1. Association of Construction Inspectors
- [Report
link] The Association of Construction Inspectors (ACI) is the largest professional organization for those involved in construction inspection and construction project management.
2. American Institute of Inspectors®
- [Report
link] The American Institute of Inspectors® is a non-profit corporation that has been set up for the benefit of residential and commercial building inspectors across our great nation.
3. American Inspectors Society
- [Report
link] AIS is a national professional organization with member home inspectors all across the United States. AIS was formed in 1971 with the mission to promote excellence within the home inspection industry.
4. American Society of Home Inspectors
- [Report
link] The American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), founded in 1976, is North America’s oldest and most respected professional society of home inspectors. ASHI’s goals have always been to build customer awareness of the importance of a quality home inspection and enhance the professionalism of home inspectors.
5. Historic Building Inspectors Association
- [Report
link] HBIA members have met specific experience requirements and have demonstrated excellence in evaluating and reporting on structural and mechanical conditions observed in historic buildings.
6. Independent Home Inspectors of North America
- [Report
link] The primary mission of the Independent Home Inspectors of North America is to alert prospective homebuyers of the inherent conflict of interest between real estate agents & home inspectors. Should homeowner's agent choose buyer's inspector?
8. National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers
- [Report
link] Since 1989, the National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers has worked to establish the highest standards for the building and home inspection industry and to verify the qualifications of individuals offering these services.
9. Society of Professional Real Estate Inspectors
- [Report
link] an educational organization for the Real Estate Inspection Industry. Professional Real Estate Inspectors as well as anyone interested in the inspection field/industry are welcome to join.
National exam posted on November 18, 2009 08:39:43 am What is a good national exam to take to be certified as a home inspector? NACHI or ASHI?
Inspection Refund fee posted on November 18, 2009 07:15:58 am Hi Guys,
Good morning to all!
Hey, I need a couple of things, and I hope you can help.
First, I need a good, generic "hold harmless" form. You'll know why when I get to the second part.
Secondly, I want your opinion on something that probably could, or has happened, to every inspector.
I did an inspection, I'm just going to hit the highlights here to save time. In AZ the A/C is pretty important. So I ran the unit, got a good split. The rest of the house was in fairly good shape, less than 10 years old.
Two weeks later the client contacts me, says that the A/C doesn't work, wants me to pay like a $500 bill from a HVAC company. He also asks why I put the disconnect in back-wards, and asks why I say the unit was working. To make matters worse, he's an HVAC guy of 32 years. (no offense to HVAC guys. But a guy in the business must see units that work one day, and break the next - that's how they get work!) He says the unit was free of all freon.
So I look at my notes and explain the "good" readings I take from the registers. And how I don't put the unit in shut-down mode. The unit didn't have a fuse block, so I explained I didn't even have a reason to pull the disconnect out! I explain, "Someone has obviously touched the system since the inspection". He says "You were the last one there".
So, I am going to refund the inspection fee (it's less than the HVAC bill!) just to get this guy off my back, I don't have time to deal with his "getting something for nothing" attitude.
Has this happened to you?
Thanks guys!
Halfway to IRC Combination License posted on November 17, 2009 07:03:28 pm As you are my second family (though I've never seen most you or had you over for Thanksgiving....)
I passed the B1 and M1 test today for the ICC.:)
Along the same vein, as the state trooper said to me some 30 yrs ago..."Young man, just because you passed your driving exam DOESN'T MAKE YOU A GOOD DRIVER" (and yes he yelled that at me).
So it follows that just b/c I passed two ICC exams....
Preparing to take the E1 and P1 in December...anyone want to share helpful hints. I hear the E1 is super hard.
Tooting my horn,
Bruce
