Complete Book of Home Inspection 4/E

INSPECT ANY HOME INSIDE AND OUT-WITH HELP FROM AN EXPERT!

Find out the real value of a house or condo using the tested techniques in this step-by-step guide. Written by a professional home inspector and fully updated throughout, “The Complete Book of Home Inspection”, Fourth Edition, shows you how to determine exactly what's behind, beneath, above, and around a house before you make an offer. If you're selling your home, you'll learn how to accurately evaluate its condition prior to setting a price.

This comprehensive manual covers every aspect of exterior, interior, and electromechanical home inspection-and contains a new chapter on green home technology. Now with details on American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) requirements, this book serves as a valuable on-the-job tool as well as a basic layperson's guide. Plenty of useful photos, drawings, worksheets, and checklists are included in this practical resource.

“The Complete Book of Home Inspection”, Fourth Edition, covers:

• Tools and procedures

• Roofs

• Roof-mounted structures and projections

• Paved areas around the structure

• Walls, windows, and doors

• Lot and landscaping

• Garage

• Wood-destroying insects and rot

• Attic

• Interior rooms

• Basement and crawl space

• Electrical system

• Plumbing

• Heating systems

• Domestic water heaters

• Air-conditioning

• Swimming pools

• Energy considerations

• Environmental concerns

• Green home technology