Gurtler Brothers Consultants

I always use Warren Amedio as my home inspector. Gurtler Brothers is THE choice for home inspections and structural reports in New Orleans.

The inspection was amazing. The guy who did it was amazing. The problem is Dawn who won't accept your payment so you can receive it. She was super MIA, the trick is to call 3 times in a row so she answers. Was not a fan of her. But the inspection itself was great.

GURTLER BROTHERS performed an inspection on a property I am considering for purchase. The inspector was JOSEPH DENDINGER. He was extremely thorough, highly professional and easy to communicate with. He answered questions my broker and I had as the inspection went along. He obviously cared not only about providing a full assessment of the property but also about me as a client. Buying a home is a very personal event.

He understood that. I was very pleased and impressed. I have used Gurtler Brothers before over several years and have always been satisfied. But this was the best experience yet.

While the overall inspection was done fine, they missed several visible and obvious electrical issues. Failed to note open (three open and one electrical taped close) and overflowing junction boxes (that were photographed but not commented on), noted GFCI outlets in the kitchen that are not present, stated outlets were reverse polarity when in fact were not grounded.

The former are clear a clear fire risk. Issues only came to light when on our electrician came out after we purchased home to correct outlets. When contacted by e-mail on their website about the report issues, they have been wildly silent. Will not be using their services again.

Very professional and efficient! Scott Statham is dedicated to his clients and to getting the job done in a timely manner! Would so use him again when investing in new property!

I'm a first time homebuyer, and not only did Warren do an extremely thorough job, he also took the time to explain any issue he found during the inspection to me in detail. It was so helpful to have someone take the time to make sure I understood which issues were pressing and how I needed to go about addressing them.

After home inspection it was recommended I have a structural engineer examine the property. I informed the Gurtler Brothers the time frame in which I would need the report completed. After not meeting the deadline, I asked for an extension from the seller. I contacted Gurtler Brothers again. Dawn, the secretary, informed me I should have already had a report and that she would contact me at the latest the next morning.

After not receiving a phone call I called Dawn, who then informed me the report would not be completed by the extended deadline. She became upset, argumentative and very sarcastic. In speaking with one of the owners, he informed me That he knew the seller and that I should just ask for another extension and that he would not work with me any longer because I raised my voice with his secretary. He informed me he would issue me a refund for the engineering report, which I have still not received ~3 weeks later.

If I could leave a negative amount of stars I would. This company was hired to do a structural foundation report on my home. The initial visit went great and it all went downhill from there. Four weeks later we received a bill for $1200 for our report to be released, upon payment and going over the report we did not have any answers about the issues related to our home.

We have contacted Gurtler for revisions and answers so many times I have lost count. Emails, voicemails, phone calls and it is now six months later with nothing. An absolute rip off and I am appalled at the way we are treated after a payment of that amount was made. I would never recommend this company to anyone. We had to hire a second engineer to come out and we finally have answers about our home.

They were recommended to us by someone. We used them for a foreclosure home. Warren was extremely thorough and the inspection came in right within the time frame that we needed it. He explained everything in great detail and if we had any questions, we could call him. Thanks Warren!

I'm doing some fairly extensive renovations on my house this summer and the contractor suggested I get a structural engineer to assess the whole house before we began. The engineer was on time for our appointment. Now for the bad part of the review: When I called to schedule the report, the lady on the phone said that the report would take 2-3 days to be written.

The gentleman who did the inspection said it would take a week. After two weeks I had not heard from them so I called them to see when they expected it to be done. They said it would be done that afternoon. I had not received it by the next morning, so I called again and was again told that I would get it by the end of the day. The next morning (Wednesday), I told them that if I didn't have it by Friday I would just take my money back.

I did not hear back from them again. Tuesday morning I showed up and they quickly cut me a refund check for $495. The guy who prints the refund check was very polite, fast and efficient. Maybe he should be in charge of getting the reports written.