Jim Baird
-
Posts
1,930 -
Joined
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Articles
News for Home Inspectors
Events
Blogs
Gallery
Store
Downloads
Everything posted by Jim Baird
-
Thanks to all the on-target "on-site" query replies. Regarding checklists, the one I use in the field is multi-paged and very space-laden for chicken scratched field notes (taken on belly in crawl, on belly in attic, uside down etc.) Regarding fotos, I'm not that lucky with pix from above mentioned positions either, lots of 'em don't show anything. I do well to get fifty taken per house. I always tell clients I don't mind them dogging my heels while I work, but secretly regret it when they do, as i get caught up in the tour guide mode and take less descriptive notes.
-
I appreciate your replies, and your positive reinforcement of my thoughts about quality work. In our state (GA) inspectors are not licensed, and it seems like there's one behind every stump! Lots of 'em offer "on-site reports", apparently for the "hurry-up" market. Many's the call I've gotten from people who say, "I need an inspection by tomorrow afternoon." My dependence on digital photos is such that often I don't know all I've seen till I browse the photo batch. Also, sometimes I have to think about what I've seen to understand what I've seen. It seems that I always see something I've never seen before.
-
Still living in the 20th century, I tote a clipboard w/checklist as my map, take as many digipix as I can manage to, then bang out the narrative of my journey on a word processor. Minimum turnaround is 24 hrs. I'd like to hear from generators of on-site reports. I don't see how a comparable job can be done by filling out a checklist on-site, signing it and holding out my hand for my money. They often as not pay me on-site anyway.
-
The more houses I look at, the less willing I am to risk life and limb. Looks to me like you could check everything but cover and flashing from below. At any rate I won't walk on anything steeper than 6 in 12. Good luck!
