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Having your home inspected by an inspector before you list is the recommendation found in the book,  Sell Your Home For More by Nick Gromicko.   Eventually your buyers are going to conduct an inspection. You may as well know what they are going to find by getting there first. The author points ou...
03/12/2007
By Kenton ShepardMold is everywhere, every single home has it. Mold fungi are a natural, necessary part of the global environment. In the vast majority of homes in the US mold is not much of a problem and sampling to determine the species of mold fungus is a waste of time and money. If you have a...
03/12/2007
By Kenton ShepardIn the early years of the Home Inspection Industry, Home Inspection Reports consisted of a simple checklist or a one or two-page narrative report. In the inspection business, descriptive phrases are called "narratives".Prior to the mid 1970's, inspection reports followed no stand...
03/12/2007
In choosing a Home Inspector it's naturally to want to get the most value for your money. In paying for an inspection, you should receive a professional Inspection Report meeting industry standards provided by a qualified inspector. You may find a cheap inspection or you may find a high-quality i...
03/12/2007
A Building Inspector's job is to ensure that your new home meets code, not check systems and components to ensure that everything is installed correctly and working properly. He won't check details like door and window operation or alert you to any Miswired outlets (they're dangerous, but still w...
03/12/2007
By Kenton Shepard Because they're human (yes, yes they are) sooner or later every home inspector is going to miss something. Believe it or not, this is actually a good opportunity. One of the measures of an inspector's abilities is the gravity of the miss. Did they miss a structural issue which w...
03/11/2007
As the recently-appointed president of the International Association of Certified Home Insepctors (InterNACHI) I'm tasked with developing inspection outside US borders. We've been considering Latin America as a starting point for our efforts. In places like Mexico, buyers from the US, Canada, Jap...
03/11/2007
By Kenton Shepard In general, what to expect from a home inspector when it comes to inspecting passive solar, active solar or hybrid homes will vary with the degree to which the inspector you hire has taken the time to educate themselves. Most inspectors know a little about the common systems suc...
03/11/2007
By Kenton Shepard  Early last summer I was contacted by a woman suffering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) about inspecting a straw bale home. At the time I had a general idea of how they were built, but taking on the liability of inspecting one? Different story. I could disclaim the wall...
03/11/2007
By Kenton Shepard When it was time to renew my E&O insurance and my provider told me they were requiring inspectors to disclaim the logs in log homes, I was shocked. They were forbidding me to give my client information about the most important system in the home! I'd like an explanation, Bob... ...
03/11/2007
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My blogs are restricted to home inspection, real estate and green building-related topics. I write most of them myself, posting work by others only when I find it unique or especially interesting or helpful. Please feel free to contact me personally with questions about the subjects of my blogs.