For Canadian and other French-speaking members, post this InterNACHI article on your website, which has been newly translated into French, and explains how to inspect a bat house:   Inspection des Maisons pour Chauves-souris.

For inspectors who have Spanish-speaking clients, post this InterNACHI article on your website, which has been newly translated into Spanish, and explains the functions of adjustable steel columns:  Las columnas ajustables de acero.

For inspectors who have Spanish-speaking clients, post this InterNACHI article on your website, which has been newly translated into Spanish, and discusses what to look for during a garage inspection:   La inspección de un garaje.

For Canadian and other French-speaking members, post this InterNACHI article on your website, which has been newly translated into French, and explains the signs and hazards of a bat infestation:  Infestation de Chauves-souris.

For inspectors who have Spanish-speaking clients, post this InterNACHI article on your website, which has been newly translated into Spanish, and lists 15 must-have home-maintenance tools for homeowners:  Las 15 herramientas que todos los propietarios deberían de tener.

For inspectors who have Spanish-speaking clients, post this InterNACHI article on your website, which has been newly translated into Spanish, and explains 10 easy ways to save energy in your home:   Las 10 maneras fáciles de reducir el consumo de energía en su casa.

Home inspectors are always at risk of encountering a litigious client even when they’ve performed excellent work and followed InterNACHI’s Residential Standards of Practice.  Home inspectors should understand their rights and options if they wind up in court.  Read The Comparative Negligence Defense for Home Inspectors to understand your legal recourse if the worst happens, because the best defense is a good offense.

As homeowners seek greener or more unconventional types of housing, inspectors should be prepared to encounter unusual homes and consider expanding and adapting their inspection services and techniques to meet this growing need.  Floating homes have been around for decades, and inspecting them presents many unique challenges and opportunities.  Read more about them in our new article:  Inspecting Floating Homes.

There’s something satisfying about building with adobe, be it the simplicity and the antiquity of its design, the lack of expense or advanced skills it requires, or the knowledge that earthen structures are a totally local and sustainable resource. Adobe houses are among the oldest on the planet and they continue to be constructed all over the world.  Learn about their history, design and inspection tips in our new article on Adobe Inspection.

For Canadian and other French-speaking members, post this InterNACHI article on your website, which has been newly translated into French, and explains how to properly waterproof a basement, along with maintenance and inspection tips:  Etanchéité Basique Pour le Sous-sol.

Home heating oil isn’t more flammable than other combustible oils, but when it leaks from its storage tank, it can easily destroy building materials and require hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of cleanup.  Inspectors and homeowners can learn more about how to detect hidden oil leaks and the dangers of accidental oil spills in our new article on Home Heating Oil Tanks.

Homeowners and business owners can take steps today that will improve their indoor comfort while lowering their energy costs.  One such step is using window film, which can be applied directly to a window’s surface to cut glare and thermal transmission.  Other types of film are factory-installed between the panes of insulated glass units and provide permanent and even greater energy savings, such as those found in low-E windows and in the product Heat Mirror™.  Read about their properties and differences in our new article:  Window Films.

You’ve probably never heard of a baghouse, but you’ve likely seen them while passing power plants, food production facilities, and a wide range of other industrial and commercial plants. They may look big and ugly, but they’re actually used to ensure a clean, dust-free environment for workers and any consumers that may be on site. They also reduce the exhaust of airborne contaminants that would otherwise create harmful air pollution. To find out more about how they work, check out our new article on Baghouse Inspection.

InterNACHI has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy and the EPA to train inspectors in energy audits so that homeowners can take advantage of the federal energy-efficiency initiatives that will be offering billions of dollars for green retrofits.  One cost-effective window choice for homeowners is insulated glass units (or IGUs).  Learn about how they work and why argon and krypton are used to fill the space between the panes in these windows in our new article on Window Gas Fills.