Is PVS really worth the wait any longer?

[Nick Gromicko]

I believe your use of the name HomeGauge is incorrect... it's "NACHIgauge" at www.NACHIgauge.com

I believe your user of the name Porter Valley is also incorrect... it's "NACHIreports" at www.NACHIreports.com

Both are very good.

[Jeffrey R. Pope]

Originally Posted by ccooper

I'm curious as to how much you have customized your PVS and how much time you spent getting it to the point where you could complete and report and email it 15 minutes after completing your inspection.

It's still a "work in progress" as I am continually adding new narratives, but for the most part, it took about two months of inspecting before I reached "optimum efficiency" with PV reporting.

The key for me was to make changes on-site, as they were needed. Once every couple weeks or so, I'll enter the InspectVue Editor and remove any mistakes or duplicates I may have inadvertently entered. That helps keep the software clean and easy to navigate.

[Joe Funderburk, CMI]

The part I hate about customizing the narratives is that you have to do so in so many different places.

For example: say you want a narrative that says "The outlet has no power." You have to add that to every bedroom, every bathroom, all the living areas, the kitchen, garage, utilty room.... A simple program edit can take 30 minutes to keep everything consistent. (I doubt the new version will address that since I understand it will work on our existing library.)

[Craig Cooper]

Originally Posted by jfunderburk

The part I hate about customizing the narratives is that you have to do so in so many different places.

For example: say you want a narrative that says "The outlet has no power." You have to add that to every bedroom, every bathroom, all the living areas, the kitchen, garage, utilty room.... A simple program edit can take 30 minutes to keep everything consistent. (I doubt the new version will address that since I understand it will work on our existing library.)

I agree Joe. You would think there would be a way to make the change of one comment applicable in all sections. What a time saver that would be.

[Craig Cooper]

Originally Posted by jpope

It's still a "work in progress" as I am continually adding new narratives, but for the most part, it took about two months of inspecting before I reached "optimum efficiency" with PV reporting.

The key for me was to make changes on-site, as they were needed. Once every couple weeks or so, I'll enter the InspectVue Editor and remove any mistakes or duplicates I may have inadvertently entered. That helps keep the software clean and easy to navigate.

Jeff,
It took me longer than that just to get to a point where I could be somewhat efficient and I guess that is my delima now and why I have become so frusturated with PVS's continued delay of releasing Version 5. Version 5 supposedly will make editing and general navigation of the software faster and more efficient. BTW, I emailed Lorne yesterday asking for a reasonable explanation as to why Version 5 could not be released to XP users. His response was that Version 5 is not ready for release to XP users or Vista users at this time as they are still making modifications. No timeline for release was given, but he said they continue to update "Classic" and will be releasing an update this week that will include some drop down features. This maybe a step in the right direction.