4 Years of Reporters Online and Searchable

Have you seen the box on ASHI.org’s home page that says, “ASHI Reporter—a home inspector’s searchable online magazine? A little humor, a lot of knowledge…everything ASHI, just a click away.”

Go ahead and click and you’ll find the current issue of ASHI’s award-winning magazine, plus a bonus—four years of issues archived online. No more paging through binders looking for that issue with the article on adjustable steel columns, plastic plumbing systems, slate roofs, resolving complaints or EPDM roofing.

Search by topic, the author’s name or a keyword, and you’ll have your article in seconds. When all the 2002 issues and a few from 2001 are added, all the Reporters available in electronic format will be online for your convenience. Take a minute to browse through the back issues. You might be surprised at all the information that’s now available to you.

February 2006
Inspecting Adjustable Steel Columns
by Arlene Puentes
To the world at large, a column holds something up. If it appears to be fulfilling
its intended purpose, there’s little reason to give it another thought. As a home inspector, I’ve seen a lot of columns, and I’ve given them a lot of thought, specifically two types of adjustable steel columns.

December 2005
Home Inspection and Plastic Plumbing Systems
by Kenny Hart
Many plumbers who joined the trade 30 or 40 years ago believe the use of plastic pipe and fittings is the best thing that has happened to residential plumbing systems in a hundred years. On the other hand, old-timers can be heard complaining that plastic has taken much of the trade out of the business, and has given everyone the idea he can be his own plumber. Is it possible that both groups are right? Probably.

July 2005
What Home Inspectors Need to Know About Slate Roofs
by Joesph Jenkins
Although most home inspectors will work their entire career without ever inspecting a slate roof, those who are called on to do so have an opportunity to help protect and preserve one of our nation’s most overlooked architectural treasures. Many existing slate roofs in the United States are more than a century old, and may continue to function well for another century.

July 2004
Considering Commercial Building Inspections?
by Jennifer G. Prokopy
Experienced home inspectors looking for a chance to stretch their skills can find it in commercial building inspections, a market that offers many opportunities for business growth.

December 2003
Resolving Complaints, A Risk Management Series, Part 1 of 4
by Alan Carson
The phone call always starts
like this: “You inspected the house we bought six months ago and now we are having problems.” Most of us have received calls like this, and all of us dread them.

November 2002
Understanding and Inspecting EPDM Roofing, Part 1
by John Cranor
EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer), or “rubber roofing,” is one type of single-ply roofing. Since it first appeared in the mid-60s, EPDM has proven to be a reliable and durable roofing system.