1. Various Home Inspection and Building Inspector Resources:
1A. Inspection Group Resources:
1B. Inspection Companies and Individuals:
1C. Inspection Training:
1D. Inspection Software for Report Writing, etc.:
2. Professional Home Inspection Associations:
3. Other Related Organizations:
4. Termite and Wood Boring Pest sites:
5. Other Inspection Related Services & Information:
6. Components and Systems:
7. Materials Related Information:
8. Products Information:
9. A Few Real Estate Oriented Sites:
10.Some Fire Related Material :
11.Home Inspection Reference Material:
12.Books, and other references:
13.Historic/Preservation or Rehab/Remodeling/Disaster Related Links:
14.New Construction:
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1. Various Home Inspection and Building Inspector Resources:
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At the top of our list here is access to some other lists. If successful, the link page you are on will get you, with two or three jumps (clicks), to just about any where else on the "Net" where there is useful related information.
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- 1A. Inspection Group Resources:
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With these lists now available, there is no longer any need to place Professional Home Inspection Chapters separately under this heading. Some are listed separately under the Professional Home Inspection Associations heading, because of their especially good presentation or other unique characteristic.
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- ASHI Chapter Directory
- NAHI Chapter Directory The second largest contender for home inspector members (at least this is true in Pennsylvania).
- 1B. Inspection Companies and Individuals:
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This is only a fraction of what's is on the Net. Except for the Harknesses, These were picked these for variety, content, geography, and appearance. There's some interesting ones and some dull ones, some pretty, some ugly. The idea here is to list a representative segment of what has been put up on the "Net" by home inspection companies and individuals, while including many links to useful information. This link page was first generated in October of 1996, many changes and improvements have occurred in what has been put up on the Internet by these entities, with changes and upgrades happening continuously.
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- Apex Building Inspections This was John Harkness's home Inspection company in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Home Inspections by Robert Harkness is in Asheville, North Carolina. At least one other "Harkness" inspector exists. Home Inspections by Harkness is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And, yes, all Harknesses are related.
- Pittsburgh Home Inspectors A list of home inspectors doing business in and around Pittsburgh, PA. This list has both ASHI and NAHI members.
- Pittsburgh Home Inspectors Of Pittsburgh PA A list of home inspectors doing business around Pittsburgh, PA. This list has both ASHI and NAHI members and is probably ths longest and most comprehensive list for the area.
- Harrisburg Home Inspectors.com A list of PA Compliant home inspectors doing business in and around Harrisburg PA. This list has both NAHI and ASHI members.
- Erie PA Home Inspectors A list of PA Compliant home inspectors doing business in and around Erie, PA. This list has both NAHI and ASHI members. There are not very many.
- Goodell Structural Services Rik Goodell's "Real Estate Construction Consulting". "HOME INSPECTIONS ... FOR THE DISCRIMINATING BUYER ...serving San Francisco and the entire Northern California Coast". Puts forth a responsible attitude.
- Proactive Homeinspection Was 'High Tech Home Inspections'. (Texas) "Whether it be a [regular sized] condominium, or a [large] estate, [my experience] and [many] inspections, have resulted in the high quality professional service clients must insist on and Realtors will be thankful for. In addition to providing customized reports (on site) that are easily read, I'm equipped with wireless, broadband internet capabilities. Should a circumstance arise, that you cannot be present; the report can be emailed for real time reviewing. This frees up countless hours (sometimes days) of waiting that can be better applied to more productive pursuits." --Richard Raymond
- Madsen Technical services, Inc. (Northern Alberta, Canada)
- Home-Alyze --nice graphics. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
- Pillar To Post (Erie,PA) "Welcome to Pillar To Post. As part of your community, we are pleased to provide our local customers real estate professionals, home buyers and home sellers with a home inspection service that brings to the buying or selling of a home unmatched quality, precision, integrity, and professionalism."
- Sebring Home Inspection Co. (Eastern Ohio) Example of a good simple web page.
- 1C. Inspection Training:
There are lots of these on the "Net" now, and they change frequently, try using a search engine to get up-to-date listings.
- Accu-Spect Home Inspector Institute This sit offers some training and tools. (We are all the best.)
- Inspection Training Associates (ITA) Lots of resource material at this site. A very professionally done web site.
- "Entering The Home Inspection Profession", by Moe Madsen A very good read.
- Employment of construction and building inspectors
Significant Points:
* About 45 percent of inspectors worked for local governments, primarily municipal or county building departments.
* Many home inspectors are self-employed.
* Opportunities should be best for experienced construction supervisors and craftworkers who have some college education, engineering or architectural training, or certification as construction inspectors or plan examiners.
* Home inspection has become a standard practice in the home-purchasing process, creating more opportunities for home inspectors.
You will also find this link under 12.Books, and other references:
- 1D. Inspection Software for Report Writing, etc.: None of these systems have been reviewed or tried by us. There are many, many available; try a search engine.
- Report Host "The original and still the best home inspection software on the Internet"
- Innovation Technologies, Inc. "InspectIt® 2.7pro." --windows of Mac. These guys have been around for a while.
- Data Point Solutions' --Mac OS, Windows and Linux. Looks exciting. More oriented toward running your business.
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2. Professional Home Inspection Associations:
- NAHI® National Association of Home Inspectors. Promoted as: The friendly home inspectors association.
- ASHI® American Society of Home Inspectors. The first and oldest and biggest professional home inspection association.
- IHINA The Home Inspectors listed / linked on this site have signed a pledge which states that they do not actively solicit real estate agents for home buyer client Leads.
- Great Lakes Chapter of ASHI® The primary goal of the Great Lakes Chapter is to educate home inspectors through classroom and hands-on training seminars.
- The Rocky Mountain Chapter of The National Association of Home Inspectors "The Rocky Mountain Chapter of The National Association of Home Inspectors provides invaluable networking to home inspectors throughout the state of Colorado."
- California Real Estate Inspection Association "Providing information and education for the homebuyer, seller, home inspector ... "
- Ontario Association of Home Inspectors "Home inspections began as a consumer service in the early 1970's in direct response to the growing demand by home buyers." ...
- Ohio ASHI® "The Ohio Chapter of ASHI is a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1989." ...
- Tri-State ASHI® "Tri-State ASHI® Members serve Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey & Northern Delaware.
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3. Other Related & Standards Setting Organizations:
- Manufactured Housing Institute Information about manufactured housing. A must read if you are a veteran.
- International Code
Council. On December 9, 1994, the International Code Council (ICC) was established as a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing a single set of comprehensive and coordinated national codes.
The ICC founders - the Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA), the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), and the Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI) - created the ICC in response to technical disparities among the three sets of model codes in use in the U.S. In the past, it was difficult for building industry professionals to move into different regions within the U.S., much less into an international environment. The ICC attempts to offer a single, complete set of construction codes without regional limitations.
- National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) "The authority on fire, electrical and building safety." Simply true; they write the rules and, are respected world wide.
- Air Conditioning Contractors of America aka ACCA --ACCA's mission is to help the best HVACR contractors in the country acquire, serve, and satisfy customers. Looking for a qualified contractor? Visit ACCA's Contractor Locator.
- ASTM Web Site Download or order mail delivery of any of ASTM’s 12,000+ standards, covering metals, petroleum, construction, the environment, and more. They even publish in Chinese.
- Plumbing Heating & Cooling Contractors Association "Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association - Dedicated to the promotion, advancement, education and training of the industry, for the protection of our environment and the health, safety, and comfort of society."
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4. Termite and Wood Boring Pest sites:
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5. Other Inspection Related Services & Information:
- Asbestos Information on Asbestos.
- Environmental Expert, An environmental industry's global online marketplace and information resource.
- EPA, "Lead is a highly toxic metal that was used for many years in products found in and around our homes."
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6. Components and Systems:
- Rumford Fireplaces One of the most interesting sites relating to fireplaces. It has some very unique and promising products and approaches to fireplace design and conversion. Worth browsing; a must read if you own an old house.
- Fireplace and Chimney info
"CSIA is a non-profit educational organization existing to provide chimney and venting safety resources to those in the industry and to you, the homeowner, with these goals in mind:
* Elimination of residential chimney fires.
* Preventing carbon monoxide intrusion.
* Improving home heating efficiency."
- Some books on Canadian Codes. "IRC is the home of the National Building, Fire and Plumbing Codes of Canada, the models for virtually all building, fire and plumbing regulations in Canada."
- Asian Building Product Links In English or Japanese.
- Australian Building News Many Magazines. Including Australia.
- ASHRAE®Home Page "The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers advances technology to serve humanity and promote a sustainable world."
- Firestone Building Products A good flat-roof resource. "Since its introduction in 1980, Firestone RubberGard EPDM has dominated the single-ply roofing market ." ...
- theplumber.com Another outstanding resource. "theplumber.com web site, under 'plumbing' has been called one of the 'best web sites' by on-line multimedia encyclopedia - Encarta."
- LOVE Plumbing & Remodel "Save time, and money. I'm Terry Love, owner of Love Plumbing & Remodel. I've created this web site to to save you time and money."
All you need is Love
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7. Materials Related Information:
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8. Products Information:
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9. A Few Real Estate Oriented Sites:
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The FSBO (For Sale By Owner) marketing approach is steadily growing. Like it or not, FSBO assisted sites and programs have become a permanent fact of life. There is strong support for a burgeoning F.S.B.O. market. It appears that the Internet has had a major effect on this growth. Several FSBO groups offer everything traditional Real Estate Agencys offer. If I were a real estate agent, I would set up my personal web site to offer services to the public; and I would make it clear that Realtors © can and do help show and sell FSBO's. (An agent can strike a contract to assist in purchasing a FSBO). From a buyers point, having a consulting real estate agent assist, adds a lot of valuable expertise.
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- National For sale By Owner "We are a network of FSBO Magazine Publishers specializing in Real Estate FOR SALE BY OWNER." & "To VIEW HOMES with color photos, click on a state below." --a good place to start FSBO looking.
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10.Some Fire Related Material:
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11.Home Inspection Reference Material:
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12.Books, and other references:
- Code Check "The Code Check Series are condensed guides to the most commonly cited code violations encountered by building inspectors, contractors, do-it-yourselfers and homeowners." ...
Why Ben (Benjamin Franklin) --by Code Check. Read this even if you don't read anything else by Code Check.
- Termites: Selecting a Reliable Pest Management Company "Your home usually is your largest monetary investment. Protecting it from wood-destroying organisms such as termites is often a prime concern. ..."
- How to Buy A Manufactured Home A good read if you are doing this.
- Home Energy Magazine (online) "To read the latest news on energy-efficient, durable, comfortable, green homes, sign up for a full membership to Home Energy Magazine online."
- Employment of construction and building inspectors Significant Points (one): "About 45 percent of inspectors worked for local governments, primarily municipal or county building departments."
- R.S. Means construction information products An old reliable standard.
- ROOFING CONTRACTOR An Internet magazine.
- EMF-Link "EMF-Link ® provides substantive information on biological and health effects of electric and magnetic fields (EMFs) from common sources such as power lines, electrical wiring, appliances, medical equipment, communications facilities, cellular phones, and computers."
- History of Plumbing --from "theplbumber.com", an online compilation --interesting.
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13.Historic/Preservation or
Rehab/Remodeling:
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14.New Construction: Remember, a search engine is a good place to start any search.
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