The Complete Book of Home Inspection
One of The Best Sources for Prospective Homebuyers to Use in Evaluating Property, Inside and Out

By Norman Becker

Probably the best source available for prospective homebuyer’s to use for evaluating property, inside and out.

Originally intended to be for buyers and owners, it has sufficient detail that professional home inspectors use it throughout the country. Loaded with charts, checklists, and photographs, this is a must have for anyone considering a new or used home purchase. Nearly 75,000 copies are in print.

Is that home or condominium apartment you plan on buying a true bargain or an overpriced “handyman’s special”? Here’s how to find out!

No other book on the market increases your chances more of getting your money’s worth when buying a home than The Complete Book of Home Inspection. If you want to find out exactly what’s behind, beneath, above, and around the home you’re thinking of making an offer on, this is just what the inspector ordered. And if you’re thinking of selling your home, here’s the perfect way to accurately evaluate its condition prior to setting a price.

This comprehensive instruction manual covers every aspect of exterior, interior, and electromechanical home inspection and is basic enough for a layperson and detailed enough to be a working on-site tool for professional home inspectors.

Revealing techniques and methods used by experienced home inspectors, this heavily illustrated reference details how to evaluate the condition of a home or condominium apartment – inside and out. Precise step-by-step procedures enable you to inspect a home as though accompanied by an inspector with many years’ experience.

Written by a professional home inspector, The Complete Book of Home Inspection is packed with photos, graphs, dozens of checklists, and worksheets and valuable chapter summaries.

If you want to avoid costly mistakes and headaches down the road, don’t even think of making an offer on a house without reading this book first!

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

A new chapter on swimming pools
An added section on exterior walls discussing problems with synthetic stucco (EIFS)
New material added to the environmental concerns chapter on molds and associated problems
Most chapters and sections have been extensively updated and expanded

The Complete Book of Home Inspection, Third Edition:

Includes professional inspection worksheets with checklists in every chapter

Fully illustrated (over 150 photos and drawings)

All the information homeowners need to maintain their house

Content based on the authors 30 years experience as a home inspector

New material that updates chapters, including synthetic stucco (EIFS), mold, termite bait systems, sagging plaster ceilings, truss uplift cracks, and much more, plus a new chapter on swimming pools.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: Tools and Procedure

Part One: Exterior Inspection

Chapter 2: Roofs
Chapter 3: Roof-Mounted Structures and Projections
Chapter 4: Paved Areas Around the Structure
Chapter 5: Walls, Windows and Doors
Chapter 6: Lot and Landscaping
Chapter 7: Garage
Chapter 8: Wood-Destroying Insects and Rot

Part Two: Interior Inspection

Chapter 9: Attic
Chapter 10: Interior Rooms
Chapter 11: Basement and Crawl Space

Part Three: Electromechanicals

Chapter 12: Electrical System
Chapter 13: Plumbing
Chapter 14: Heating Systems I
Chapter 15: Heating Systems II
Chapter 16: Domestic Water Heaters
Chapter 17: Air-Conditioning
Chapter 18: Swimming Pools
Chapter 19: Energy Considerations
Chapter 20: Environmental Concerns
Chapter 21: Conclusion

Glossary
Inspection Worksheets
Index

About the Author:

Norman Becker, P.E., a nationally known authority on the subject of home inspection, has more than 30 years’ experience in home and building inspection, and is one of the founders of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI). He has been qualified in court as an expert witness on the subject of home inspection. He also writes the widely read “Homeowners Clinic” column for Popular Mechanics magazine. Mr. Becker holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and is a licensed professional engineer in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.

Soft-cover
289 Pages - 250 Illustrations

The Complete Book of
Home Inspection

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