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Melbourne man discovers extensive model train network underneath house

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402 points cfcfcf | 1 comments | 30 Jun 25 23:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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wrs ◴[01 Jul 25 00:11 UTC] No.44429287[source]▶
This is fantastic. But wow, the home inspector was really phoning it in that day!
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emmelaich ◴[01 Jul 25 06:04 UTC] No.44431048[source]▶
Home inspectors (at least in Australia) are next to useless and expensive. The one I bought a report from never looked under the house or in the attic.
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nsomaru ◴[01 Jul 25 06:29 UTC] No.44431173[source]▶
Why don’t get sued into usefulness when issues inevitably arise in properties they’ve inspected?

When you pay an expert and rely on their opinion, you have recourse

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1. bombcar ◴[01 Jul 25 12:15 UTC] No.44433115[source]▶
My home inspection report was two pages of useful information (here’s where the water shutoff is, the breaker panel is here), a page with two actual real issues (garage door opener didn’t work, kitchen foundation was settling) and then ten to twenty pages of “we don’t look at shit” legalese.

They specifically disclaim being experts in damn near everything.

If you want a real inspection you hire two or three building contractors to do it. I’d go with a general, a roofer, and an electrician. If I cared.