Houtman Inspectie

Not a nice company to work with. Either way they have to find something to drive up the costs.

Traumatic experience with Houtman inspection. Certification took six months, mainly due to inexpertise and insufficient professionalism of the Houtman inspection. Few examples: The meter cupboard had been adjusted to handle 160A. Inspector only looked at an old sticker of the rail system, which was no longer present. Based on that old sticker, he claimed that the cabinet was completely unsuitable for 160A. Ultimately, the manufacturer ABB officially inspected the meter cupboard and stated that everything was made according to the standards for 160A. But then you are months further along. Houtman inspection claimed that the plugs for the inverters were not properly tightened. While that was done exactly according to the manufacturer's instructions. Because the roof hatch did not have a gas spring, the inspector did not want to go onto the roof via that hatch. While there is no legal regulation that prescribes such a gas spring on existing buildings. Houtman then demands that an aerial work platform be rented. Houtman can arrange this himself. But there appears to be a considerable margin. In addition, she also used a scissor lift, which is not permitted to go onto a roof. When I rented an aerial work platform myself for a much lower price, it was wrongly rejected by Houtman. They claimed that there would be no inspection sticker on it and that it would not go all the way up. They did not call a telephone number of the landlord that was very clearly visible and the inspectors did not say anything to us either. The inspection sticker was still there and it did not go up all the way because it was not on a flat surface. Each time Houtman asked the inspectorate for a report from the constructor. While it was always successfully uploaded into the Houtman inspection system. Houtman kept claiming that the inspection report had been sent, while that was always not the case. According to Houtman inspection, the solar panels had to be moved a few centimeters because there was a small deviation from the approved installation plan. While according to the manufacturer it made no difference at all. On the advice of the constructor, spillways have been created on the roof in case too much rainwater collects on the roof. Quite an investment. The inspector did not look at this at all, even though it should be part of the scope 12 inspection. In response to rebuttal. I previously sent an email to the director of Houtman iInspection, but never received a response. I am indeed not 100% expert, which is why I was assisted by experts from the independent Energetic Regio foundation. After several negative experiences with Houtman Inspection, they have decided to no longer do business with Houtman Inspection. When ordering the PV installation, I only have to pay for the initial inspection, which was paid in advance. Costs for re-inspections are for the installer, not for me. Your statement that I should still pay outstanding invoices is therefore incorrect.

Top organization to work for ⚡️Top service for every electrical inspection according to Scope 8, Scope 10 and Scope 12

Inspections will all be okay, but they charge hundreds of euros for adjusting 1 sentence in the report. Be careful with this company.

Very clear and transparent help. Thanks, Jan!