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…
DetailsMany 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…
DetailsDo 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…
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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…
DetailsInspection 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 —…
DetailsWhen 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…
DetailsWhen 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…
DetailsWhen 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…
DetailsYou want more clients for your home inspection business, but what’s the best way to get them? You can advertise, and you probably do. Having a website is critical. But the single most important tool you may have for growing your home inspection business is word-of-mouth. Word-of-mouth is a common way for companies to get…
DetailsIf you’re just embarking on your home inspection career, you might wonder what tools you will need to do the job. While there are no hard-and-fast rules about which home inspection tools are necessary and which aren’t, many home inspectors agree on some basics that will help you get your job done. The most basic…
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