ASHI Reporter Articles

Why bring up the grade when you can add an exterior sump system?

This picture shows a low spot at a corner of a house. The corrugated line is from a rear downspout running to a front catch basin. From the electrical line […]

Upstairs, Downstairs

These photos are from a recent inspection. It was a very subtle hidden problem that actually required two trips to the house to verify the true nature of the problem, […]

Extreme Inspection

The next time a client asks if you can do an inspection of a single family home and “I need it yesterday,” be sure you ask for the listing and […]

A Shocker

This “shocking” picture was taken in a Euclid, Ohio basement last year. The danger of mixing water and electricity left my client speechless. Apparently the homeowner thought it was alright […]

“Handyman really knew his stuff”

That’s what the owner of this upper-scale property told me about the handyman who had installed this smoke detector controlled by a wall switch. Mark OldroydA Realty CheckWildwood, Mo. Step […]

A venting event worth sharing

Here’s a forced draft furnace and class B chimney. Although the water heater vent properly enters the chimney above the drip pan, there is unsupported copper gas piping going to […]

How Low Can You Go?

The main electrical panel was just 11/2 feet off the ground and just 2 feet away from the cast iron drain pipe. Danger! Call for licensed electrician. Kerry LancasterHighmark Home […]

Overhead–Something Missing

Paul Andreassen volunteers for Habitat’s Collegiate Challenge

ASHI Member Paul Andreassen, Andreassen Associates, LLC, Malden, N.Y., joined other teams from Saugerties, Kingston and Wappingers Falls, N.Y., in a recent Habitat for Humanity project in Tarboro, North Carolina. […]