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ASHIFirstThing
February2018
InThisIssue:-IWRecapVideo-IW2019CallforPresentations-OntheHouse-SunNuclearPressRelease-4Waysto(Re)ChooseYourLimits-Top5TasksforFebruary-MemberPerks:Sprint--Mr.Fix-ItQuickTip-Attend3DaysofSecretsRevealed-20YouTubeTricks&Hacks
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InspectionWorld2018a
ResoundingSuccess!!!ItseemsjustlikeyesterdaythatwewereattheCaribeRoyaleforthelargesthomeinspectionconferenceinNorthAmerica:
InspectionWorld!Wehadover1,200attendeescoupleswithnearly300exhibitorpersonnelrepresenting122exhibitors.Theexpohallwaspacked!WehadalotofnewvendorswhoarealreadyturningintheirearlybirdformstojoinusnextyearinSanDiego(note:January20-23,2019,tobeexact-markyourcalendarsnowforthegreatestconferenceandexpoforourprofession).Didyoumissout?Checkoutthelinktoseephotosfromtheconference.
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InspectionWorldSanDiego-January20-23,2019willprovideaforumforattendeestolearntheprofession'sbestpracticesandtoexpandtheirknowledgetoimprovetheirprofessionalskillsandexploreemergingissuesrelevanttotheprofession.
ASHIinvitesthoseinterestedinpresentingatInspectionWorldSanDiegotosubmitaproposalforreviewbytheASHIIWEducationCommittee.Pleasefeelfreetosubmityourownproposals,andalsotoforwardthisemailinvitationontopresenterswhoyoubelievecouldmakeagreatcontribution.
TheIWEducationCommitteewillreviewallproposedpresentationsbasedonrelativecontentandtechnicalmerit.Itisunderstoodthatnotallsubmittedpresentationswillbeselectedforasession.Thisformmustbefullycompletedforconsideration.
Gotohttp://www.homeinspector.org/Education-Training/Call-for-Presentationstofileelectronically.
ContactMicheleGeorgeatmicheleg@ashi.orgwithanyquestions.
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ONTHEHOUSE:
TOPHOMEINSPECTORBELIEVESJOBISESSENTIALOriginallypublishedinTheColumbusDispatch
AsAmerica’schiefhomeinspector,TimBuellwantsconsumerstounderstandonething:Inspectorsaren’tclairvoyant.“Peoplethinkweshouldfindthingsthatarehidden,butthat’snotwhatwedo,”saidBuell,a68-year-oldretiredhomeinspectorinMarysville.Asthenewpresidentofthe8,000-memberAmericanSocietyofHomeInspectors,Buell’sjobistoexplainwhatinspectorsdoandwhattheydon’tdo.Intoday’sworld,that’snotalwayseasy.Ashomesandtechnologyhavechanged,sotoohastheroleofhomeinspectors.Muchofwhathomeinspectorshavetraditionallydoneisrightbeforeoureyes—checkingframing,foundationsandroofs,forexample.Butmanyoftoday’sbiggestconcernsabouthomesarelessobvious.Radonandmoldinparticularhavebecomehugeworriesforhomebuyers,especiallyincentralOhio,whichhasahistoryofboth.Buelladviseshomebuyerstohaveinspectorstestforradonlevelsandthepossibilityofmold.(Bothservicesaretypicallyofferedatanextracost.)But,heisquicktoadd,inspectorsaren’texpertsineitherarea,andifteststurnupsomething,homebuyersshouldheadstraightforthespecialists.“We’relikeafamilydoctor,ageneralist,”hesaid.“Weseesomethingandwedefertothetechnicalexpert.”Justasthedutiesofhomeinspectors...READMORE
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4Waysto(Re)ChooseYourLimits
Somethingsinlifeyouonlyneedtochooseonce.Insurancelimitsforyourhomeinspectionbusinessaren’toneofthosethings.
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Asyourbusinesschanges,yourinsuranceneedsmayexpand.Soit’simportanttoknowyouroptionsandwhentoadjust.Andforthoseofyoubuyinginsuranceforthefirsttime,it’sjustasessentialtobeinformedsoyoudon’tbuyapolicythatdoesn’tmeetyourcoverageneeds.Whetheritsyourfirstortenthtimebuyingcoverage,herearejustfourofthethingstoconsiderwhenchoosingyourhomeinspectioninsurancelimits.
Howdoinsurancelimitswork?Insurancelimitsrepresentthetotaldollaramountyourinsurancecompanycanpaytowardyourcoveredclaimsinagivenpolicyperiod...READMORE
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shakes,itspins,anditsometimesoperatesusingveryhotwater.Soit'snotsurprisingthatconnectionsforyourwaterhosescanbecomelooseandbegintoleak,andthehosesthemselvescanbecomedamagedandwornoutandburst.Andwhenyourwasher’sconnectionsorhosesbegintoleak,youcanfindyourselffacedwithfloodinginyourhome.Andifyourwashingmachineislocatedonthesecondfloor,thisfloodingcancausethousandsofdollarsindamagetoyourhome.SoduringthemonthofFebruarywesuggestyoutakeaminutetoinspectthehosesandconnectionsaroundyourwashingmachine.
GarbageDisposalCareIfyouhaveagarbagedisposalinyourhome,thereareacoupleofthingsthatyoucandotokeeptokeepitrunningsmoothly,odor-feeandsafely.Thefirstisthatfromtime-to-timeyoucangrindupicecubesinyourdisposal.Asoddasitsounds,bygrindingupiceinyourgarbagedisposalitbothsharpensthebladesanditremovesbuilt-upgunkthatcanleadtofoul-smellingodors.Theotherthingthat'simportanttodoroutinelyistoinspecttherubbersplashguard,tobesureitiscompletelyintactandwillpreventanyfoodfromflyingoutwhiletheunitisoperating...READMORE
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WayToHangAMirrorIhavedonethis,andIbetyouhavetoo:Youworkhardtohangaheavypictureormirroronthewallusingseveralheavyduty
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20YouTubeTricks,Hacks,andFeaturesYou'llWanttoKnowAboutThisYearWrittenbyLindsayKolowich,HubSpot
Whenpeopletalkabouttoday'smostpopularsocialsharingwebsites,YouTubeoftengetsleftoutoftheconversationinfavorofsiteslikeFacebookandTwitter.Butdon'tbefooled:YouTubehasalotgoingforit.AlthoughFacebookmightbethelargestsocialnetworkingsite,YouTubehasthesecondgreatestreachafterFacebookintermsofgeneralusage.It'salsothesecondbiggestsearchenginebehinditsparentcompany,Google.
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