ASHI Reporter February 2013, Feature

Vermiculite in the Attic

A worse-case scenario — that's what I found in the attic of a home I recently inspected. Although this wasn't the first time I found evidence that some contractors have no clue about how to work around attic insulation, this time qualified as a worse-case scenario because the insulation was vermiculite.

ASHI Reporter February 2013, Feature

Service Drop

The purpose of the service drop and the service entrance is to get electricity safely from the utility into the house.

ASHI Reporter February 2013, Feature

Opinion: Nice House, but is it Legal?

If you designed or built a home that met energy code just a few years ago, that same home will probably not be legal to build just a few years from now. Some might say it’s about time, while others may think it’s not a good idea to increase code requirements during a depressed housing economy.

ASHI Reporter February 2013, Feature

ASHI Annual Reports for 2012: President's Report

In these past few years, we have experienced one of the worst down cycles of the U.S. housing market. But after four bad years, 2012 has proven to be “the turnaround year” for the housing market, for ASHI and for most ASHI inspectors.

ASHI Reporter February 2013, Feature

ASHI Annual Reports for 2012: Treasurer's Report

Now that my tenure as ASHI treasurer is over and I will be leaving the Board of Directors, I’m pleased to have the opportunity to let you know it has been an honor and pleasure to serve you in this position for the last two years and to provide you with this past year’s treasurer’s report.

ASHI Reporter February 2013, Feature

Correction to the information in the January ASHI Reporter about ASHI’s new secretary

ASHI Reporter February 2013, Feature

Correction to the information in the January ASHI Reporter about ASHI’s new secretary

ASHI Reporter February 2013, ASHI in the Media

Social Media Update

Here’s a snapshot of what ASHI has been doing lately to influence consumers and real estate professionals about the importance of home inspections and hiring an ASHI member.

ASHI Reporter February 2013, The Word

Electricity: Basic Theory

Once again, The Word invites you to travel into the dark realm of subjects that are sometimes misunderstood by home inspectors. The Word hopes you will find this trip informative and maybe a little entertaining.The Word's subject this month is electricity. The Word finds this subject interesting because the good inspector of electrical systems knows what is deficient, but the better inspector knows why it is deficient.

ASHI Reporter February 2013, New Certified Inspectors

New ASHI Certified Inspectors and Associates

ASHI Reporter February 2013, New Certified Inspectors

Chapter News

Chapter educational offerings: If your chapter is looking for a convenient method of providing educational offerings to members, Smart Track is the way to make it happen.

ASHI Reporter February 2013, New Certified Inspectors

Your ASHI

ASHI Reporter February 2013, Postcards from the Field

Sponge Bob is Working Overtime

ASHI Reporter February 2013, Report from the President

Just Thinking Out Loud

Our ASHI organization is made up of volunteers, serving in chapters and on committees, not to mention the Board of Directors. Without volunteers giving of their time and expertise, our society would not exist.

ASHI Reporter February 2013, Reviews + Resources

Healthy Schools and Apartments not an Option at Code Hearings

During a national meeting of code officials in Portland in October, a majority of the participants voted in favor of a proposal to require radon-resistant construction in schools and apartment buildings. But the vote fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to make the measure a code requirement in high-risk areas. ??

ASHI Reporter February 2013, View from the Hill

Congress Sends Contaminated Drywall Bill to President Obama’s Desk

Thanks in large part to bipartisan cooperation from Virginia’s congressional delegation, the Drywall Safety Act of 2012 is headed to the president’s desk to become law.

ASHI Reporter February 2013, Editor's Note

Straight Talk About Change

Recently, I came across a job title that gave me a chuckle: Change Communications Manager.