FIND AN INSPECTOR

Let your fingers do the insulating?

By Edited by ASHI Staff | July 01, 2003

Here’s a creative use of undelivered Yellow Page™ phone books. The actual construction was post and beam with the phone books as wall filler.

Norm Clark
Norm Clark Property Inspections, Inc.
Olathe, KS

Double-duty knob & tube

I've seen a lot of strange things hanging from knob & tube wiring, but this tops them all. This metal hubcap collection was located in an old barn full of combustible materials. The wiring was active; the property owner’s brain was not.

Joe Hancaviz
Slate Post Home Inspection
Nazareth, PA

Edited by ASHI Staff

ASHI’s Web site, www.ashi.org, is the definitive resource for inspectors, consumers, real estate professionals and the media for information, advice and resources dedicated to home inspection. Here you’ll find a wealth of shared ASHI home inspection knowledge at your disposal. Your feedback and comments are welcome.

ASHI Reporter

Search the Newsroom

Tags

ASHI Reporter

Latest Articles

Creating a Safe Haven

Once upon a time, the role of a home security system was to alert you and your community’s first responders in the event of a security breach. You simply set it and hoped to be able to forget it. But today’s systems can provide much more information if you want it. Many integrate with other smart home equipment.

What to Do When The Home Inspection Reveals Red Flags

Home inspections can be a big hurdle to clear and will worry many of the parties involved in the transaction until the due diligence period is over. A home inspection is an appraisal of the state of the house at the current time.

Check Out a New Podcast: Inspection Connection

We talk shop, we talk life, we interview industry professionals and we strive for an atmosphere that feels like we’re sharing a drink or partaking in a meal together. We see this atmosphere as being one of the keys to the show’s overall theme, because home inspection as a profession isn’t inherently about properties… it’s about people. And that’s the type of authenticity we hope to convey.