What to Know About The Inspection of Manufactured Homes I have written this article to help home inspectors know how to perform a professional Inspection of Manufactured Homes. In this article, I provide HUD codes that are helpful for identifying possible problems; I...
Home-buyers ask: What is a "dead-front"? When reading your inspection report you come across this phrase "the dead-front is missing at the electrical panel; this is a safety hazard". Well, what is a dead-front cover? An electric panel will generally have two covers;...
Home Inspector Tool Box Part 2 - Tools That Increase Revenue In a previous article I wrote a quite exhaustive article and list on the essential and recommended tools that I feel each home inspector should have in his/her tool box. I discussed what the inspectors in my...
Home Inspector Tool Box - What's Inside? Home Inspector Tool Box - Essential Tools First. Let's start off discussing the tools needed for every inspection regardless of state, standard of practice, or local conditions that alter the way one inspector may inspect...
Where I am located in South Florida, radon or testing for it is almost unheard of. However, due to the dangers of radon, and the occasional testing we do, I think it is good to provide some helpful information to explain what radon is, why it is less of a risk in some...
Gas Appliance Installation Requirements