If you have to punt

[Chris Bernhardt]

If you have to punt for further evaluation, not for reasons of discovery, but because your eduation is lacking in a particular area at the moment what would be a good way to construct the recommendation?

Have a so & so take a look at it and have it repaired as necessary?

Chris, Oregon

[Jerry Simon]

Originally posted by Chris Bernhardt

If you have to punt for further evaluation, not for reasons of discovery, but because your eduation is lacking in a particular area at the moment what would be a good way to construct the recommendation?

Have a so & so take a look at it and have it repaired as necessary?

Chris, Oregon

How 'bout "Have a so & so check this and have it repaired/replaced as/if necessay."

[chicago]

Depending on the situation.

"Further evaluation beyond the scope of this inspection is necessary"

(fill in the end.) .

[Chad Fabry]

"Honestly, I've never seen this @@@ before. I'll need a day or two to research @@@. I'll send an addendum within 48 hours."

[kurt]

That's my camp.

"Honestly, I don't know about this. I will look into this tonight, and have something for you in the morning."

It's a hassle, but it's the business plan. If you give me some time and pay me, I will figure it out or make it go away.

[hausdok]

Oh,

Well, I thought he was referring only to stuff that needs to be punted to a skillset outside of what we're allowed to figure out. For what we are allowed to figure out on our own, the way that Chad and Kurt have answered, is what I usually do.

However, how I answer in regard to other disciplines varies, but, regardless of the trade involved, it's always similar. I'll usually describe the issue, why I think it's a concern and then I close the comment with something like:

These are issues that I'm not qualified to comment on because I'm not a ______________(professional engineer, licensed architect, proctologist, etc.) In order to fully understand how these affect the ________, you should hire a _____________ to investigate them, tell you what the consequences of not correcting them will be, and give you an idea of what needs to be done to correct them as well as how much it's going to cost.

OT - OF!!!

M.