Home Inspector Newsletter #87 November 2015

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How to Determine the Age
of the HVAC System


 
Watch this one-minute excerpt from our free, live class and learn how to determine the age (or manufacturing date) of the HVAC system during a home inspection. 


"Your InterNACHI Inspector
Speaks Spanish" Logo


 
This logo is available to all InterNACHI members who speak Spanish fluently.


How to Determine Overfusing at
an Electrical Breaker


 
Watch this one-minute excerpt from our free, live class and learn how to determine overfusing at an electrical breaker.


How to Inspect
the HVAC Duct System


 
Watch this one-minute excerpt from our free, live class and learn how to inspect the ductwork at the HVAC system.


How to Calculate the R-Value Weighted Average of the Attic Floor


  
Watch this one-minute excerpt from our free, live class and learn how to calculate the R-value weighted average of the attic floor.


How to Inspect the Diameter of the Dryer Exhaust Pipe


   
Watch this one-minute excerpt from our free, live class and learn how to inspect the diameter of the dryer exhaust pipe.


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Inspection Support Network Moves to InterNACHI Forum 
 
 
  Live Home Inspection
Class #14



 Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Everyone who registers receives the video recording.

Join our free, online class and learn how to perform a home inspection according to a Standards of Practice.

In this class, we'll review hundreds of inspection images of a recent home inspection. We'll also review the inspection report.

Feel free to ask questions and join the discussion with InterNACHI's Ben Gromicko.

See you soon!


 


 
  How to Inspect and Correct a Vented Crawlspace


We wrote an article that explains the issues and concerns with conventional ventilated crawlspaces and outlines prescriptive measures for improvements that will create healthier and more durable spaces.

Home inspectors should use this how-to guide as a tool to help them perform inspections of crawlspaces, identify indications of defects associated with crawlspaces, and properly recommend strategies to convert a traditional crawlspace with open foundation vents, and poor design and construction, into an unvented, insulated, and conditioned space.



Why Your Home Inspection Business Needs a Logo 
 
 
 
Every business--large and small--needs branding in order to compete on a professional level. Just because you, as a home inspector, offer straightforward services that you may think require no introduction, it doesn't mean that you should neglect marketing those services. Even if you're in the rare and enviable position of being the only home inspector in your service area, all it takes is one competitor to change your financial outlook. The quality of your marketing, which is your brand at work, will largely determine whether your phone rings. And your brand starts with your logo.
 
 
       


How to Download Your
Official Transcript  
 
  
 
Watch this short video on how InterNACHI members can download their official Continuing Education transcript.  
 
 
       

Free Business Logo &
Marketing Design

 
 
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Step 2: We'll design your logo and marketing materials (free).
         
Above is the 3-fold brochure that we designed for Happy Homeowner's Home Inspection.

Design work is free for all members.
 

Video Starring Bob Elliot, Greg Bell, and Others at Inspection Universe 2015



Become a Home Energy Score Assessor. 

The training and software are free and online for all members in the United States. 
 
As a Home Energy Score Assessor, you can: 
  • score any home; and
  • show homeowners how easy it is to save energy and money.
 
The Home Energy Score is similar to a car's MPG rating and provides:
  • a score from 1 to 10; and
  • recommendations generated by the U.S. Department of Energy to improve the score.


How to Inspect the Skylight Shaft Wall Insulation 
      



When skylights are installed, attention should be paid to how the vertical shafts extending from the roof to the ceiling are insulated. Unsealed attics are often insulated along the attic floor with blown fiberglass or cellulose insulation. A different type of insulation will need to be installed along the skylight shaft walls, one that will maintain both the full alignment (or contact) with the back side of the sheathing for the height of the skylight shaft walls and at least the minimum required depth of insulation along the full height. Skylight shaft walls should be insulated to the same R-value as other exterior walls if the attic they pass through is not insulated.



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