is so severe that the bottom course of cement block has sheared. This could have been investigated during the negotiation window.Other misses that should have been in the report: - Doors not closing properly (indicative of settling/foundation issues) - Exterior lighting that was not working, because fixtures were not installed correctly and were hanging off of the house. Moisture has gotten behind the fixtures and corroded the wires. - A cantilevered bump-out over the foundation was completely missing the exterior sheathing on the bottom of the joists, and there was a huge opening into the basement. Leaves were blowing in, and animals had gotten in previously.Please do yourself a favor and hire a different inspector, preferably one not recommended by your realtor.

Jun 2021

This inspector not only damaged my home during the inspection, he lied about it to me and the prospective buyers. His apparent goal was to “earn his fee” by exaggerating any and all defects. From the first moment he walked in the door he was incensed that I asked to remain in my home during his inspection. No other inspector has ever had a problem with that. Beware of this man.