Carl Sagan wrote some excellent rules for the fine art of
baloney detection. Among others the
facts should be independently verified, and the need to examine the motivations
of those making claims.
Most foundation repair companies when called will send out a
helical pier salesman who gets paid a percentage of what he diagnoses and
sells. So if he wants to “play it safe” he will “err on the side of
conservatism “, lining his pocket in the process. What if the problem calls for
something he does not sell? Well….. get ready for square pegs in round holes!
How would you feel if after seeing your Doctor you found out
that he really wasn’t an MD but rather a pharmaceutical representative? Especially
if every his answer to every problem was one brand of pills.
What are the motivations
of your inspector? If he is getting a percentage of what he diagnoses, he might
need to make a big sale to keep his manager off of his back. He might need to
pay for his kids braces. He might be on roll for making big sales and wants to
continue it.
Does this have anything to do with what the actual house
conditions really are? Should any of those factors have any influence on what
the problem actually is, how bad it is, how big the area is and what the
solutions actually need to be?
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