RUKA & ASSOCIATES-PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

MR. RUKA SPENT A LOT OF TIME INSPECTING THE HOUSE, AND TALKED A LOT (TOO MUCH) THROUGHOUT THE INSPECTION... WHICH WAS TO HIS BENEFIT, SINCE HE CHARGED BY THE HOUR. HE WAS WRONG ABOUT SOME THINGS (MISTAKING ANTENNA WIRING IN THE ATTIC FOR KNOB AND TUBE WIRING) AND NEGLECTED TO FIND OTHER THINGS THAT MY HUSBAND, A HANDYMAN, NOTICED AND ADDRESSED. HIS ATTITUDE WAS VERY ALARMIST ABOUT SOME ISSUES IN THE BASEMENT, THE BOILER AND THE CHIMNEYS. INTERESTINGLY, HE HAD A QUICK REFERRAL FOR ALL OF THESE ISSUES. THE QUOTE FROM ONE OF HIS CONTRACTORS WAS VERY HIGH IN COMPARISON TO OTHER BIDS, WHICH INDICATED TO US A POTENTIAL NETWORK OF REFERRAL KICKBACKS MOTIVATING HIS INSPECTION FINDINGS. HE CHARGED BY THE HOUR TO PERFORM THE INSPECTION AND WRITE THE REPORT, AND COULDN'T GIVE US AN ESTIMATE OF HOW LONG THIS WRITING WOULD TAKE. IN THE END, HIS REPORT HELPED US NEGOTIATE SOME KEY ISSUES WITH OUR HOUSE PURCHASE, BUT I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND OR TRUST HIM TO PERFORM ANOTHER INSPECTION.