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THE INTERSECTION OF HOME INSPECTION AND CODES By John Keener
John Keener has been a certified home inspector since 2011. He has a degree in engineering and is also a licensed radon tester, certified mold inspector, BPI Building Analyst, ResNet HERS Rater, and ICC Residential Energy Inspector/Plans Examiner.
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ASHI Reporter • AUGUST 2021
ver the past 10 years, I’ve found there are still a lot of people out there who think because they’ve had a code enforcement inspector look at their home, or an appraiser tell them the value of their house, they’ve had a home inspection. I also hear other home inspectors say we are not code inspectors. Let’s discuss a few misnomers. But first, let’s talk about the history of building codes.
