StevenT Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Since we inspect buildings, and not simply homes, I think the title "Home Inspector" is misleading and limiting. The title "Building Inspector" is very confusing, when I think of the building inspector, I think of a government agency. Taking into consideration what we really do, I think the title should be "Building Investigator." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 How about: Property Inspections or Property Inspector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSwamp Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 It ought to be "house inspector." The "home" thing is, and always has been, sales crapaganda. Of course, our title will always be "home inspector." It's locked in now. "It takes a heap o' livin' in a house t' make a house a home." --Edgar Guest My favorite writing instructor, James J Kilpatrick, says, "Writers need only to think about the distinction. The right word will come naturally." It's all about the context. To me, a dwelling doesn't earn the title of "home" until somebody makes it a home. Call me sentimental... WJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 "It takes a heap o' livin' in a house t' make a house a home." --Edgar Guest My favorite writing instructor, James J Kilpatrick, says, "Writers need only to think about the distinction. The right word will come naturally." It's all about the context. To me, a dwelling doesn't earn the title of "home" until somebody makes it a home. Call me sentimental... Well, Frankie Lee, he panicked, He dropped ev'rything and ran Until he came up to the spot Where Judas Priest did stand. "What kind of house is this," he said, "Where I have come to roam?" "It's not a house," said Judas Priest, "It's not a house . . . it's a home." Bob Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocon Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Originally posted by StevenT Since we inspect buildings, and not simply homes, I think the title "Home Inspector" is misleading and limiting. The title "Building Inspector" is very confusing, when I think of the building inspector, I think of a government agency. Taking into consideration what we really do, I think the title should be "Building Investigator." I would define the difference as: Inspector means someone who visualy observes and uses non invasive testing. Investigator means visualy observes and uses non invasive as well as invasive testing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenT Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 I'm ok with "Home Inspector", except it does not even hint at commercial inspections. It ought to be "house inspector." The "home" thing is, and always has been, sales crapaganda. Of course, our title will always be "home inspector." It's locked in now. "It takes a heap o' livin' in a house t' make a house a home." --Edgar Guest My favorite writing instructor, James J Kilpatrick, says, "Writers need only to think about the distinction. The right word will come naturally." It's all about the context. To me, a dwelling doesn't earn the title of "home" until somebody makes it a home. Call me sentimental... WJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenT Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 My problem is the use of the word "Home" as compared to "Building." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Morrison Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 There can't be more than a half dozen people on this earth that give a fiddler's fart what we're called, and they're all likely members of TIJ. What matters to me is that paying customers can find me. I may well be a 'Diviner of Residential and Commercial Property Secrets' but who Googles that? WJ's right: We're Home Inspectors. Like it or lump it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenT Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 There can't be more than a half dozen people on this earth that give a fiddler's fart what we're called, and they're all likely members of TIJ. What matters to me is that paying customers can find me. I may well be a 'Diviner of Residential and Commercial Property Secrets' but who Googles that? WJ's right: We're Home Inspectors. Like it or lump it. Jim, I couldn't agree with you more. I don't care what you call me, as long as you can find me. Which exactly my point. What I was doing when this though came into my mind, was working on a web site. I'm sure we can agree that the internet is a very important resource for clients. When A person wishes to buy a house, and needs an inspection, they most probably will type "home inspector" into their browser. Besides homes, I also inspect commercial/industrial buildings, and am eager to pick up clients buying buildings of that sort. Do you think they type "home inspector" into the browser? In my head, a building is a building. They are all the same... just different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randynavarro Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Building Whisperer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 When someone asks me what I do, I tell them I'm a rug salesman...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Set up a website for commercial/industrial building inspections. Stuff it with appropriate key words. It'll get found when they want commercial/industrial inspections. Ain't no rule against multiple web sites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Aw hell, Go all out. Construction Technology Consultant OT - OF!!! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 .....building analyst........ It's hard getting buildings to lay down on a couch and talk, though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 "Edifice Scrutinizer" Set up a commercial building inspections page on your website - containing the relevant keywords. Be sure your other pages link to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Walter: How about a complete list of all of the words you've put together like "crapaganda" and "assaholic"? There have got to be a ton of them. Thanks for the first yuk of the day.. ! Assaholic is now in my lexicon. Crapaganda is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSwamp Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Walter: How about a complete list of all of the words you've put together like "crapaganda" and "assaholic"? There have got to be a ton of them. Thanks for the first yuk of the day.. ! Assaholic is now in my lexicon. Crapaganda is great! Well, there's "flambustious." It means "burns furiously." It came to me when I saw a dried-out Christmas tree go up in flames. It all started with "checklist-totin' buckethead..." WJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenT Posted May 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Is an "assoholic" a person who is one, or addicted to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Walter: How about a complete list of all of the words you've put together like "crapaganda" and "assaholic"? There have got to be a ton of them. Thanks for the first yuk of the day.. ! Assaholic is now in my lexicon. Crapaganda is great! Well, there's "flambustious." It means "burns furiously." It came to me when I saw a dried-out Christmas tree go up in flames. It all started with "checklist-totin' buckethead..." WJ My favorite has to be "tilit-o-whirl greaser". Says everything that needs to be said with the bonus of conjuring an amusing image at the same time. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 WJ watch out how you talk about bucketheads. The guys who serviced my well a cpl of yrs ago did so in a driving rain while wearing 5 gallon buckets on top of their heads. I was impressed by their ingenuity and work ethic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenT Posted May 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 WJ watch out how you talk about bucketheads. The guys who serviced my well a cpl of yrs ago did so in a driving rain while wearing 5 gallon buckets on top of their heads. I was impressed by their ingenuity and work ethic. How were they able to see what they were doing? Did they cut holes for their eyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 WJ watch out how you talk about bucketheads. The guys who serviced my well a cpl of yrs ago did so in a driving rain while wearing 5 gallon buckets on top of their heads. I was impressed by their ingenuity and work ethic. We need photographic proof[^] Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 WJ watch out how you talk about bucketheads. The guys who serviced my well a cpl of yrs ago did so in a driving rain while wearing 5 gallon buckets on top of their heads. I was impressed by their ingenuity and work ethic. Were they wearing Michael Vick shirts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I thought of 'shitticism' today while driving. I'll leave it to Walter to come up with the official definition. Flambustious is great.. My brothers and I also use 'gut-iris' for indigestion.. Again, I gotta credit my brother for "FLXBRTZ" (flixburtz). It's what a cat throws up and you can't identify it .. Kind of like Joe Bftsplk or whoever that guy is.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjloden Posted May 22, 2009 Report Share Posted May 22, 2009 Back a couple of years ago I change the name of my company from Insight Home Inspection to Insight Building Inspection and my business card says I'm a Building Consultant. I did this because I shifted my marketing efforts to expand my business to commerical and investigative type inspections. Those type clients are not looking for home inspectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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