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Going away for the holidays? Consider a leak detector to protect your home from costly damage.

Easy and Effective Property Protection: just place near or under the equipment you wish to monitor. Suggested uses are near or under sump pumps, toilets, water heaters, laundry, dishwashers, sinks, fish tanks and any other location subject to leaking and flooding. Early-Warning Notifications: Receive real-time early-warning notifications (in the form Read more

Mentors

SOPHI Recommended Fieldwork Professionals  During Active Fieldwork: Always dress in a professional, safe, and functional manner from head to toe. Arrive on time, prepared with necessary tools and attire.Check with your mentor(s) prior to inspections regarding special instructions as they may vary between mentors. Please wait patiently in your vehicle Read more

Exploding Toilets?

Yes that is a real thing!The pressure-assisted toilets made by the Sloan valve company sold under the name flushmate have had recalls. (501-b and 503) https://schoolofprofessionalhomeinspection.com/lib/vid/Exploding%20Sloan%20Toilet%20Tanks.mp4 These pressurized toilets are known to fail and cause explosions. Significant property damage and some injuries have occurred due to these failures. There are Read more

Tight Squeeze?

Happy Monday, everyone! We hope you can still fit in crawlspaces after all of the Thanksgiving feasts! Here’s a quick reference on crawlspace regulations. Have a great December in the field, and may you always fit into the “tight” squeezes. The inspector is not required to: • Enter (a) Subfloor Read more

This is Why We Teach!

We just wrapped up our twenty first Home Inspection Fundamentals class (whew!) and I was going over our student’s exit surveys. Thank you for choosing SOPHI Greg. was a pleasure to have you in class. What would help to make this class more effective? “I wouldn’t change a thing. I can’t Read more