Pillar To Post

September 2014 I was first time home buyer under contract. Pillar to post was not our first choice for our inspection but since we were on short time frame we went with them at our buyers agent’s suggestion. Everything seemed kosher, Andrew was prompt and answered the questions we had, seemed like he knew what he was doing. The repairs he recommend seem pretty minor, no deal breakers or points to renegotiate price. We closed on the house and got started on our renovations. First… the «evidence of a past leak, testing dry» was really soaking wet, black subfloor in ½ the kitchen and Black mold on the wall under the kitchen sink and behind the cabinets. This type of damage doesn’t happen happen in the 3 – 4 weeks from inspection to closing in an unoccupied home. The water lines under the sink were dripping non stop, no mention in the report that that was even noticed. So 1 week into home ownership I was looking at a new kitchen, joists to ceiling. The water lines in the master bath were also leaking, enough that when we entered the house for the first time after closing the carpet in the vanity area was like a soaked sponge. That had to go too. The crawl space is in the closet off that vanity area, again no mention in the report, not even noticed. Needless to say I was beyond disappointed in the inspection and out money I really didn’t have as all my savings went towards our down payment. Last spring it was discovered that the front hose bib (which was not tested according to the report) was cracked in the wall and growing mold, we fixed that too. Flash forward a year… pretty substantial leak in the roof over the garage… I got a couple bids on repairs and it turns out the 6 – 8 year old roof Andrew said we had is over 20 years old and needs replaced. I got the binder pillar to post gave and yep right there in black and white 6 – 8, typical life expectancy left. It’s January in Oregon and I’m still paying off a brand new kitchen. What a joke. Save your self a headache and some serious cash money and don’t use this company.

Andrew and his team were very punctual, professional and thorough. They did a great job.
And they then went above and beyond the call of duty to help us out in a pinch through a wrinkle in the closing process with our lender. We have been pleased and highly recommend Andrew and his team.

Joshua from the Mills Inspection team did our inspection. He arrived right on time and got down to business. He was very easy to talk with and didn’t mind my tagging along while he did the inspection. Not only did he discuss issues as he saw them, but he also pointed out home maintenance tasks to consider for the future.
After the 3 hour inspection, he typed up the report and printed it! He said he always brings a printer with him so that he can give customers a report before he leaves. It even came in this nice organized binder. Payment was flexible. They accept cash, credit card, and check.
We had a great experience.