Pillar To Post Home Inspections

Please note that this review does not refer to the detail of the inspection, but rather the failure to respond appropriately to an oversight while on my property.
My home was inspected in September, 2015. While on site, a member of the team inspected the irrigation system as part of what seemed to be a comprehensive survey of the property. When the inspection was complete, they failed to turn the system back to the ‘off’ position where it had previously been. Due to the oversight, I incurred substantial costs for the water that was used during the time between the inspection and when it was noticed and rectified by a neighbor (during a period of record precipitation).
The initial correspondence after the incident evolved into avoidance and hostility after the requested documents were provided in a timely manner.

I am buying a home in Miami and had to be absent for the inspection. I hired Pillar to Post and received such a thorough and detailed report, with pictures and the estimated costs I could expect with repairs in each area. Angel then had a conference call with my realtor and myself to go over the areas of concern. He could not have been nicer and more available for guidance. A+

We used pillar to post on three separate occasions (2 home inspections and a wind mitigation inspection). Very professional, on time on all their appointments and inspection reports were provided within 24 hours. Great service overall.
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If you need an amazing company to do your home inspections, call Pillar to Post Angel Calle. Angel’s team is amazing, They have been conducting all my home inspections for more then 7 years. All my clients are very happy with their services and professionalism.

They did an OK job inspecting the home I was purchasing. They caught a lot of things but missed some key problems:
1. Two hot wires were going into a single fuse in the electrical panel (outlet was sparking and smoke started coming out of the panel)
2. GFI outlets were not installed at all in the kitchen
3. The AC drainage was going directly into the main sewer line without a trap (sewage odors and gases were coming back up at night)
4. Missed a big leak on the roof in the front of the house
When brought to their attention they denied that it was like that during inspection and that those items weren’t their responsibility.

I had DMI inspect our home in Ft Lauderdale when we were covered by State Farm. We met the requirements to get our wind discount. After Sate Farm dropped our policy (After getting paid by me for 20 years). Citizens Insurance notified me that I had to re-​do the inspections because it’s now on a new form. I called DMI to get my inspection transferred to the new form and they advised me it required a completely new inspection and the fee was much more then they charged me before (to do the same inspection, but document it on a new form) I called Brendan at Pillar to Post and requested a quote. Their price was less so I hired them to do the 4 point and wind inspection of my home. Pillar to Post showed up on time and completed the inspection at a very competitive rate. Afterwords Citizens sent DMI out to do their own inspection and thus failed me on wind mitigation? Keep in mind DMI passed me when I was with State Farm. I raised hell, Citizens and DMI were conspiring to increase my rates by making findings that were fails. I called an attorney and ended up in contact with a company called «Quality Builders» They are the management company overseer’s inspection team that have final say to the state owned Citizens Insurance. A team came out and re-​re-​inspected my home and found DMI wrong. Pillar to Post did the right job and without their documentation I would have been paying 4k more a year. My hardheadedness not to go down that easy and Pillar to Post’s professional work made DMI & Citizens go back into the hole they belong.
I don’t know what the reviewer above is saying with 2 stars I would refer them any day!

I went with Pillar to Post when my Realtor recommended me to use them. However, this was probably the biggest mistake during my home buying process. They did not notice issues with the roof, when i asked them to come back out to re-​inspect what he had missed he basically said he did not have time and instead copied and pasted a disclosure that says they are not responsible for their findings. To make matters worse, he refused to provide additional information from his findings at the inspection. If you want to work with someone that will be available to answer questions and concerns and to work WITH you, this is not the company. Although thy spend a lot of time at the inspection and are very nice before you pay them, once you do don’t count on them helping. After we paid him a few hundred dollars for home inspection and additional reports, we had to hire anoter company.
They have been around for years and up to recently did a great job, but after asking around they recently have lost their personal and professional touch.

Provided facts and guidance during my home inspection. Also got into dirty places like the crawl space and attic and provided pictures. Something I never would have done.

I used the company and inspector named Angel Calle on both an apartment in a high rise building and on a 1950’s small building within a span of few weeks.
The presentation of their findings is great — you get a nice binder with everything on a USB too and they are very nice & professional during inspection.
Nevertheless, they missed a lot of things that I had the misfortune to find out later :(
On the apartment:
— leaking toilet
— bathroom door not locking
— shower tiles put incorrectly so the water doesn’t drain fast enough (that cost both lots of money and time to repair, since the moisture got into walls)
— incorrect silicone used to install new shower door and peeling
— one power outlet did not work
On the house:
— major termite infestation — I have to move all tenants out and fumigate the building for 48 hours now and spend $ 3000 + hotel accommodations for tenants.
— closet doors in 2 closet not opening — had to replace
— microwave in one apartment not working — had to replace
Taking above under consideration, the company might be good, but watch out which agent you are using to do your inspection.
In full disclosure, this review is prompted by a response form the above named inspector after I complained in an email that he did not notice the termites — he has emailed me back with a copy & paste text — twice — which I consider a very rude slap in a face.