TOPIC: Report Verbiage

On my reports I make some recommendations.  These appear on every report I do.  The idea is to be thorough, but also somewhat personal and reflect the fact that I am interested in my clients.  I find that they appreciate it very much.  Some of the items are:

  --  That cellulose debris (mulch or wood piles) should not be placed near the house as it's attractive to termites.
  --  That exterior caulking is an annual event and that homeowners should inspect their homes regularly to see where caulking needs exist.
  --  That gutters ought to be capped with a solid cover to prevent clogging.
  --  That exterior hose bibs should be winterized and how.

That is not all, but representative.

Do you recommend things like this?  Certainly the various recommendations are based on location and climate, but what do you do?  Lend me your ideas!

Sometimes I make recommendations, sometimes I don't.

I don't make a rec for every fault I find.

ie: If there is no GFI in a bathroom, I state it. I don't rec having an electrician come in and change it.

I don't do that either...

GFCI is an upgrade item and given it life saving ability, I recommend all bath rooms, kitchen within 36 inches of sink, exterior and garage be outfitted. The installation is simple and a qualified handy man can do this for you.

I make recommendations for my clients as thats what they are paying for my experience, knowledge and opinion. they still choose to follow my advice or not, but they can never come back and say I didnt tell them or advise them.
hard to sue someone when they tell how, why where, and when it needs to be R&R or upgraded

I surely give upgrade recommendations.  But mostly my recs are common sense that I would tell anyone - grading, don't paint outlets, hose winterizing, etc.  Yep, that's what we're paid for!

Woohoo DeVries!

Perhaps I used a bad example to make my point. Recommending GFI's is a good thing. Basically, what I meant was that I include certain reccs, but I don't recc everything I call out.