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STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS & DEFECTS

ADVANCED INSPECTION METHODS

AGE of a BUILDING - how to determine
AGE of CHIMNEYS & FIREPLACES
AGE of AIR CONDITIONERS & HEAT PUMPS
AGE of FOUNDATION MATERIALS
AGE of FRAMING MATERIALS
AGE of FLOORING MATERIALS
AGE of ELECTRICAL WIRING
AGE of HEATERS, BOILERS, FURNACES
AGE of PLUMBING MATERIALS & FIXTURES
AGE OF ROOFING
AGE of WATER HEATERS

ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING COMPONENT ID

ASBESTOS FLOORING HAZARD REDUCTION
ASBESTOS-FREE INSULATION MATERIALS
ASBESTOS IDENTIFICATION IN buildings
ASBESTOS ROOFING / SIDING DUST
ATTIC LEAKS, CONDENSATION & ATTIC MOLD

BEST CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES GUIDE

BRICK FOUNDATIONS & WALLS
BRICK STRUCTURAL WALL Loose Bulged
Brick Thermal Expansion Cracking
BRICK VENEER WALL Loose, Bulged
BRICK WALL DRAINAGE WEEP HOLES
BUCKLED FOUNDATIONS due to INSULATION?
BUILDING SAFETY HAZARDS GUIDE
BUILDING SETTLEMENT

CESSPOOL AGE ESTIMATION
CHIMNEY INSPECTION DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR
COLUMNS & POSTS, DEFECTS
CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS
CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS, PRE-CAST
Cracks, Checking or Splitting Beams & Log Homes
CRAWL SPACES

DECK & PORCH CONSTRUCTION
Deck Construction Best Practices
DECK COLLAPSE Case Study
DECK FINISHES COATINGS PRESERVATIVES
DECK FLASHING LEAKS, ROT Case Study
DECKS, ROOFTOP CONSTRUCTION

DEBRIS STAINING on ROOFS
DEFINITIONS of Mobile Home, Doublewide, Modular, Panelized
DEFINITIONS of ENGINEERED WOOD OSB LVL etc

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGED FOUNDATIONS
ELECTRICAL INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS, REPAIR
ENERGY SAVINGS in buildings
EXTERIORS of buildings

FLOOD DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, SAFETY & CLEANUP
FLOODS IN buildings-mold

FLOOR, ENGINEERED WOOD & LAMINATES
FLOOR FRAMING & SUBFLOOR for TILE
FLOOR TYPES & DEFECTS
FLOOR TILE ASBESTOS IDENTIFICATION
FLOOR TILE HISTORY & INGREDIENTS

FOOTING & FOUNDATION DRAINS
FOOTINGS EXPOSED, Repair Methods

FOUNDATION BULGE or LEAN MEASUREMENTS
FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION TYPES
FOUNDATION CONTRACTORS, ENGINEERS
FOOTING & FOUNDATION DRAINS
FOOTINGS EXPOSED, Repair Methods
FOUNDATION CRACKS & DAMAGE GUIDE
FOUNDATION FAILURES by TYPE & MATERIAL
FOUNDATION FAILURES by MOVEMENT TYPE
FOUNDATION INSPECTION METHODS
FOUNDATION INSULATION OPTIONS
FOUNDATION MATERIALS, Age, Types
FOUNDATION REPAIR METHODS
FOUNDATION WATERPROOFING

FRENCH DRAINS
FRAMING DAMAGE, INSPECTION, REPAIR
FRAMING DETAILS for BETTER INSULATION
FRAMING DETAILS for DOUBLE WALL HOUSES
FRAMING & SUBFLOOR for TILE
FRAMING MATERIALS, Age, Types
FRAMING METAL STUD PERFORMANCE
FRAMING METHODS, Age, Types
FRAMING SIZE & Spacing, Age, Types
FRAMING TABLES, SPANS for DECKS
FROST HEAVES, FOUNDATION, SLAB
FRT PLYWOOD

GALVANIC SCALE & METAL CORROSION
GLUES ADHESIVES, EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION
GRADING & SITE WORK, EXTERIOR
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

HEATING SYSTEMS
  AGE of AIR CONDITIONERS & HEAT PUMPS
  AGE of HEATERS, BOILERS, FURNACES
HOUSEWRAP INSTALLATION DETAILS

I-JOISTS, Wood Roof Floor

KIT HOMES, Aladdin, Sears, Wards, Others
  ALADDIN KIT HOUSES
  SEARS KIT HOUSES

LEED GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION
LOG HOME GUIDE
LVL Laminated Veneer Lumber, Beams

MOBILE HOMES, DOUBLEWIDES, TRAILERS
MODULAR HOME CONSTRUCTION
MOISTURE CONTROL in buildings
NOISE / SOUND DIAGNOSIS & CURE

OSB - Oriented Strand Board

PANELIZED CONSTRUCTION
PLASTER BULGES & PILLOWS
PLASTER, LOOSE FALL HAZARDS
PLUMBING SYSTEM INSPECT DIAGNOSE REPAIR
PLYWOOD Roof, Wall, Floor Decks & Sheathing

PORCH CONSTRUCTION & SCREENING
PRE-CUT & KIT HOMES
Preservative-Treated Framing Lumber

ROOFING INSPECTION & REPAIR
ROT, FUNGUS, TERMITES
ROT, TIMBER FRAME

SEARS KIT HOUSES
  How to Identify Sears Kit Houses
  The Sears Catalog House - Photos
  Sears Catalog Home Exterior details
  Sears Catalog Home Interior details
  Sears Mail Order Lumber Stencil Marks
  How wear and tear affect a Sears Home
  Sears House Identification Points
  Confusion in Sears House Identification
  Are these Sears catalog homes?
  Books on Sears and other Kit or Catalog Houses

  KIT HOMES, Aladdin, Sears, Wards, Others
  ALADDIN KIT HOUSES

SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECT DIAGNOSE REPAIR
SEPTIC LIFE EXPECTANCY

SHEATHING, Gypsum board
SHEATHING Homasote & Other Board
SHEATHING, OSB
SHEATHING, Plywood
SHEATHING, FOIL FACED - VENTS
SIDING, Sheathing Identification - Photo Guide
SINKHOLES, WARNING SIGNS
SINKING BUILDINGS
SLAB CRACK EVALUATION
SLAB CRACK REPAIR
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
Splits in Structural Wood Beams

STAIN & BIODETERIORATION AGENT CATALOG
STAINS on buildings - QUICK GUIDE
STAIN DIAGNOSIS on BUILDING EXTERIORS
STAIRS, RAILINGS, LANDINGS, RAMPS

STONE CLEANING METHODS
STONE FOUNDATIONS

STRAW BALE CONSTRUCTION
STRESS SKIN INSULATED PANELS

STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS & DEFECTS

STUCCO WAll FAILURES DUE TO WEATHER
STUCCO WALL METHODS & INSTALLATION
STUCCO OVER FOAM INSULATION
STUCCO PAINT FAILURES

SWEATING (CONDENSATION) on PIPES, TANKS

TERMITES, ROT
THERMAL EXPANSION of MATERIALS
THERMAL MASS in buildings
TRUSS UPLIFT, ROOF
TRUSSES, Floor & Roof

VAPOR BARRIERS & CONDENSATION in buildings
VENTILATION in buildings

WALL SIDING TRIM & FINISHES
WALL FINISHES INTERIOR

WATER BARRIERS, EXTERIOR BUILDING
WATER ENTRY in buildings
WATER HEATERS
WATER PUMPS & TANKS

WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS
WIND TURBINES & LIGHTNING

WINDOWS & DOORS, Age, Types

WINTERIZE A BUILDING

WOOD FOUNDATIONS

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AGE of a BUILDING - how to determine

KIT HOMES, Aladdin, Sears, Wards, Others
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  SEARS KIT HOUSES

SEARS KIT HOUSES
  How to Identify Sears Kit Houses
  The Sears Catalog House - Photos
  Sears Catalog Home Exterior details
  Sears Catalog Home Interior details
  Sears Mail Order Lumber Stencil Marks
  How wear and tear affect a Sears Home
  Sears House Identification Points
  Confusion in Sears House Identification
  Are these Sears catalog homes?
  Books on Sears and other Kit or Catalog Houses

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