CREDENTIALS

The credentials of the Home Inspector you choose are very important. They define how he performs the inspection and explains the condition of the home. A Home Inspector with very little construction experience and technical training is very likely to fill the report with insignificant defects and may not recognize expensive defects.

American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)

Founded in 1976, the American Society of Home Inspectors is North America's oldest and most respected society of home inspectors. ASHI members must adhere to rigorous standards of practice and a strict code of ethics.

For an inspector to advance from Associate to Full member, he or she must pass a monitored, national examination, complete 250 documented home inspections, and undergo peer reviews. I am a full member and have completed more than 4,300 documented home inspections.

National Home Inspector Examination

Consumers directly benefit when they choose professional home inspectors who have passed a valid, reliable and legally defensible competency assessment by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors, particularly in states that have not set competency standards for inspectors.

The National Home Inspector Examination is currently adopted and/or recognized by nineteen states for home inspector regulation. It is also a membership requirement for the American Institute of Inspectors and American Society of Home Inspectors; is accepted by the National Association of Home Inspectors and the Florida Association of Building Inspectors; and is reimbursed by the US Veterans' Administration for military personnel re-entering the workforce.

International Code Council

The international Code Council, a membership association dedicated to building safety and fire prevention, developed the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings.

Most U.S. cities and counties that adopt codes choose the International Codes developed by the International Code Council. Certification No. 061S.

Building Code Officials of Georgia

The Building Code Officials of Georgia is an association primarily representing local Building Code Officials involved in municipal inspections and private building inspectors.

CertainTeed Corporation

The Master Shingle Applicator^TM program provides education in every aspect of shingle installation techniques for all CertainTeed shingles.

The program covers topics such as workmanship, roof systems, estimating, flashing, ventilation, and product installation instructions. Certification requires successfully completing the program and passing a rigorous written examination.

Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation is an educational institution that offers local, regional, and national training programs for consumers, installers, construction professionals, architects, designers, building inspectors and sales associates interested in the sales and installation of ceramic tile.

State of Georgia Inspection License Law

Georgia law requires home inspectors to provide written documents containing certain information with regard to inspections. This written document must include the scope of the inspection, including the structural elements and systems to be inspected, that the inspection is a visual inspection, and that the home inspector will notify, in writing, the person on whose behalf such inspection is being made of any defects noted during the inspection.

State of South Carolina License Law

South Carolina law requires any person desiring to be a licensed home inspector to file with the South Carolina Residential Builders Commission. A home inspector must show to the satisfaction of the Commission that he is currently certified as a home inspector by an organization recognized by the Commission, that he has a minimum of one year of experience as a home inspector under the supervision of a licensed inspector, and that he has performed a minimum of fifty residential inspections.

Foundation for Real Estate Appraisers

For your peace of mind, I have Errors and Omissions Insurance through the Foundation for Real Estate Appraisers (FREA), an independent third party insurance company. Buyer beware: most home inspectors are not fully insured because Errors & Omissions Insurance is very costly, and may be unavailable for unseasoned inspectors. Policy Coverage No. Z FRE I 04-6084. I also maintain general liability insurance coverage.

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