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Inspector Qualifications

The hiring of a home inspection company is an important decision that should be carefully evaluated to determine why a home inspection or

consultation is needed.

ACS Home Inspection Services® / ACS Building Inspections® is a Certified Real Estate Inspection Company with more than 30 years of

commercial  and  residential construction and inspection experience.

My educational background includes more than 15,000 classroom hours:

~    Business Marketing, Management, and Economics

~    Principles and Practices of Commercial and  Residential construction

~    Building loads and load paths including live and dead loads and load transfers under various stresses

~    Wind loads in relation to the building envelope

~    Commercial and Residential Roofing systems.

~    Commercial and  Residential Electrical systems and installation

~    Commercial and Residential Plumbing systems and installation,

~    More than 60 classroom hours of continuing education annually.

My   personal hands-on involvement and construction experience background includes:

~     Building Design,  Site Layout,  and preparation and excavation of the site for construction.

~     Setting footing form boards, reinforcing steel rebar, wire mesh, pouring and finishing the concrete footings, floor, and or concrete slab.

~     Laying blocks for the foundation walls and structure walls.

~     Setting trusses and roof decking, installing roof surface materials.

~     Construction of wood frame walls and related bracing and sub-structure.

~     Construction and installation of conventional roofing systems including rafters, ceiling joists and dimension lumber involving gable,

hip, mansard and flat roof systems.

~    Construction and installation of conventional floor joists as well as installing manufactured wood floor trusses and wood

I-beam floor  systems.

~   Applying stucco or brick veneer, aluminum,  steel, wood, vinyl, or Hardiboard type siding and trim.

~   Installing windows - from single hung to 16' wide bay windows.

~   Installing electrical systems - from the temporary service pole, to the permanent service entrance / meter box including the interior

circuit breaker distribution panel and the interior electrical distribution system.

~   Installation of ceiling and wall materials including drywall, 3-part plaster, thin-coat plaster, wood veneers including Oak,

Cypress, Maple and other  wood materials.

~   Design, construction, and installation of custom cabinetry for Kitchens, Bathrooms, Offices, and other areas of the home or office.

~    Installing domestic water systems including deep well pumps, shallow well pumps, new piping in the dwelling or building using

galvanized, copper, PVC, and PEX piping.

~    Installation of irrigation systems.

~   Installation of sanitary waste piping including septic and drainfield systems,

~   Setting roof bar joists and other steel for commercial buildings.

Our Service Area includes    ~   Seminole,  Orange,  Osceola,   Lake, Polk  and  Volusia Counties

Defective water heaters  in themselves may not seem like an issue, however if the homeowner turned up the thermostat to compensate for a

burned out heating element - well that's a different  story which can cause scalding hot water and severe burns - the point being, if the water is no

longer getting hot and the thermostat needs to be turned up, then there is an issue with the one or more of the water heater's components.

Regarding rotted porch columns or other building components, they sometimes are difficult to detect unless the inspector is knowledgeable in

what to look for, and when they are not detected, can lead to very expensive repairs including raising the porch roof back to its original position               which in turn may lead to roof repairs to both the porch roof and the primary structure roof and  many other structural issues.

Defective or rotted rubber boots around the sewer vent stacks or other roof penetrations are components that are quite often missed.

A glaring hole  or crack should be obvious during the visual inspection and will most likely be noticed first because in a heavy rain the water will

penetrate the attic and flow to the ceiling where it will either drip into the room below or at the least, leave a stain.

However, it's the small dryrot cracks around the roof penetrations and in the roof material itself that usually causes the greatest damage because

the water penetrating into the attic doesn't come through the ceiling, but will continue to create a wet condition that is conducive to wood rot and

an invitation to termites and other water seeking vermin. These conditions may linger for several years before being detected.

And there are many other obvious and not so obvious issues that most inexperienced inspectors will neglect to discover.

With that having been said, it is imperative to select an inspection company that is qualified to perform an inspection that can produce an

evaluation of the components of a dwelling or structure showing their current condition, how they perform in relation to other components

and the approximate cost  to perform maintenance, repair, or replacement.

A prospective Client will give considerable thought to items or issues that they may be aware of, however, a Professional Home Inspector will

have the knowledge and experience to detect many minor and major issues that very well can and does affect the final purchase price.

The Client will know that in order to reach a conclusion regarding the purchase, they must have an in-depth written report to support that

conclusion.

The Professional Home Inspector must have the education, training, and actual experience in the functions and operation of the respective

components to be qualified to issue the required report.

One would not expect to seek out an inexperienced or unqualified inspector  - one who has taken a week-end short course in

"How to be a Home Inspector" and / or purchased a "Certified Home Inspector Certificate" with no independent testing procedures or

verification of  experience.

Consider very carefully the qualifications of a home inspector and the price they are quoting you.

Remember, a low price is a direct reflection of the inspectors education, knowledge, experience and quality.

To most people, the purchase of a home is the most important and expensive purchase they will make in their lifetime, don't be the one to risk

this investment based on the lowest cost or price of something as important as a home inspection.

Call  ACS Home Inspection Services ® or  ACS Building Inspections ®  today @  407 862 8063 and let us review your specific

situation and analyze the financial benefits of a professional inspection.

Sincerely,

Brian M. Sullivan  - Certified Real Estate Inspector.

National Association of Home Inspectors  (NAHI) – Certified Real Estate Inspector  # 2007134

Florida Chapter of NAHI – Registered Professional Inspector    # RPI  0101

Florida Association of Building Inspectors  - Registered Professional Inspector  #  RPI 0615

Allergen s and Asthma Triggers & ERMI/ARMI screening -  EMSL Certificate  #  NJ-207-1020

Infrared Thermo Camera Imaging  - moisture intrusion , defective insulation, etc.  Level I Certification

Certified Hurricane and Wind Mitigation Inspector  - University of Florida – My Safe Florida Home  ~  Certification Number  120117

Certified Mobile Home and Modular Home Inspector  ~ State of Florida Certification -  Installation of Mobile Homes

SSI – Short Sale Inspection Professional  - for the real estate investor

Building Inspection Consultant  ~  Litigation Consultant