Due to state licensing requirements in Washington state, all new home inspectors must take a 120 hour class in the fundamentals of home inspection and complete 40 hours of field training, prior to be allowed to sit for the state licensing exam. There...

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I recently wrote a post showing a high deck with missing nails in a single joist hanger . Let me be clear about it, I had to be up on a ladder to catch this easy to miss construction oversight. I was surprised by the number of.

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Sometimes I find the psychology of working with clients interesting or even amusing. I think that, to a large degree, that is the result of the general public not really knowing what the home inspector is looking for. Are we there to straighten the.

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Vinyl siding is a very common siding in my area. Some people love it, others hate it. I have found it on high-end homes and low-end homes. I knew one fellow who had it put on a very high-priced custom home because he never wanted to paint. As the...

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Frequently, in the northwest, we home inspectors see gutters, or roof/gutter combinations, that are improperly installed. The roof is cut short, so it does not overhang the gutter and seldom is there a drip edge flashing to help route the runoff...

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