Favorite 3 HI Books

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Originally Posted By: khamilton
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Hey Guys…


If you had to get rid of all your home inspection related books except 3, which three would you keep?

Happy New Year to All!

Kip

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Originally Posted By: gbeaumont
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Hi Kip,


great question, I will be very interested in all the answers to this one.

My personal favorites are:

Inspecting a house (Becker) great starter book

A safe haven (Schultze) the best guide to enviromental issues

IRC 2000 (ICC) the best cure for insomnia that I've ever found ![icon_lol.gif](upload://zEgbBCXRskkCTwEux7Bi20ZySza.gif)

Regards

Gerry

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Gerry Beaumont
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Originally Posted By: roconnor
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1. “Home Inspection” by Norman Becker


2. "Inspecting a House" by Rex Cauldwell

3. "Code Check" by Redwood Kardon

The last one was a toss up between Code Check and the actual 2003 IRC ... you really should have both, but I reference Code Check more even thought limited. Unless you like reading yourself to sleep, in which case I would go with Gerry's pick of the IRC ... ![icon_lol.gif](upload://zEgbBCXRskkCTwEux7Bi20ZySza.gif)

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Robert O'Connor, PE
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Eagle Eye Inspections ?
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Originally Posted By: ekartal
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Home Reference Book by Carson & Dunlop.


Erol Kartal
ProInspect

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Originally Posted By: rpalac
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GREAT THRE


Thank you guys.


I had been trying to find good book's and this thread is perfect.

Any comments before I buy:
I was suggested to get the following books:

Home Inspection Business From A to Z....by Guy Cozzi
(ISBN 18874500412)

Realestate Home Inspection: Mastering the Proffession ...by Russel W. Burgess
(ISBN 0793168252)

also books by Carson Dunlop
(sinnce he has writen so many, which are better choices and which would be a waste of time and money)

also "The Home Inspection Bible" but I don't know the author or ISBN number.

I'm interested if anyone has input on these books.

Bob

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Originally Posted By: ekartal
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Bob,


I like to read other HI's web sites. Especially when you come across dozens of home defect photos.

Erol Kartal
ProInspect

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Originally Posted By: ekartal
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Like http://homeinspectionplace.com or www.certainteed.com



Erol Kartal
ProInspect

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Originally Posted By: A.B. Shelton
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Real Estate Home Inspection: Mastering The Profession by Russell Burgess.


IRC 2000

Code Check

Mastering the profession was one of the primary texts for the program I attended.

Also, Home Inspection by Becker and Inspecting a House by Cauldwell are in my library.

IRC and code check see the most use.

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Andy Shelton
BNR Inspection Services
Denton,TX

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Originally Posted By: rpalac
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I just purchased a few book’s on Buy.com at some excellent prices.


I was going to buy a book by Carson & Dunlop, there are 47 in all.
Can anyone suggest which is better or more encompasing.
If you have an ISBN # from the back of the book, that would be great.


Also Guy Cozzi is another author who has a lot of book's. Can anyone specify one in particular that is best.

And where can I pick up IRC book's?

Bob
Ps Thank's for the other book leads

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Originally Posted By: khamilton
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Hi Bob,


I was lookong around on Amazon. com today for "Code Check", the book that some of the guys have recommended.

Apparently the 2003 version came out in June and you can get one for around $10.

The 2004 version is due out in the first week of May and will go for $12 .

You can place an order for a new one now and they'll ship it to you when they come in in May.

Happy New Year!

Kip

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Originally Posted By: ekartal
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Carson & Dunlop ISBN: 1-895585-64-3 for the Home Reference Book.


You can get Code Check at a Barnes & Noble. icon_cool.gif


Erol Kartal
ProInspect

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Originally Posted By: jmyers
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Gerry,


Any "code" books are a great cure for insomnia! ![icon_biggrin.gif](upload://iKNGSw3qcRIEmXySa8gItY6Gczg.gif)

Joe Myers

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Originally Posted By: Susan
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Hi Bob,


I posted ISBN #s for you for Carson and IRC in the Education thread.....

Sue C.

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Originally Posted By: rpalac
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Thanks Guy’s and Gal


Your input for books was great....I just blew another 200 on books. (Now I have to learn to read ....I hope they have lot's of pictures.)

iHAVE A GREBOOK THAT i USED AT dREXEL u IF ANY ONE IS INTERESTED. IT DESCRIBES BUILDING MATERIALS HOW THEY ARE ASSEMBLED THE PROPER INSTALLS AND ORIGINS IF YOUR INTERESTED.

( sorry I keep hitting the cap's button and I'm to lazy to go back and change it)



"Fundamentals of Building Constructionm Materials and Methods" 3rd Edition by Joseph Iano
ISBN# 0471183490

Just a good all reference book to learn some basics


Any other great books out there?

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Originally Posted By: jmyers
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Robert,


That is kind of you to offer that book to our users. NACHI does have a library that I am certain could use that book, once they get it up and running again.

Joe Myers

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Originally Posted By: Susan
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Another really great construction book that has many pictures and covers a vast array of construction techniques is “Construction Principles, Materials, and Methods” by Olin, Schmidt, and Lewis.


This particular book has been around for quite some time as I have the sixth edition. It was part of my "inspection education fund" when I went to my training for HI. Great reference to add to your library!!

While on the subject, a great reference book for beginning inspectors (in my opinion) is Taunton's "House Check" by Litchfield and Robinson. This is a spiral/flip type book. Also, fairly inexpensive (comparitively speaking)at about $17. Probably available at any of the larger book stores.

Happy reading!! ![icon_wink.gif](upload://ssT9V5t45yjlgXqiFRXL04eXtqw.gif)

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Originally Posted By: rpalac
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Kip…GReat thread you started…excellent input from interested people


I buy most of my school books on line and save a lot of money by searching sites like......Half.com, Bookfinders.com, Amazon Books, Best Book Buy.com, Buy.com(seems to be the overall cheapest...and has 80% of what I loof for), A1 Books, E-Campus, College Books Direct, Books-A-Million, Overstock, Albris....and a few more sites.

I just found a pamplet that I picked up at a convetion regarding Estimating. In it I found some of the books that we skope of and seveal others that seem to be good. They are not just estimating books but also Construction, inspection and Managenmment as well as law books pertaining to commercial and residential. This pamphlet of books is by Craftsman Book Company and theyu also have a web site www.craftsman-book.com

Bob