Mold has always been a part of life — since before life for humans even existed, according to the Smithsonian. But more attention is being paid to mold these days, due to the illnesses we have learned it can cause. According to the National Poison Control Center, mold is a nontechnical term for fungi that…
You learned what is generally included in a home inspection from your home inspection courses, but what about ancillary services? What types of extra services can you offer to boost your bottom line? A home inspection generally takes a couple of hours to do, and home inspectors know the job isn’t over when they leave…
The roof is a big part of every home inspection. It is usually the most expensive part of a home, so if it needs repair or replacement, the potential homeowners need to know. While asphalt shingles still reign supreme in the roofing world, it is likely that you may start encountering more roofs with solar…
Many home inspection courses deal with how to look for leaks and water damage. This is because of the top 10 most common home inspection problems, seven of them are related to water and leaks, according to Realtor.com. Water is one of the worst enemies a home can have. Another is fire, and that’s why…
Do you think you need insurance coverage for errors and omissions for your home inspections business? You may think you don’t, but insurance isn’t only for people who might make mistakes. It’s for people who own property, a business or have assets they don’t want to lose. Anyone can make a mistake, no matter how…
Your home inspection training helped you to learn ways to spot evidence of leaks — stains, warping, and evidence of patch work — but what are you doing for leak detection to find the source of these water leaks? Sometimes it’s easy. You may be in an attic and see water leaking through a hole…
Inspection training prepares home and commercial inspectors to assess many systems and structures for adequacy, but it does not render them experts on the many and varied building codes. Building inspectors are employed by a city or town to ensure that buildings are constructed according to code. Only these inspectors can issue code violations —…
When you undertook inspection training, you likely had home inspecting in mind. There are more home inspectors than commercial building inspectors, but this is just one of the reasons you might want to consider branching out into this area. Many states have minimal — or no — licensing requirements for home inspectors. While it’s easier…
When you’re doing a home inspection, the attic is a critically important part. Why? Because it shows you the underside of the roof, and the roof is one of the most expensive parts of a house to replace. Since home inspectors are rarely required to climb on a roof, they can only inspect it from…
When you’re ready to launch your home inspection business, you will need a website. It is not impossible to do without one; it is just exponentially harder. The demographics of home inspectors can skew to older men who may have previously held jobs in professions in which they worked with their hands. These individuals may…