Home Trust Inspection of MD

We had a similar issue similar to Gunnar’s review. He missed out on aluminum wiring and thinks it’s safe. It’s taught to home inspectors that aluminum wiring is not safe. He left it out of the report, and didn’t check all the outlets. The polarities in the sockets in the basement were incorrect, but he never tested it. It was discovered that the wiring was incorrect, and there was a burnt out junction box hidden in the ceiling.
If he had noted the aluminum wiring, and checked the polarities, it would have raised flags and we could have proposed concessions with the seller. He is adamant that aluminum wiring is safe. In the garage, there was another burnt junction box due to bad wiring that he missed as well.
Don’t use Edgar Moreno. You should use a bunch of knowledgable folks like Building Specs.

I made the mistake of using this company at the recommendation of my realtor. Their inspector, Edgar Moreno, got me a hand rail on the stoop of my house and an anti-​tip device for my stove. Here are some highlights of what he missed:
— aluminum wiring in part of the house
— a length of duct that was fully disconnected in the basement
— overall lack of conditioned air reaching the second floor
— he was off by a full TEN YEARS on the estimate of how old the central A/​C unit was
— there was no filter anywhere in the heating & cooling system
— improper drop in the A/​C
— a window in one of the bathrooms had been tiled in
When I bought the house I had no idea what I was doing (obviously, I missed these things as well). But the home inspector’s job is to find stuff like this. I understand that these guys aren’t going to tear the house apart and find everything but this guy SUCKED. Do yourself a favor and search high and low for a home inspector who is thorough and not looking to please your realtor.