Game-Changing Upgrades with Minimal Effort
Students visit a 'House of Horrors' to learn about home inspections Ever wonder how home inspectors know what to look for? What kind of training they get? At a basic level, home inspectors must be licensed. Licensing results from taking a short body of required courses. But they aren’t required to have any construction or remodeling experience beforehand. Beyond the course requirements, individual states (in the US) and provinces (in Canada) have their own additional requirements. For instance, in British Columbia, licencing requires a minimum of 50 hours of Field training with a qualified Field Trainer. In Pennsylvania, inspection students can attend a specialty training facility called the “House of Horrors.” There are more than 1,000 mistakes in the House of Horrors, and future inspectors and contractors are challenged to find them. Due to the varied licensing requirements, it makes sense for home buyers to ask home inspectors for details about their practical experience before hiring them. Personally, I’d rather hire an inspector who’s done construction work, than a former office worker who just took courses to get licensed.
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Sometimes it’s the small things that add comfort to our lives. Here are a few ways people have made their lives easier with minimal effort. • An extra refrigerator/freezer…Able to buy in bulk, store more drinks. • Automatic light sensors in the laundry room…Able to carry a load of laundry in without fumbling for the light switch. • A dimmer switch for bathroom lights…No more painful lighting early in the morning when getting ready for work. • A tankless water heater…Never run out of hot water. • Install a proper spice rack where you can see all the labels…Self-evident. • Install ceiling fans…Enjoy more uniform temperatures in both winter and summer, plus lower utility bills. • Flexible hose shower head…Able to wash the dog. • Sliding drawers in the kitchen...Able to reach pans at the back.
How to have a great home inspection experience Yay! Your offer’s been accepted! Now you’re crossing your fingers that the home inspection goes well. Every home buyer reaches this moment, and often are not prepared for it. So, before you buy, here’s a short report that’s well worth reading about how to have a good inspection. Use your QR app to view now (PDF).
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April. 2022 • Issue No. 36
