[DangeloInspections]

What Edicito is saying is what I actually wrote up in a warranty inspection report 2 weeks ago as an safety issue that needed to be repaired.... this threshold bar (for lack of a better term) was MUCH higher than I typically see.

Most of the time this edge is about 1/2 to 5/8 of an inch above the finished floor. This is true with most types of flooring in The Villages. In the home I inspected, I was surprised to see this bar about 1.5 inches above the linoleum floor. I do over 450 Villages inspections a year and this was the first time I have seen this. I believe this was a mistake.

I considered this a serious tripping hazard. I do not know for sure, but I suspect that the wrong threshold was installed....because if the flooring was tile it would have brought it up to what most would consider acceptable tolerances. When they installed the much thinner vinyl floor, it was too big.

While most warranty issues are addressed with no problems, every so often the builder will disagree with an issue in our report. I would suggest that in this rare case the homeowner continue to pursue this....sometimes contesting a decision and persevering will get you the outcome you want. In this case, I think it is reasonable.

I should say that I have no idea if by chance this issue is the same house I inspected....it may or may not be. I am only commenting here because I recently found the exact same issue in a home I inspected.

Frank D.