InspectAPedia.com InspectAPedia®
 

Free Encyclopedia of Building & Environmental Inspection, Testing, Diagnosis, Repair

Ask a Question or Search InspectAPedia

  • HOME
  • AIR CONDITIONING
  • ELECTRICAL
  • EXTERIORS
  • HEATING
  • HOME INSPECTION
  • INTERIORS
  • PLUMBING
  • ROOFING
  • SEPTIC SYSTEMS
  • STRUCTURE
  • WATER SUPPLY
  • ENERGY SAVINGS
  • ENVIRONMENT
  • INDOOR AIR IAQ
  • INSULATION
  • MOLD INSPECT TEST REMOVE
  • NOISE
  • ODORS
  • SOLAR ENERGY
  • VENTILATION
  • EXPERTS DIRECTORY
  • CONTACT US



Mobile Phone/PDA website viewMobile View
HOME & BUILDING INSPECTORS & INSPECTION METHODS

AGE of a BUILDING - how to determine
AIR CONDITIONING & HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
ALUMINUM WIRING HAZARDS & REPAIRS
ANIMAL ENTRY POINTS in buildings
ANIMAL ODORS IN buildings

ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING COMPONENT ID
ASBESTOS IDENTIFICATION IN buildings
ASHI American Society of Home Inspectors
ASHI Certification of Home Inspectors

ATTORNEYS and EXPERT WITNESSES
ATTIC LEAKS, CONDENSATION & ATTIC MOLD
ATTIC VENTILATION

BASEMENT CEILING VAPOR BARRIER
BASEMENT HEAT LOSS
BUILDING SAFETY HAZARDS GUIDE
BUILDING SETTLEMENT

CHIMNEY INSPECTION DIAGNOSIS REPAIR
CHIMNEY INSPECTION & REPAIR GUIDE
CHINESE DRYWALL HAZARDS

CRAWL SPACES
CRAWL SPACE SAFETY ADVICE

DECK & PORCH CONSTRUCTION
DECK COLLAPSE Case Study
DECK FINISHES COATINGS PRESERVATIVES
DECK FLASHING LEAKS, ROT Case Study

DIRECTORY of BUILDING INSPECTORS
DISASTER BUILDING INSPECTION & REPAIR SAFEY
DRINKING WATER

ELECTRICAL INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS, REPAIR
Electrical Inspection Safety
ENERGY SAVINGS in buildings
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS - INSPECT, TEST, REMEDY

EXTERIORS of buildings

Fiberglass hazards in buildings
FIRE CLEARANCES, Single-Wall Metal Flues
FIREPLACES & HEARTHS

FLOOD DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, SAFETY & CLEANUP
FLOODS IN buildings-priorities
FOUNDATION CRACKS & DAMAGE GUIDE
FPE Stab-Lok HAZARDS & REPAIRS WEBSITE

GAS PIPING, VALVES, CONTROLS
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
GLUES ADHESIVES, EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION

HEATING SYSTEMS

HOME & BUILDING INSPECTORS & INSPECTION METHODS
  BUILDING INSPECTORS DIRECTORY
  Advice on Becoming a Home Inspector

  Checklists vs Narrative Reports

  Historic Homes, Home Improvement Costs, Research

  HOME INSPECTOR EDUCATION
  Home Inspector, How to Become a
  Home Inspector Skills, Reports
  Home Inspection Company Franchises
  Home Inspection Components Master List
  Home Inspection Definitions & Terms
  Home Inspection Ethical Codes
  Home Inspection, How to Get The Most Benefit From
  Home Inspection Publications
  Home Inspection Report Writing Guide
  Home Inspection Safety Hazards
  HOME INSPECTION STANDARDS
  HOUSE DOCTOR, how-to be
  How Much Should You Pay For Professional Services?
  INSPECTION COMONENTS MASTER LIST
  Mobile Home Inspection Guide
  VISUAL PERCEPTION ERRORS

HOT WATER HEATERS
HOUSE PARTS, DEFINITIONS

INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GUIDE

INSULATION IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
INSULATION INSPECTION & IMPROVEMENT

LEED GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION
LEED Building Designation & IAQ
LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS
LOG HOME GUIDE

MANUALS & PARTS GUIDES - HVAC
Mobile Home Inspection Guide

MOISTURE CONTROL in buildings
MOISTURE METER STUDY

MOLD in buildings
MOLD PREVENTION GUIDE
MOLD RELATED ILLNESS GUIDE
MOLD SAFETY WARNINGS
MOLD SPRAYS, SEALANTS, PAINTS
MOLD STANDARDS
MOLD TESTING SERVICES
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets
MVOCs & MOLDY MUSTY ODORS

Nanomaterials Hazards
NOISE / SOUND DIAGNOSIS & CURE

ODORS & SMELLS DIAGNOSIS & CURE

OIL TANK PIPING & PIPING DEFECTS
OIL TANKS INSPECT LEAK TEST ABANDON REGS

PAINT ANALYSIS, DIAGNOSTIC USES
PAINT & STAIN GUIDE, EXTERIOR
PAINT FALURE, DIAGNOSIS, CURE, PREVENTION

PIPING IN buildings, Clogs Leaks Types

PLASTER & BEAVERBOARD & DRYWALL
PLASTER BULGES & PILLOWS
PLASTER LATH, METAL
PLASTER, LOOSE FALL HAZARDS
PLASTER TYPE IDENTIFICATION

PLUMBING SYSTEM INSPECT DIAGNOSE REPAIR
PUSHMATIC - BULLDOG PANELS

Reports: Checklists vs Narrative

ROOFING INSPECTION & REPAIR
ROOF VENTILATION SPECIFICATIONS

SAFE DECK CONSTRUCTION GUIDE
SAFETY HAZARDS & INSPECTIONS
Safety for Building Inspectors
SAFETY: Elderly & Veterans Home Safety
SAFETY for ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS
SAFETY HAZARDS GUIDE
Safety for Septic Inspectors

Sears Catalog kit homes - how to identify

Septic System Safety Hazards
SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECT DIAGNOSE REPAIR

SIDING, Sheathing Identification - Photo Guide
SIDING, ALUMINUM
SIDING, ASBESTOS CEMENT SHINGLES
SIDING ASPHALT ROOF SHINGLES on WALLS
SIDING ASPHALT SHINGLE or SHEET
SIDING DAMAGE by SPLASHBACK
SIDING EIFS & STUCCO
SIDING, FIBER CEMENT
SIDING HARDBOARD
SIDING STEEL
SIDING VINYL
SIDING, WOOD PRODUCT CHOICES
SIDING, WOOD INSTALLATION
SIDING WOOD, FAILURES OVER FOAM BOARD
SIDING WOOD, FLASHING DETAILS
SIDING WOOD SHINGLE INSTALLATION

SINKHOLES, WARNING SIGNS
SLAB CRACK EVALUATION

SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
Splits in Structural Wood Beams
SQUARE-D RECALLS

STAIN & BIODETERIORATION AGENT CATALOG
STAINS on buildings - QUICK GUIDE
STAIN DIAGNOSIS on BUILDING EXTERIORS
STAIN DIAGNOSIS on BUILDING INTERIORS
STAIN DIAGNOSIS on ROOFS
STAIN DIAGNOSIS on STONE
STAINS on INDOOR SURFACES: PHOTO GUIDE

STANDARDS, HOME INSPECTION

STAIRS, RAILINGS, LANDINGS, RAMPS

STONE CLEANING METHODS
STRESS SKIN INSULATED PANELS

TANK TYPES: WATER, OIL, EXPANSION, ALL
THERMAL TRACKING Indicates Heat Loss

VAPOR BARRIERS & HOUSEWRAP
VAPOR CONDENSATION & BUILDING SHEATHING

VENTILATION in buildings
VISUAL PERCEPTION ERRORS

WATER ENTRY in buildings

WATER HEATERS

WATER ODORS, CAUSE CURE

WATER PRESSURE & FLOW MEASUREMENT

WATER PUMPS, TANKS, TESTS, WELLS, REPAIRS
WATER PUMPS & WELLS

WATER QUANTITY IMPROVEMENT

WATER SOFTENERS & CONDITIONERS

WATER TEST CHOICES & WATER TEST FEES
WATER TESTS, CONTAMINANTS, TREATMENT
WATER TESTING ADVICE

WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT CHOICES

WELLS CISTERNS & SPRINGS
WELL CLEARANCES
WELL CHLORINATION SHOCKING PROCEDURE>

WINDOWS & DOORS

Wood Burning Boilers, Furnaces Fireplaces Stoves
WOOD ROOF INSPECTION GUIDE

ZINSCO / SYLVANIA HAZARDS

GO TO Carson Dunlop's Home Study Course Information - How to Become a Home Inspector: Carson Dunlop's nationally recognized Home Study Course, selected by ASHI the American Society of Home Inspectors and other professionals and associations. This website author is a contributor to this course.
GO TO Carson Dunlop's Home Study Course Information - How to Become a Home Inspector: Carson Dunlop's nationally recognized Home Study Course, selected by ASHI the American Society of Home Inspectors and other professionals and associations. This website author is a contributor to this course.
GO TO Carson Dunlop's Home Study Course Information - How to Become a Home Inspector: Carson Dunlop's nationally recognized Home Study Course, selected by ASHI the American Society of Home Inspectors and other professionals and associations. This website author is a contributor to this course.

More Information

Photograph of  cutaway house with some home inspection topics shown .The American Society of Home Inspectors ASHI Membership/Certification Procedure
InspectAPedia®  -      

  • How to qualify or become certified as a professional home inspector
  • Membership procedures for ASHI the American Society of Home Inspectors
  • How to Find a Qualified Home Inspector
  • Advanced Home Inspection Education Articles, Classes, Standards, Ethics
InspectAPedia tolerates no conflicts of interest. We have no relationship with advertisers nor with topics or services discussed at this website.

Here we provide links to detailed Information about qualifying as a Certified Home Inspector by becoming a member of ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors.

ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors is a national professional association of home inspectors and building professionals who examine and report on the physical condition of existing buildings, with focus on residential properties including single family homes and smaller multi-family dwellings.

ASHI certification requires a combination of education, specialized training in home inspection topics, experience, passing a certification exam, maintaining continuing education credits, and agreeing to abide by a national code of ethics for home inspectors.

© Copyright 2012 InspectAPedia.com, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use page top links to major topics or use links at the left of each page to navigate within topics and documents at this website. Green links show where you are in a document series or at this website.

Contact ASHI by email, web, telephone or FAX to request a Candidate Application Packet.

For the latest procedures required to become an ASHI certified home inspector,see:

  • ASHI Exam Information
  • ASHI Association Info Page
  • ASHI Publications and Order Form
  • ASHI Headquarters Web Page
  • Contact ASHI

This website, InspectAPedia.com, is an independent information project which provides in-depth building inspection, diagnostic, and repair advice across all residential and light commercial building and environmental topics.

We provide very detailed suggestions for diagnosing and repairing a wide range of building, environmental, and mechanical system problems. Contact Us by email to suggest content additions, corrections, or if you are unable to find information that you seek.

Questions & Answers regarding this article

.

Ask a Question or Search InspectAPedia

HTML Comment Box is loading comments...

Share this Article      

...

Technical Reviewers & References

  • InspectAPedia.com® - Daniel Friedman - Publisher & Editor.
  • Critique, contributions wanted: Contact Us to suggest corrections or additions to articles at this website, and if you wish, to receive online listing and credit as a contributor. Particular thanks are due to the many experts and also consumers who read and critique technical articles at InspectAPedia.com.

Use links just below or at the left of each page to navigate this document or to view other topics at this website. Green links show where you are in our document or website.

AGE of a BUILDING - how to determine
AIR CONDITIONING & HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
ALUMINUM WIRING HAZARDS & REPAIRS
ANIMAL ENTRY POINTS in buildings
ANIMAL ODORS IN buildings

ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING COMPONENT ID
ASBESTOS IDENTIFICATION IN buildings
ASHI American Society of Home Inspectors
ASHI Certification of Home Inspectors

ATTORNEYS and EXPERT WITNESSES
ATTIC LEAKS, CONDENSATION & ATTIC MOLD
ATTIC VENTILATION

BASEMENT CEILING VAPOR BARRIER
BASEMENT HEAT LOSS
BUILDING SAFETY HAZARDS GUIDE
BUILDING SETTLEMENT

CHIMNEY INSPECTION DIAGNOSIS REPAIR
CHIMNEY INSPECTION & REPAIR GUIDE
CHINESE DRYWALL HAZARDS

CRAWL SPACES
CRAWL SPACE SAFETY ADVICE

DECK & PORCH CONSTRUCTION
DECK COLLAPSE Case Study
DECK FINISHES COATINGS PRESERVATIVES
DECK FLASHING LEAKS, ROT Case Study

DIRECTORY of BUILDING INSPECTORS
DISASTER BUILDING INSPECTION & REPAIR SAFEY
DRINKING WATER

ELECTRICAL INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS, REPAIR
Electrical Inspection Safety
ENERGY SAVINGS in buildings
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS - INSPECT, TEST, REMEDY

EXTERIORS of buildings

Fiberglass hazards in buildings
FIRE CLEARANCES, Single-Wall Metal Flues
FIREPLACES & HEARTHS

FLOOD DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, SAFETY & CLEANUP
FLOODS IN buildings-priorities
FOUNDATION CRACKS & DAMAGE GUIDE
FPE Stab-Lok HAZARDS & REPAIRS WEBSITE

GAS PIPING, VALVES, CONTROLS
GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
GLUES ADHESIVES, EXTERIOR CONSTRUCTION

HEATING SYSTEMS

HOME & BUILDING INSPECTORS & INSPECTION METHODS
  BUILDING INSPECTORS DIRECTORY
  Advice on Becoming a Home Inspector

  Checklists vs Narrative Reports

  Historic Homes, Home Improvement Costs, Research

  HOME INSPECTOR EDUCATION
  Home Inspector, How to Become a
  Home Inspector Skills, Reports
  Home Inspection Company Franchises
  Home Inspection Components Master List
  Home Inspection Definitions & Terms
  Home Inspection Ethical Codes
  Home Inspection, How to Get The Most Benefit From
  Home Inspection Publications
  Home Inspection Report Writing Guide
  Home Inspection Safety Hazards
  HOME INSPECTION STANDARDS
  HOUSE DOCTOR, how-to be
  How Much Should You Pay For Professional Services?
  INSPECTION COMONENTS MASTER LIST
  Mobile Home Inspection Guide
  VISUAL PERCEPTION ERRORS

HOT WATER HEATERS
HOUSE PARTS, DEFINITIONS

INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GUIDE

INSULATION IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
INSULATION INSPECTION & IMPROVEMENT

LEED GREEN BUILDING CERTIFICATION
LEED Building Designation & IAQ
LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEMS
LOG HOME GUIDE

MANUALS & PARTS GUIDES - HVAC
Mobile Home Inspection Guide

MOISTURE CONTROL in buildings
MOISTURE METER STUDY

MOLD in buildings
MOLD PREVENTION GUIDE
MOLD RELATED ILLNESS GUIDE
MOLD SAFETY WARNINGS
MOLD SPRAYS, SEALANTS, PAINTS
MOLD STANDARDS
MOLD TESTING SERVICES
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets
MVOCs & MOLDY MUSTY ODORS

Nanomaterials Hazards
NOISE / SOUND DIAGNOSIS & CURE

ODORS & SMELLS DIAGNOSIS & CURE

OIL TANK PIPING & PIPING DEFECTS
OIL TANKS INSPECT LEAK TEST ABANDON REGS

PAINT ANALYSIS, DIAGNOSTIC USES
PAINT & STAIN GUIDE, EXTERIOR
PAINT FALURE, DIAGNOSIS, CURE, PREVENTION

PIPING IN buildings, Clogs Leaks Types

PLASTER & BEAVERBOARD & DRYWALL
PLASTER BULGES & PILLOWS
PLASTER LATH, METAL
PLASTER, LOOSE FALL HAZARDS
PLASTER TYPE IDENTIFICATION

PLUMBING SYSTEM INSPECT DIAGNOSE REPAIR
PUSHMATIC - BULLDOG PANELS

Reports: Checklists vs Narrative

ROOFING INSPECTION & REPAIR
ROOF VENTILATION SPECIFICATIONS

SAFE DECK CONSTRUCTION GUIDE
SAFETY HAZARDS & INSPECTIONS
Safety for Building Inspectors
SAFETY: Elderly & Veterans Home Safety
SAFETY for ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS
SAFETY HAZARDS GUIDE
Safety for Septic Inspectors

Sears Catalog kit homes - how to identify

Septic System Safety Hazards
SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECT DIAGNOSE REPAIR

SIDING, Sheathing Identification - Photo Guide
SIDING, ALUMINUM
SIDING, ASBESTOS CEMENT SHINGLES
SIDING ASPHALT ROOF SHINGLES on WALLS
SIDING ASPHALT SHINGLE or SHEET
SIDING DAMAGE by SPLASHBACK
SIDING EIFS & STUCCO
SIDING, FIBER CEMENT
SIDING HARDBOARD
SIDING STEEL
SIDING VINYL
SIDING, WOOD PRODUCT CHOICES
SIDING, WOOD INSTALLATION
SIDING WOOD, FAILURES OVER FOAM BOARD
SIDING WOOD, FLASHING DETAILS
SIDING WOOD SHINGLE INSTALLATION

SINKHOLES, WARNING SIGNS
SLAB CRACK EVALUATION

SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
Splits in Structural Wood Beams
SQUARE-D RECALLS

STAIN & BIODETERIORATION AGENT CATALOG
STAINS on buildings - QUICK GUIDE
STAIN DIAGNOSIS on BUILDING EXTERIORS
STAIN DIAGNOSIS on BUILDING INTERIORS
STAIN DIAGNOSIS on ROOFS
STAIN DIAGNOSIS on STONE
STAINS on INDOOR SURFACES: PHOTO GUIDE

STANDARDS, HOME INSPECTION

STAIRS, RAILINGS, LANDINGS, RAMPS

STONE CLEANING METHODS
STRESS SKIN INSULATED PANELS

TANK TYPES: WATER, OIL, EXPANSION, ALL
THERMAL TRACKING Indicates Heat Loss

VAPOR BARRIERS & HOUSEWRAP
VAPOR CONDENSATION & BUILDING SHEATHING

VENTILATION in buildings
VISUAL PERCEPTION ERRORS

WATER ENTRY in buildings

WATER HEATERS

WATER ODORS, CAUSE CURE

WATER PRESSURE & FLOW MEASUREMENT

WATER PUMPS, TANKS, TESTS, WELLS, REPAIRS
WATER PUMPS & WELLS

WATER QUANTITY IMPROVEMENT

WATER SOFTENERS & CONDITIONERS

WATER TEST CHOICES & WATER TEST FEES
WATER TESTS, CONTAMINANTS, TREATMENT
WATER TESTING ADVICE

WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT CHOICES

WELLS CISTERNS & SPRINGS
WELL CLEARANCES
WELL CHLORINATION SHOCKING PROCEDURE>

WINDOWS & DOORS

Wood Burning Boilers, Furnaces Fireplaces Stoves
WOOD ROOF INSPECTION GUIDE

ZINSCO / SYLVANIA HAZARDS

  • Carson, Dunlop & Associates Ltd., 120 Carlton Street Suite 407, Toronto ON M5A 4K2. (416) 964-9415 1-800-268-7070 info@carsondunlop.com. Thanks to Alan Carson and Bob Dunlop, for permission to use illustrations from their publication, The Illustrated Home which illustrates construction details and building components. Carson Dunlop provides home inspection education including the ASHI-adopted Home Inspection Training Program (home study course), publications such as the Home Reference Book, report writing materials including the Horizon report writer, and home inspection services. Alan Carson is a past president of ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors.
  • Mark Cramer Inspection Services Mark Cramer, Tampa Florida, Mr. Cramer is a past president of ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors and is a Florida home inspector and home inspection educator. Contact Mark Cramer at: 727-595-4211 mark@BestTampaInspector.com 11/06
  • Roger Hankey is principal of Hankey and Brown home inspectors, Eden Prairie, MN. Mr. Hankey is a past chairman of the ASHI Standards Committee. Mr. Hankey has served in other ASHI professional and leadership roles. Contact Roger Hankey at: 952 829-0044 - rhankey@hankeyandbrown.com. Mr. Hankey is a frequent contributor to InspectAPedia.com.

Books & Articles on Building & Environmental Inspection, Testing, Diagnosis, & Repair

  • Our recommended books about building & mechanical systems design, inspection, problem diagnosis, and repair, and about indoor environment and IAQ testing, diagnosis, and cleanup are at the InspectAPedia Bookstore. Also see our Book Reviews - InspectAPedia.
  • Home Reference Book - Carson Dunlop The Home Reference Book - the Encyclopedia of Homes, Carson Dunlop & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, 2010, $69.00 U.S., is available from Carson Dunlop. The Home Reference Book is a bound volume of more than 450 illustrated pages that assist home inspectors and home owners in the inspection and detection of problems on buildings. The text is intended as a reference guide to help building owners operate and maintain their home effectively. InspectAPedia.com ® author/editor Daniel Friedman is a contributing author. Field inspection worksheets are included at the back of the volume.
  • [Information about ASHI]
  • [ASHI's Association Info]
  • [ASHI Headquarters Website]
  • Basement Moisture Control, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Building Pathology, Deterioration, Diagnostics, and Intervention, Samuel Y. Harris, P.E., AIA, Esq., ISBN 0-471-33172-4, John Wiley & Sons, 2001 [General building science-DF] ISBN-10: 0471331724 ISBN-13: 978-0471331728
  • Building Pathology: Principles and Practice, David Watt, Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (March 7, 2008) ISBN-10: 1405161035 ISBN-13: 978-1405161039
  • GO TO Carson Dunlop's Home Study Course Information - How to Become a Home Inspector: Carson Dunlop's nationally recognized Home Study Course, selected by ASHI the American Society of Home Inspectors and other professionals and associations. This website author is a contributor to this course.GO TO Carson Dunlop's Home Study Course Information - How to Become a Home Inspector: Carson Dunlop's nationally recognized Home Study Course, selected by ASHI the American Society of Home Inspectors and other professionals and associations. This website author is a contributor to this course.GO TO Carson Dunlop's Home Study Course Information - How to Become a Home Inspector: Carson Dunlop's nationally recognized Home Study Course, selected by ASHI the American Society of Home Inspectors and other professionals and associations. This website author is a contributor to this course.
    Building inspection education & report writing systems from Carson, Dunlop & Associates Ltd

  • Crawl Space Moisture Control, U.S. Department of Energy
  • Historic Preservation Technology: A Primer, Robert A. Young, Wiley (March 21, 2008) ISBN-10: 0471788368 ISBN-13: 978-0471788362
  • ...
Home About Us Accuracy Contact Us Content Use Policy Privacy Website Description © 2012 Copyright InspectAPedia.com