Home Inspector Software
This article is designed as a series of tutorial videos to walk anyone through the steps needed to write great home inspection reports. The Basics Once you download your ScribeWare trial, play around with the software to see how easy it is to produce and publish a great inspection report. The software is designed to …
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I have heard it said that the development of our modern electrical system is the single greatest engineering achievement of mankind. While that is a bold statement, I find it difficult to conceive of technology that has more drastically changed our lives; stop for a minute and visualize life without electricity. Not only has our electrical …
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Quality Matters Discussions among home inspectors frequently circle back to the “correct” length of a home inspection report. Obviously, there is no right or wrong answer here and the sheer number of observations in a report is likely to reflect the size, age, and condition of the house being inspected as well as the style and …
What are moisture ants? Moisture ants are a wood-destroying organism that indicates there is wet wood in or around a house. Moisture ants are not a primary wood-destroying organism meaning they do not infest dry wood. Because wet wood is a prerequisite, moisture ants could be considered more of a symptom than a primary problem. Moisture …
Frequently asked questions about a common problem in some climate zones Mold is a 4-letter word in real estate and mold remediation is a multi-billion-dollar industry that thrives on the fear created by the lack of metrics available to quantify the risk of mold exposure in our buildings. Mold issues in buildings are complicated by …
What is the equipment ground? The equipment ground in residential wiring is often thought of as the “third prong” in an electrical receptacle and the third, bare conductor in an electrical circuit. Residential wiring systems will function properly without an equipment ground but these conductors make our electrical systems safer by providing a low resistance …
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Presents: Electrical Reset and Refresh for Home Inspection With Charles Buell May 18th at the Phinney Ridge Neighborhood Association This class is an excellent opportunity to refresh your electrical knowledge and learn new techniques for performing electrical inspections on residential construction from a …
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As of April 16th, 2015, the manufacturers of water heaters must comply with a new energy efficiency standard set by the Department of Energy called the NAECA National Appliance Energy Conservation Act. The good news for consumers is that these new standards will save energy. The bad news is that many of the high-efficiency appliances that …
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Click here for a free download of Hardie diagrams that can be used in home inspection reports In the Pacific Northwest, fiber cement siding has been an excellent replacement and upgrade over many of the 1990’s era siding products which proved to be little more than disposable siding systems. Fiber cement is arguably better and …
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