I was told by a builder that he would only fix a concern found by a home inspector if that inspector had an ICC certification. I showed him a pile of books and asked him how well he new the material and also asked him if he had every certifacation available. Smug look and no answer. I told him that if its wrong its wrong and my client was paying for a new home and it should be right to begin with. He snatched the report out of my hand and had all the items fixed.

You find concerns, you check the books, you have experience. Header size, wire size, vent location, electric concerns, if you think of it, when you took a basic home inspection course (or advanced or yearly continuing ed course), everything in that course was based on code. If you have been inspecting for anytime your minds eye is going to catch the vast majority of any major and more than likely any minor concerns. You are not an engineer and neither are 99.9 percent of any builder or municipal building/electric/plumbing inspector but I bet in those referances you have will tell you what you need to know.

Ted