Something was very wrong with the attic insulation.
Lisa Alajajian Giroux, a home inspector, knew right away what she was looking at in the Massachusetts home she was examining on behalf of a potential buyer. The owner had built a half-million dollar addition — a huge selling point — but Giroux could plainly see that not all the work met building codes. The spray insulation under the addition’s rafters wasn’t properly formulated or applied. Water condensed and dripped. Mold invaded.
As an experienced inspector, and as president of the American Society of Home Inspectors, Giroux knew that this, and other likely infractions of home permit ordinances, would have to go in the report to the buyer…