Intteg Home Inspection is probably the most incompetent Home Inspection company I have ever seen. I was the seller. The address was 2925 Treviso Way, Fort Wayne, IN 46814. I believe the inspector was Doug Brenneke. The short version is that home inspections are not meant to terrify the buyer yet that is what Intteg did. There were many examples but here are the three biggest:
1) The inspector stated that the fireplace is inoperable. Totally incorrect. The inspector simply did not know how to turn it on. All he had to do was ask. It took all of 15 seconds to turn it on but instead it was flagged as inoperable.
2) The inspector stated that the electrical panels were not grounded. Once again totally incorrect. The inspector was clueless as to what was to code. It was grounded properly. Once again if the inspector wasn't sure about something all he needed to do was ask. I called the Allen County Building department, and the senior electrical inspector took the time to walk me through everything. He said they have been ground things this way for 20 years. That it was mandatory to ground it this way when there is a basement. Maybe the inspector needs a course or two in building code rather than simply failing something he doesn't understand.
3) Several times throughout the inspection report the inspector stated something was working properly immediately followed by the statement that sooner or later it would need maintenance or repair. Just exactly how do you think the buyer is going to interpret that? I would interpret that as a problem. Sooner or later, everything is going to need maintenance and repair. It is part of life. Was the inspector not aware of this? Why would he cast such a negative light on everything?
I would stay as far away from Intteg Home Inspection as possible. The whole point in having a home inspection is to point out major things that need to be fixed. This inspection report was anything but. I also find it very interesting that this company is not registered with the BBB. read more