Mastering the Profession is for anyone desiring knowledge of the inspection business.

This book covers the inspection process from start to finish. It includes a quiz at the end of each chapter, a checklist for each chapter, and a glossary. Learning features include:

• Implications and Strategies: These designations help form a consistent presentation of the basic information that home inspectors need to know in order to identify and evaluate problems.

• Inspection checklists: These tools summarize the important components you will be inspecting and their typical problems. Use them as a review tool and a template for actual inspections.

• Detailed technical illustrations, including a collection at the end of each chapter for easy scanning.

• CONTENTS
  Establishing a Business * The Inspection Report· * Soils and Foundations * Wood and Construction
  * Roofing * Plumbing * Electricity * Heating and Ventilation * Air Conditioning * Appliances
  * Swimming Pools & Spas * Termites and Wood-Destroying Insects * Environmental Considerations·
  * Glossary * Index