Home inspector missed obvious problems
Buyers frequently discover unrecorded damage weeks or months after purchasing a house, such as spotting roof indents while clearing gutters. This leaves new homeowners surprised and questioning how professional inspections failed to catch issues that seem clearly visible after moving in.
What the numbers show
Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count
- People have been saying this in most months since September 2026.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Doing independent checks upon moving inDid this help you?
- 2Hose out or clean old equipment yourselfDid this help you?
- 3Assume standard home inspectors might miss major issuesDid this help you?
- 4Climbing into the attic to check for underlying issues like water stains or soft deckingDid this help you?
- 5Asking online experts and forums to help identify the extent of the damageDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Bought and moved into this house a few weeks ago. I'm surprised the inspector didn't catch this...or me.”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
- 24How to find hidden home defects after buying
- 27How to tell if home repair work is actually bad
- 4Last-minute home repair flagged by inspector before closing
- 7Home inspection found plumbing issues but seller says it's fine
- 6Water company says we have a leak but we can't find it
- 15Unexplained holes or damage inside the house