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Home Inspectors Are Sharing Photos Of The Worst Things They've EVER Discovered On The Job

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1."Found this spout pointed directly at an exterior outlet."

water drain on a house pointing down at an outlet
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2."There's so many bees in the wall that the outlet is leaking honey."

honey dripping from the outlet on a wall
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3."Shower much?"

shower drain raised and put in a corner
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4."This downstairs staircase does not actually let you get into the basement."

staircase is blocking the door to the basement
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5."Bonus points for the guy who used single wooden board to 'repair' a massive crack in the ceiling."

the crack in the ceiling and the wood plank attached like a band aid
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6."Instead of fixing a leak, the previous owner of this home decided to just pile up some old T-shirts to soak up any water."

balled up shirts
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7."The previous owners were told there was insulation in the roof. Well, they're not wrong."

3 bags of insulation that were never opened or applied to the house
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8."My brother is a home inspector. This find is definitely going in his report.

a grenade that's been painted over hanging on the wall
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9."The power line to their house got cut short. So they fixed it with jumper cables."

jumper cables hanging off the roof and attached to the power lines
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10."It’s been a while since we audibly gasped during an assessment. This is fungus and the entire structure needs to be replaced."

long strips of fungus attached to the foundation
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11."Door to the basement that had been filling with moisture and mold for who knows how many decades."

door is completely covered in black mold
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12."Need some electrical work done? I know a guy."

outlets and plus with chords connected
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13."This bathroom exhaust vent was covered by a single shingle. Not sure how much venting it'll actually do..."

hand lifting up the shingle that's covering the ventilation
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14."Came across this today. Well, that's one way to die."

electric outlet placed on a tile in the bathtub
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And finally...

15."Found out through home inspection that the toilet is plumbed with hot water. That'll make your sh*t boil, literally."

heat camera showing the water is hot
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