Top 20 home inspection photos from 2017

A shower head positioned outside the shower. Water temperature of nearly 200 degrees. Fuse boxes gone wild. See the crazy things Reuben Saltzman and his home inspectors discovered in 2017.

By hominspector

January 2, 2018 at 12:38PM
This circuit breaker box is out of control.
This circuit breaker box is out of control. (Dennis McGrath — Structure Tech Home Inspections/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

This is our annual top 20 home inspection photos compilation. This is certainly the most wonderful time of the year, and these photos just get better and better. All of these images were featured on our facebook page over the last year. Enjoy!

The new clogless furnace filter, guaranteed to keep out tumbleweeds.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

No home inspector needed for this roof.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The beam hangs from the ceiling... yet supports the ceiling?

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

You'd think someone didn't want us to get in there - but we did. We moved the whole pile, and the closet was empty.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

We found the stash.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Interesting location for a condenser coil... er, deck.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Hot water - this is a record for us. The water coming out of the laundry room faucet was 191° Fahrenheit. That's crazy! This was so hot that it had melted the drain below in the basement.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Capped plumbing vent

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Huge fuse panel

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Plug schmug

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

No problems here. Moving on... ;-)

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Seen in passing - there's technically nothing wrong with this, but doesn't it look like a Lego house? All it really needs is some paint. Or not.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

That rug better come with the house.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Missed it by that much

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Isn't engineering great? We made no attempt to determine the structural adequacy of this garage floor on stilts. We suggested having someone well above our pay grade put their blessing on this.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Room air conditioner venting into the chimney - we know this has to be wrong, but we can't quite put our finger on exactly why.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Oof.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Shh. It's sleeping.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The shower head...

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Sump pump in a return duct - water in sub-slab furnace ductwork is bad news, creating a perfect breeding ground for mold. In this case, someone decided there was simply no fixing it and put a pump in there.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Zed's house - someone used a ball as a drain plug. This reminded us of a movie scene.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

As always, that makes 21. Happy New Year! If you like these kinds of photos, please check out our facebook page. Also, check out the winners from previous years:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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