This introductory overview of the major home systems gives students a solid foundation for beginning a career in home inspection. This comprehensive text gets students out into the field quickly while serving as a springboard for the 13 advanced electives in the Principles line. Systems & Standards focuses on system and component problems, their practical implications, and inspections strategies for finding them. No other single volume offers both the breadth and depth of this introduction.
This text is designed both for beginners who need an in-depth introduction and more advanced practitioners looking for tips, sample dialogue and documents, and an understanding of the scope and ethical aspects of a home inspection.
For every major house system, this book explains the component problems, their practical implications, and the inspection strategies for finding them ... include[s] hundreds of detailed technical illustrations ... ideal text for both ...
This text is designed both for beginners who need an in-depth introduction and more advanced practitioners looking for tips, sample dialogue and documents, and an understanding of the scope and ethical aspects of a home inspection.
Principles of Home Inspection: Systems & standards. Review questions & answers
THE HOME INSPECTION BOOK is designed to serve as a learning tool as well as a reference guide.
This is the text that truly prepares fire inspectors for the real world.
This second edition has been updated in accordance with current Building Regulation, with the emphasis remaining on safety and the correct use of materials.
Whereas many books get bogged down in country-specific policy or small innovations, this book argues that the fundamental concepts of what we call housing are relatively stable and unchangeable.
The Third Edition features current statistics, codes, standards and references to the latest edition of NFPA Standard 1031, Standard for Professional Qualifications for Fire Inspector and Plan Examiner.
A Practical Guide to Home Inspection