During a home inspection access to the attic was obstructed because of a closet organizer. The
inspector advised if the closet organizer was removed he would return after closing and inspect
the attic for us. The concern was there did not appear to be any roof vents on the roof of the
home. The only way to tell for certain if they had a ridge vent installed was to view the underside
of the roof.

My client was a single lady who would not be able to remove the organizer on her
own. The day after closing I returned with my tools to my clients newly purchased home and
removed the organizer for the inspector.

The job however, as is often the case, was more complicated than originally thought and required removal of closet doors, tracking and some trim around the opening. After the inspector completed his inspection of the attic obviously everything had to be reinstalled. There were small pieces of trim that had to be reattached. Having done some trim work in the past I knew the likelihood of splitting the pieces was high with a hammer and nail. I replaced everything else then I went back home and returned with a
compressor and a trim nailer to complete the job.

The attic was inspected with no issues discovered and the closet organizer was back as it was when the home was purchased … the result? Happy and thankful client.

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