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Over 80psi is high.......

80psi is the max and below 40 is the low around the country. If an inspector does not report if it is too high(over 80psi) or low (below 40psi) then that inspector is negligent, IMVHO even if they do not have a written SoP that says they need to report on such. This would fall under the "standard of care" which trumps all of the SoP's if you are ever called into court.

If you have an outlet in a crawlspace it needs to be GFCI protected, just like those in the garage and exterior of the home.

Sounds great, except your idea as a major flaw. Who would pay for everything?

The nails in those areas are rusty so we know it is moisture related. I would be looking at ventilation and or something pumping up moisture/warm air into the attic under or near that area.

Mud dauber's nest remains, although I think Jim might have the real answer.....

They never make it in my report unless I find no access to that part of the attic.

You can change the summary color in HIP to whatever you want. Give Dominic a shout or look at the tutorial on the HIP site.

That tub has little feet/stubs on the bottom that allow it to sit on the ground/wood or whatever. No mortar bed is needed with that type.

I'm in Mike's camp.... I'm happy to even see flashing in many cases.

What Mike said.... It depends on the manufacturer, but for he life of me I can't really see why a screen would be a problem. It's a heck of alot better than a dead bird or nest clogging up the pipe.

Yes! If I paid a person to inspect my home I would expect them to inspect it and that would include all built-in appliances. With kitchens being one of the most important part of a modern home it is rediclious for an inspector to come up with reasons rainging from it is not in the SoP to you can't check every single cycle and disclaim all of the appliances. Ya turn it on and if it cools, heat, runs then it is working. It takes little time to check the appliances in a home.. Some of the homes I'm looking at have 2-3 kitchens in them and my clients are expecting me to look at the appliances. With each appliance I look at I report the extent of the inspection and what the appliance did or did not do.

Funding for the Home Inspector Board was suppose to be from the revenue generated from HI license fees. MS does not charge educators for classes, etc.. 100% license fee based revenue. The money was subsidised by what is called the Real Estate Commission, which houses the Appraiser Board, the Home Inspector Board and the Real Estate Board. Each board was autonomous of the other with the only common person being the Commissioner who is over all of the boards. The Commissioner serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Each board also had/has only members of that profession sitting on it, which was really great. Each member is appointed by the Governor and covers or represents a congressional district in the State. From what I have heard the folks on the real estate board do not want to take in the home inspectors and they are letting that be known. I kind of doubt it will get out of the House committee to the floor for a vote. I'm confused a little. Mississippi has a Real Estate Board and a Real Estate Commission, right? The bill presently headed for the House would put the Home Inspection Board within the Real Estate Commission? Isn't that where it is now? That's what the article in the OP link says. Maybe the reporter got it wrong. Marc The state has a Real Estate Commission. Under that commission they have three independent boards with their own commissioners who are all appointed by the Gov. 1. Real Estate Board. 2. Appraiser Board. 3. Home Inspector Board The Senate Bill passed so now it must pass the House committee and without any changes and then the House. The HI Board has always been under the RE Commission, just not part of the RE Board...

Funding for the Home Inspector Board was suppose to be from the revenue generated from HI license fees. MS does not charge educators for classes, etc.. 100% license fee based revenue. The money was subsidised by what is called the Real Estate Commission, which houses the Appraiser Board, the Home Inspector Board and the Real Estate Board. Each board was autonomous of the other with the only common person being the Commissioner who is over all of the boards. The Commissioner serves at the pleasure of the Governor. Each board also had/has only members of that profession sitting on it, which was really great. Each member is appointed by the Governor and covers or represents a congressional district in the State. From what I have heard the folks on the real estate board do not want to take in the home inspectors and they are letting that be known. I kind of doubt it will get out of the House committee to the floor for a vote.

Marc, you are wrong.... I served on the original board for five years and helped write the law and rules. The problem is money or the lack of it due to the number of inspectors in the state. They had a full board and the bureaucrat in charge of the commission that overseas the real estate agents, the appraisers and the home inspectors decided to no longer fund the home inspector part of the board. They had a group willing to serve but they were not given the opportunity to do so. We are facing almost the exact same thing in Tennessee. My suggestion for MS was to do what Louisiana did and assess each inspection with a fee ($5) or whatever to support the board operations. I suggested this back in 2001 but the legislators would not have it.

I seldom will work a Saturday, with a 16 year old son who plays competitive travel basketball I really need my weekends free. But, if I have a free Saturday I will book an inspection but I charge an additional premium for it. Yesterday I had a person (Lets call him Bob, and English is not his native language!) He wanted a 7,000sf building inspected I gave him the fee and then he tells me that it must be done on a Saturday. When I told him that was not a problem but I charge an "overtime/weekend/" fee of $100 he actually became semi-belligerent and demanded that I honor my first fee I quoted him. Bob, was not a happy camper needless to say and said he would call me back. Guess what? I have now booked that Saturday so Bob is out of luck! One thing I will not do is haggle about my fee.

Trane and Am Standard seem to be good units. I'm having a harder time knocking Goodman units simply because I have one that it going on 7 years and it has been problem free. For the dollars I really think that Goodman deserves a looksee.

Me too, I've had trouble sleeping!

The alarm is part of the detector, is it not?

The new Surface with new software called Surface Pro is out and from what I have seen in some reviews it is very promising. The RT software works like a smartphone!

In my report verbiage, I use 7 years or whenever a home is sold. I think CO detectors have a 5-7 year lifespan. If a person cooks a great deal with oil/grease/lard/ etc.... or is a smoker the lifespan(of the detector []) is cut in half. So it makes only perfect sense to recommend replacement when a home is sold. Why risk it for a few dollars per unit.

Yep, it is faux stone...A good way to ID it is to look for repeating stone patterns. Natural stone will not repeat the color shape or size.

I agree, moisture in the bitumen.

He said he confirmed it with a moisture meter.......

Ren, I would report the lack of it like this. NC has such a screwy reporting requirement that ya just need to work around it the best you can. The vinyl siding on the home does not have a weather resistant barrier as a second layer of protection. The manufacturer of the siding recommends it as well as good building practices but unfortunately the State of NC Home Inspector License Board does not allow me to tell you that this is or is not against the building code. If you wish, you may contact (insert local building code officials name and phone number), they are the building official for this area and should be able to tell you what I can not due to state law.