
BUILDING KNOWLEDGE LLC
About us
Building Knowledge, LLC is a full-service home inspection company serving Atlanta, GA and the surrounding North Georgia Area. We are committed to providing the best home inspection services possible Credentials: Greg is a certified Building Code Inspector, a member of ASHI (American Society of Home Inspectors), and a member of the International Code Council (ICC). Greg served for several years as the president of the ASHI's Southeast chapter, and on the national board of directors. Standards: We perform a point-by-point inspection of your house from roof to foundation. Our inspectors are thorough and unbiased and our inspection reports are detailed and clearly written.
Business highlights
Services we offer
ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING, HOME AND COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS, NEW CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS, POOL AND SPA INSPECTIONS, PROBLEM SOLVING.
Amenities
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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The builder agreed with the inspector in almost everything, and, when he didn't, the inspector had already warned me that it wasn't necessary, nor a code issue, so it wasn't serious at all if he didn't.
The inspector told me that I had a good, quality builder, that it was obvious that he'd built quite a few condos like mine becuase it seemed that he had plugged up many of the possible errors that builders often make. When he left, he was still pointing out the marks of a quality builder to me. I wasn't frustrated or unhappy that he hadn't found as much. Instead, I felt very relieved that the inspector found it a sturdy, well built home. I am going to be living in it for years, so I felt very happy to have made the decision to build with that builder. I know curb appeal, but can say nothing about the 'bones' of the structure, but, now, I have the inspector's assurance. Coming toward closing where all you do is throw money at people, that is going to give me great peace of mind.
I cannot recommend Building Knowledge's services enough. If you are in need of a home inspection, don't give it a second thought. Hire them immediately!
UPDATE: Dear Building Knowledge......Thank you very much for your prompt response. Thank you for confirming what I suspected was true regarding your closeness to the real estate agent involved. Do most agents make you aware of the financial circumstances of a listing that you have no involvement with? Very interesting!! .And, exactly why does the dollar amount of my house being sold have anything at all to do with a condo I was purchasing?
As for my other "puzzling" reviews, I hope you can explain that as well. To date I have submitted 42 reviews on Angie's List with only a few being less then an "A" rating.
Looking forward to hearing more from you! I've cut and pasted your response as well so we can make sure it stays up. I simply gave a review of my experience with your company, but yet you have to make it like I'm some crazy person. I'm surprised you didn't use the word "hysterical" to boost your position! I must say I'm not at all surprised at the personal attack you've made against me. Do you want to also show my "threat" about posting a review? I'll wait,....I still have all the emails. There was no threat. You have stated a falsehood, like you did with the date of my inspection and the price of the house I sold. You should stick to the truth in a public forum. It's kinda a legal thing. Oddly, when contacted about these false statements, Building Knowledge responded several times and then sent another "cut and paste" of real estate records of my previous home and what seemed to me to be a suggestion of wrongdoing regarding a name change. I'm a little concerned with the stalking aspect of the owner of this company. Why would a business be snooping into my records??????
You have a great day!
FROM BUILDING KNOWLEDGE:
"Anyone reading our other 150 reviews on Angie's List can likely see right through this one (i.e. our inspections are not "perfunctory" and are extremely thorough). We are completely unsure where the claim of gender discrimination comes from, as we have female inspectors in our firm, and have absolutely no bias. She evidently got offended when we attempted to run through the basics of trouble-shooting her washing machine issue (which she does not accurately report that the problem was a maintenance/cleaning issue). Ditto with the trap on her AC drain. We performed this inspection in May and she did not occupy the property for several months. She also alludes to the fact our inspection was somehow influenced by her Realtor, which is absolutely false, and with whom we had no contact regarding this inspection afterward. We have been in this business for over 30 years and not once have been swayed even the slightest by any of the personalities involved on any of our 100,000 inspections. It's also surprising that she fails to mention that her Realtor was also the listing agent on the $1.5 million home she sold prior to purchasing this condo. This client threatened to post a negative review several times in her correspondence, to which we replied "go ahead." Any consumer these days, whether reading restaurant, neurologist, or landscaper reviews, understands that there will always be a customer whose experience is inconsistent with the vast majority. We maintain that our inspections are always unbiased, thorough, and professional, and that this client is the one with aberrant expectations, and with a need for some reason to slam us on line. It's not hard to find other puzzling reviews by this client on the internet."
NEW UPDATE: No, Building Review.....153 reviews were not from "members", I believe it says that over half of your reviews are from "non members." I assume that's in response to your active lobbying for reviews, as I stated I received numerous requests from you when you thought all was well to give you a review. I'm not sure what you think I "stooped" to in finally giving you a review, unless of course you are referring to the fact I thought your company deserved an "F". You've misstated the purchase price of my home to which you had no involvement in, the date of inspection, and what I initially wrote to you among other things. It's obvious that you play loose with facts, and if 153 other (solicited) reviewers have given you an "A" score, then that is fine. I gave you an F, and would give you an even lower score now after seeing your responses. It doesn't matter what the cost of repairs were....in fact I stated getting the drains cleaned out would not have been a p
"So here is our Report Card on Angies List thus far. Of our 153 reviews, we received a grade of A from 152 members with stellar comments, and a grade of F from one member. As a further response of the member that gave us an F, we don't want to belabor each of her points (and doubt that readers care about them), but do want to point out that information regarding most real estate transactions is now available on line at resources such as Realtor.com, as well as public records, and we had zero contact with her agent subsequent to her inspection. The comment about "stalking" is laughable. Since the deluge of time-consuming correspondence by this client are so aberrant from anything we've experienced in 30 years, we were just trying to figure out what kind of person would stoop to this, and why. After all, her complaint is that we "missed" a two of cleaning/maintenance items that would cost about $150, and evidently insulted her intelligence by running through some basic trouble-shooting when she initially wrote to say her washing machine was BROKEN."
For this last inspection of the townhouse, he provided within 72 hours a report that was well organized, easy to read and understand, with pictures to illustrate the issues he noticed. He also suggests easy fixes or recommend a professional repair. He is also available for any follow up questions.
When we found a second home, we again had Duane inspect this home for us. Again Duane did a great job and we felt comfortable knowing what we were buying. Now that we are in this house we are extremely happy we had Duane and Building Knowledge to help us in making this big purchase and would definitely recommend them for anyone needing a home inspection.
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