What Home Inspectors Should Know About Their Insurance Company and Their Coverage
For most people, deciding to buy a house is one of the biggest decisions and purchases they will make in their lifetime.
ASHI Reporter Articles
Bowed, Bulging and Leaning Foundation Walls
Foundation walls can fail. The role of a home inspector is to identify cracks, movement or both, and then to determine whether additional evaluation is required.
Energy Efficiency Sells: Presenting the Whole Picture to Homebuyers
Our industry is in the peace-of-mind business. We take justifiable pride in using our expertise and integrity to ensure that one of the largest investment decisions a person or a […]
Handling Written Complaints
Inspectors should always take seriously a written complaint from a client. The letter may come directly from your client or it may come from your client’s lawyer. Read the Letter […]
Why They Don’t Build Them Like They Used To
Old houses have a lot of charm and character. Sometimes that “character” is falling out of the windows!
For Immediate Release
For Immediate Release ASHI’s Auxiliary Standard of Professional Practice for Inspection of Radon Mitigation System Components Released for Public Comment (Chicago, IL) May 16,2017 – The American Society of Home […]
Inspecting a Home with New Replacement Windows?
Windows and doors are the main penetrations in any building envelope system. As such, they usually are key contributors to water intrusion and invisible underlying structural damage in the home because the installations may have failed or may not have been installed incorrectly (that is, not “up to code”) in the first place.
Diversify Your Business by Inspecting New Homes
Diversification falls under the general category of getting more customers. What’s an avenue in this category that’s a natural for home inspectors to explore? Brand-new homes.
“Score” a Win for Your Business
Many ASHI home inspectors are familiar with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Home Energy Score program, and those who keep an eye on the housing market have noticed its dramatic growth in the past year or so
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