Cameo Home Inspection Services

Larry is widely known in the region for his careful, thorough, work. If you realtor tries you to steer you away from Larry, leave your realtor right away! He may raise to your attention items that slow down your purchase process, but in the end you'll be happier with the house you buy.

Did not get on the roof for complete inspection.
Did not inspect the HVAC system.
Missed termite damage.
Did not do a complete plumbing inspection.
A simple test of the hot water would have revealed, a serious plumbing leak.
In the weeks after the inspection, I have continued to examine the home.
A contractor while considering a bid for services found the termite damage.
Today I tried to start the Hvac system with no luck, there is no fuel in the back up system so it could not have been tested and no mention was made on the system,  other than,  it had not been serviced recently
When I tested the hot water today, one faucet was not producing hot water because it was turned off because of a serious leak.
While I had planned some remodeling, the above failures in notification to me, or anyone, seriously question the quality and usefulness of his inspection.
On at least two of the above items I asked specifically about what he would do, and he failed on both his inspection of the roof and HVAC, I also asked about insect and termite inspection and this was missed.
Who knows what else I will find, that he should have found as part of his inspection.

We were very happy with Mr. Stamp's reports on the first two homes we bid on. As a result of his inspections and written reports we did not purchase the first two houses we bid on. The homes needed more repairs than we were willing to make or conditions that would be expensive to correct. When Mr. Stamp arrived at the third house we bid on, he had a man with him that he said he was training. We did not follow them around the house as they performed the inspection. We received our written report which detailed items that needed to be corrected but, nothing that we felt was a deal breaker. The report did not mention that the crawlspace showed evidence of seasonal water intrusion. The homeowner's declaration did not disclose seasonal water in the crawlspace. Mr. Stamp really missed it this time. We purchased the house in July, 2012. In December 2012 we entered our walk in crawlspace to find one and a half to two inches of water in a section of the crawlspace directly below the furnace air intake. We find that the water comes into the crawlspace after several days of continuous rains. We contacted a well known waterproofing company to investigate how we might correct this problem. The cheapest remedy in their tool kit was $5,000. That would be for trenching and placement of a gravity sump inside the crawlspace. As of today August 2014, my husband and I have spent most of our summer constructing two 25 foot french drains in our front yard.

Mr. Stamp's failure to identify this seasonal water problem in his report has cost us a lot of stress, time and money.

We contracted with Cameo Home Inspection Services to perform a home inspection of a home we were purchasing. We had used Cameo before and had been generally pleased with the results. A specific concern that we addressed at the time of scheduling this inspection was that we suspected that the siding on the home was LP siding, a siding with a very high failure rate. We specifically asked that the inspector be able to identify or confirm whether the siding was LP siding or not. The morning of the inspection, the Cameo office contacted us to inform us that the scheduled inspector (Larry) could not be there and that they were sending out a qualified alternate. We had already waited a week into the inspection period provided in the home sale process in order to specifically schedule Larry for the inspection so we were running out of time and went ahead with the inspection.

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The alternate inspector arrived on time and we stayed out of his way during the inspection, not interfering or getting in his way but being available for whatever he wanted to tell us or show us during the inspection. During the inspection he did find some evidence of siding failure. He also found a sump pump in the crawlspace which he told us about, stating (as best as I can remember) that it and quot;was functioning as intended.and quot; He left us with the impression that the level of water collecting in the crawl space was not that significant and that it would be higher during the winter and spring due to our rains and probably would dry up completely during our drier summers here.

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The report was delivered to us promptly a day later. When we read the report there were several items missing on the report that the inspector had specifically pointed out to us during the inspection. My understanding was that if something was significant enough to show the potential home owner during the inspection, that finding would be included in the report. The initial report was also missing the diagram referenced in the report, showing the locations of various faults or findings identified during the inspection. So we contacted the inspector via email to ask for clarification on those findings that were verbally discussed with us during the inspection but were missing from the written report. We also asked to receive the annotated diagram showing general locations of faults or discrepancies noted.

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We received a revised report two days later addressing some of our concerns. However, the inspector was unable or unwilling to specifically identify that we had LP siding on this house, even though that was a specific concern or request that we communicated to Cameo when we scheduled the inspection. The inspector's reasoning was that since the class action suit over the LP siding was so long ago, there would not be any monies forthcoming from Louisiana Pacific for restitution. My main concern was to know if this home had LP siding since it had such a high failure rate that it was removed from the marketplace. I don't understand why a home inspection would not inform me of such a major deficiency. A home with LP siding is worth less than a home with a different siding so the marketplace acknowledges this issue.

Additionally, when we received the annotated diagram, we were also very surprised to see that the standing water in the crawl space appeared to be covering about a fourth of the entire crawl space area. The extensive size of this standing water area was not identified to us during the inspection nor in the written report. The other concerns or questions we had with the initial report were answered to our satisfaction in the revised report.

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We feel that the failure of Cameo Home Inspection Services to address the two issues of the LP siding and the extensive area of the standing water in the home's crawl space during their inspection demonstrates extremely poor quality in both verbal and written communications. We don't feel that we received a very adequate or comprehensive home inspection.

After our previous home purchase fell through, we found another home to purchase. We had such a great experience with Cameo, more specifically Larry, we decided to use them again. He was just as meticulous in this inspection finding some issues that needed to be addressed before purchase. We are now proud first time home owners, and Cameo was a great part of that experience. Thanks!

Larry is such a great guy. He is meticulous and methodical in his inspection, and takes the time to explain all findings. The inspection is very thorough and if it can be found, Larry will find it. The home we were considering purchasing needed a new roof and had rot on the siding. He found these major issues, and specialists in these areas confirmed his findings. The seller refused to do the repairs, so we didn't make a $229,000 mistake. This is thanks to the great job done during the inspection from Cameo!

Larry did such an outstanding job! The seller insisted on remaining at the house that we are purchasing during the inspection. In spite of this Larry managed to be able to complete the inspection and thoroughly explain things to me all the while managing to not be in hearing distance of the seller. This allowed me to fully see the various items and to hear what exactly was wrong and needed fixed. Larry spent 3 hours going through the house methodically and in great detail.I received his completed report with photos within hours of him completing the inspection. I will definitely use Larry and Cameo Home Inspections again - although I hope not to have to be buying another house for several years. I highly recommed him for his professionalism and thoroughness.

We were in the process of purchasing a new home after relocation to Olympia. Cameo inspection was on Angies list and by chance referred to me by a co-worker. Based on this recommendation we went with Cameo. Turned out to be good choices not only were we pleased with his demeanor, he is professional and quite thorough. He found certain issues/problems that many inspectors probably would have missed. We are on our 8th house purchase so we have hired a few inspectors and Larry has been the best. As a matter of fact we used his service twice

Service was fantastic! I called on Wednesday and the inspection was done on Friday (New Years Day no less). I arrived a little late and the inspector had already started surveying the outside of the home. He was extremely thorough and professional. He understood my lack of knowledge and explained everything in layman's terms. He did not make me feel dumb for asking numerous questions. The inspection lasted about 2 1/2 hours and I left satisfied with the results. Larry emailed me the inspection documents that same evening- a 15 page summary and a 71 page full inspection. It was a great experience and I would definitely use him again and refer him to anyone!

THE PRICE WAS REALLY GOOD. HE DID TWO HOME INSPECTIONS FOR US AND HE WORKED WITH US ON THE PRICE. HE WAS VERY PROFICIENT. THE PRICE WAS LOW AND VERY GOOD FOR WHAT A HOME INSPECTION WOULD NORMALLY COST. THE RESPONSIVENESS WAS ABOVE AN A.