CMI imposter?

[James E. Braun, CMI]

Dwight Barnett claims to be a certified master inspector. But I can not find him listed on certifiedmasterinspector.org . Also he gives bad advice that could kill somebody. Bleach does not kill mold. Just makes it look like it does. Here is the link to his article http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2007/...tive_work_use/

What can be done about him?

[cgoyette]

Dwight Barnett is a certified master inspector with the American Society of Home Inspectors. Write to him with home-improvement questions at C. Dwight Barnett, Evansville Courier & Press, P.O. Box 286, Evansville, IN 47702.


This was under his article so I posted it here.

HUMMMM what are there standards for CMI??????

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by jbraun

.... Bleach does not kill mold. Just makes it look like it does. ....

Well, that may be only partially true. READ THIS

[James E. Braun, CMI]

I have seen to many cases personally that a client used bleach to kill mold. If none of the cases the mold was killed. If you had the mold in a controlled condition or on a nonporous surface bleach would probably kill it. But in the instance that Mr. Barnett is talking about, bleach will not work. Nice talking with you again Mike.

[James E. Braun, CMI]

Originally Posted by cgoyette

Dwight Barnett is a certified master inspector with the American Society of Home Inspectors. Write to him with home-improvement questions at C. Dwight Barnett, Evansville Courier & Press, P.O. Box 286, Evansville, IN 47702.


This was under his article so I posted it here.

HUMMMM what are there standards for CMI??????

I do not think an ASHI member can call themselves a CMI or a certified master inspector without being certified by the Master Inspector Certification Board , because they own the rights.

I am a CMI but not very active like I should be. I have been swapped lately with business. If anybody on the board can verify what I have said is correct, it would be greatly appreciated.

[Dale Duffy]

I could put on my website I am an Arizona Certified Master Inspector and nobody could do a thing about it.

In Arizona we are certified by the state, I'm an inspector, but not a master, so I would not use the term in the first place, but nobody can tell me I cannot use a common word (Master) found in the dictionary on my websites...........

[James E. Braun, CMI]

Not if the phrase is trademarked. I believe Certified Master Inspector is trademarked.

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by jbraun

Not if the phrase is trademarked. I believe Certified Master Inspector is trademarked.

"Arizona Certified Master Inspector" is not trademarked.............

[Kenneth Lott]

Nor is Certified Massa Inspector.

[James E. Braun, CMI]

So I could put in a newspaper article that I am a certified ASHI inspector with the International Association of Home Inspectors without worry from ASHI coming after me because I am not a member.

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by jbraun

So I could put in a newspaper article that I am a certified ASHI inspector with the International Association of Home Inspectors without worry from ASHI coming after me because I am not a member.

If you used the word ASHI and are not a member of course they would contact you.

If this Certified ASHI inspector (in which he is) wants to call himself a Master, why would that make any difference.

He is not using the CMI term, he is simply saying he is a "Certified ASHI" "Master Inspector".

He is a "Certified ASHI Inspector"

If he wants to say he is a "Master", big deal, maybe he is, I don't know the man............

[Dale Duffy]

Hey James,

Look at the bright side.....he didn't spend $375.00 for the logo...................

[James E. Braun, CMI]

Everbody, just keep do not take any legal advice from Dale

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by mlarson

Well, that may be only partially true. READ THIS

DO NOT USE BLEACH TO KILL MOLD

[Richard L. Bennett]

I think the ASHI Great Lakes chapter had a CMI program way before the current program

By looking at his location he might have gotten it through them

I was a very hard to get - real high rope to jump over

rlb