Terry Mendes

703-899-7973

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Consumer from Alexandria, VA
Aug 05, 2020
Not Recommended
Terry Mendes was recommended by our Realtor for a pre-purchase home inspection. Before he started I reiterated to him that he worked for me, and that his goal was to nitpick every issue with this house (whether he could include it on his report or not) and convince me "not to buy this house".....pretty clear guidance that was ignored. In his report he failed to note a number of glaring code violations to include: 1. The large rear deck on the house was COMPLETELY out of code.....the railings were improperly built, the floor boards were laid in the wrong direction which clearly signaled that the entire deck frame was out of code.....as were the footings. All of these flaws were OBVIOUS. 2. All of the electrical boxes in the attic were missing spark suppressors. 3. An exterior outlet did not function (I later learned it was wired to a switch in the basement). 4. An outside two gang Light / Outlet Switch box on the rear deck was blatantly wired out of code with exposed flexible metal conduit that is NOT safe/approved for exterior applications. Had he noted these issues I would have had an additional $15,000 to $20,000 in bargaining room at a minimum......or I could have made an informed decision to walk away as these issues were all "tells' of serious electrical and maintenance issues throughout the house which I have spent years correcting. Regardless of whether he is not qualified or was working "with" my Real Estate agent, I would never recommend anyone use Mr. Mendes for any reason. And yes.....I am embarrassed that I was clueless about these issues.