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T H E C A N A D I A N
HOME INSPECTOR
FROM DAVE’S LIBRARY
From the publisher...
Guide to Home Inspections
A Common Sense Approach to Inspecting a House
As a home inspector is your business a success? Are your processes well
organized? Can you give your customers clear, accurate reports on the
results of your inspections? Do customers voluntarily refer you? Being able
to answer yes to these questions is a hallmark of an inspector or company
which is thriving. If you want your business to grow this book will teach you
effective communication and reporting skills that will help make you stand
out amongst the crowd of home inspectors.
Create a successful home inspection methodology using tested systems
to thoroughly, accurately, and efficiently create a user-friendly report your
clients will understand. This guide will help identify and clearly detail the
processes of inspecting the following areas of a house: exterior, interior,
attics, basements, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and the walls, floors, ceil-
ings, doors and windows. Specialty sections will help you understand the
unique challenges of inspecting rural properties, how to approach period
and century homes. How to look for the common mistakes of renovations
and additions that were not professionally built, and clearly identify safety
issues like radon and mould or mildew.
A business can’t succeed without educating its customers and communi-
cating its value. Brian Daley shows how effective communication and edu-
cation are critical to selling and growing your business as a home inspector.
Guide to Home Inspections
includes:
Foreword
Chapter 1: Why Are You Doing This?
Exploring the real purpose of a home inspection and the inspector’s role in
the process
Chapter 2: The Best Tool In Your Kit Is You
Understanding the importance of using common sense over text books
Chapter 3: Exterior Inspections
Why the exterior of a building can tell the real story about a house before
you even enter the home as well as step-by-step defect recognition
Chapter 4: Attic Inspections
How to perform a safe inspection of an attic space and still satisfy your
client’s concerns
Chapter 5: The WFCDW Inspection
The basic wall, floors, ceiling, doors and windows inspection step-by-step
defect recognition
Chapter 6: Safety First
Inspection of fall hazards, trip hazards, gas leaks, carbon monoxide, fire
alarm systems, and mould or mildew
Chapter 7: Action Central - Basement and Crawlspaces
Understanding the importance of the basement and its relevance to the
entire building system as well as step-by-step defect recognition
This book has 14 chapters – visit the website for details of chapter 8–14.
About the author:
Brian Daley, RHI, is a trained Architectural Technologist and marketing and
communication specialist. He has completed extensive formal training in all
aspects of building systems for the home inspection profession. In addition,
Brian completed requisite field training and report verification. He is certi-
fied by the National Certification Authority. He is a RHI (Registered Home
Inspector), member of the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors (OAHI),
and a member of the Canadian Association of Property and Home Inspec-
tors (CAHPI). Brian is a respected practicing full-time professional home
inspector in the Greater Toronto Area. Brian has also developed programs
and teaches prospective home inspectors by providing practical and field
communication skills training. He has published numerous articles that offer
sound advice to consumers on the care and maintenance of their homes.
Title:
Guide to Home Inspections
Author:
Brian Daley
Publisher:
Paperless
Number of Pages:
272
ISBN:
978-1-897498-47-7
Cover Price:
$40.00 (orderline.com)