Rusty Layton is a native of the Washington DC area. He grew up in the Maryland suburbs, graduated from the University of Maryland in 1977, and has resided in Northern Virginia since 1980. He worked with his father through high school and college for General Heating installing HVAC systems and boilers. After college, Mr. Layton worked for Majestic Builders at the Parkfairfax Condo renovation project in Alexandria, VA, scheduling and supervising the renovation of apartments to condos. He also supervised the construction of single family homes with Washington Homes and Globe Construction in Alexandria and Burke Centre, Virginia. He was then employed by Real Estate Appraisal Services, as Vice President of the Inspection Department. Mr. Layton then worked for Homechek Inspection Services, of Falls Church, Virginia for fifteen years and in 1996 opened his own inspection business, Russell Layton Associates. Rusty Layton is a Certified Home Inspector (CHE) by the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI).