The roof takes a dip

by Edited by ASHI Staff March 1, 2013

garageroof.jpg

Southern California is considered a semi-arid desert and people take their rainwater collection seriously.

Rich Zak
Check It Out Property Inspections,
Carlsbad, Calif.

 

 

Who put that door there? garage.jpg

D’oh!

Ken Meyer
Portico Home Inspection LLC
Portland, Ore.

 

 

Light lockup lock.jpg

Apparently, the homeowner got tired of people adjusting the chandelier.

Thomas R. Battoe
Performance Home Inspections
DeBary, Fla.

 

 

 

Is that April Fool’s date a coincidence?

waterheater-2.jpg waterheater-1.jpg This electric water heater was in the crawl space of a 64-year-old house. They dug a hole for it. Notice the installation date below. It was still functioning!

Vincent Black
Pro Sight Property Inspections
San Jacinto, Calif.

 

 

And the mouse droppings are the crowning touch waterheater.jpg

How many different defects can you spot with this one water heater?

Greg H. Mathias
CatmanDo Real Estate Services, Inc.
Lewisburg, Pa.

 

 

Ruff!

dogbowl.jpg

Where did the dog hide his bowl this time? This dog bowl was being used to cover an abandoned exhaust pipe hole.

Michael R. Stephans
3-D Home Inspection, Inc.
St. Charles, Ill.

 

 

That old adage saw

saw.jpg

“If it don’t fit get the saw.”

Stephen Tyler
STAT Home Inspections
Garnerville, N.Y.

 

 

Better than marriage counseling? toilet.jpg

This toilet might save a marriage. He can go and she won’t complain he left the seat up. (This was the seller’s idea, not mine.)

David Grudzinski
Advantage Home Inspections
Cranston, R.I.

 

 

Game, set, match

Tennis1.jpg

Tennis2.jpg

The first photo show the result of bird damage to the siding. The second shows the owners’ solution to the problem.

Drago Nevistic
Ability Home Inspections
Woodinville, Wash.

 

 

Green gone awry

green.jpg  

For when going green just isn’t good enough.

Tom Dabb
Immaculate Home Inspections
Maplewood, N.J.


To Read the Full Article

ASHI offers its members unparalleled resources to advance their careers. ASHI offers training for inspectors at all levels of knowledge and experience, including resources about all major home systems. Members benefit from a vast network of experienced professionals, providing a community for mentorship and knowledge sharing..

Learn More About Membership »

In this Issue

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Professional Networking

Grow your professional network, find a mentor, network with the best, and best part of the community that’s making home inspection better every day.