ASHI Reporter December 2018, Feature

Immerse Yourself in the IW Experience

At IW, you will hear from leaders in your field who have navigated many of the same challenges you do in your daily job.

ASHI Reporter December 2018, Feature

Managing Risk Claim 4: Mold

ASHI Reporter December 2018, Feature

The Value of Offering Continuing Education to Market Your Home Inspection Business

Continuing education—or lifelong learning beyond a degree or certificate program—encourages professionals to expand their foundations of knowledge and stay up to date on new developments.

ASHI Reporter December 2018, Feature

Lead in Water: A Danger Affecting Homes and Schools

Cities across the United States are uncovering potential crisis-level danger from poisoning due to lead present in a home or a school’s water supply, and from older residual lead paint.

ASHI Reporter December 2018, Feature

Home Inspectors Can help Protect Children From Lead in Drinking Water

Lead in drinking water is one of the biggest water quality problems facing communities today.

ASHI Reporter December 2018, Feature

Outside of the Framing: A Home Inspector’s Perspective on Culture

Culture, when used as a noun, refers to a group of people who share similar beliefs and social norms.

ASHI Reporter December 2018, Feature

Are These Violations of the ASHI Code of Ethics?

Home inspection clients should be able to have confidence that the referral of a home inspector by their real estate broker is based on an assessment of the inspector’s competence and professionalism, rather than on the potential receipt of a financial incentive by the referring party.

ASHI Reporter December 2018, Feature

Get a New Viewpoint: Try a 360 Camera for Your Home Inspections

As a home inspector with years of experience, I enjoy exchanging practical tips with others.

ASHI Reporter December 2018, Feature

Put Your Chapter on the Map!

I’ve been performing inspections since 1988 and, over the years, I realized that certain patterns show themselves if you pay attention.

ASHI Reporter December 2018, Feature

Meet APPLICA Solutions, an ASHI Premier Partner

We recently talked with Joel Singer, CEO of APPLICA Solutions, one of ASHI’s premier partners, to find out what ASHI members should know about his company.

ASHI Reporter December 2018, Feature

Take Part in ASHI’s Holiday Home Contest!

Can you believe it? Another year has flown by just like that. I hope you all had a prosperous year filled with wonderful memories.

ASHI Reporter December 2018, ASHI Affiliate Spotlight

Options to Score…At InspectionWorld® or Online!

If you’ve been paying attention to the Home Energy Score updates in the Reporter, you’ll know that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Home Energy Score program is catching on, with multiple state and local governments, financing firms and, yes, major inspection firms getting on board in reaction to popular demand and to a shifting home buying clientele.

ASHI Reporter December 2018, Smart Inspector Science

Big Little Hydronic Pipes

If you’ve ever inspected a 100-year-old home with radiators, you’ve seen 4- to 6-inch pipes snaking through the basement; large pipes are reduced to smaller ones that rise through the floor and connect to cast-iron radiators. A two-story home has large riser pipes that reach the second floor. You will also find an expansion tank in the attic.

ASHI Reporter December 2018, Postcards from the Field

Postcards from the Field

ASHI Reporter December 2018, On My Mind

It’s Not If, But When…

When I first got into the home inspection business in 2002, a colleague told me...