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Photo Defect Recognition / Report Writing Tutorial
The purpose of this photo tutorial is to help you recognize very common defects
and then see how to write a comment describing each defect as you would write
it in an inspection report. Many inspectors spot obvious defects quickly but
then find it difficult to put what they see into words.
The order of the categories below correlates with InterNACHI's Standards of Practice.
Instructions:
Simply click each category, view the PICs of defects, anticipate the comment you would use to describe each defect and click on the "Defect description" link to see a sample of how to word your report. Enjoy!
Categories:
- Roof
- Exterior
- Basement, Foundation, Crawlspace & Structure
- Heating
- Cooling
- Plumbing
- Electrical
- Fireplace
- Attic & Insulation
- Doors, Windows & Interior
Our eternal gratitude goes out to all who helped with this project.
Photo Contributors:
- Doug Edwards, Acorn Home Inspections
- Ben Kelly, Kelly Home Inspections
Text Contributors:
- Gregory Liebig, 4-Square Home Inspections
- Stuart Spradling, Spradling Home Inspections, LLC
- William Decker, Decker Home Services, LLC
- Patrick Bolliger, Home Site Inspections
- Fred Tingle, HouseWize Home Inspections
- Keith Swift, Porter Valley Software
- Jason Sieg, Home Sleuths
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