Safety

Source Reuben Saltzman Structure Tech Water leaks and water backups can occur in many places throughout the home. Some of the most likely areas are around water heaters, boilers, sump baskets, lift stations, washing machines, dishwashers, and HVAC equipment with condensate drains. In an effort to reduce screen time for your Read more…

Jonathan was a joy to have in our class. He was an enthusiastic, insightful student and is now a great home inspector.  

It is code to have 6 mil black plastic vapor barrier in a crawlspace, we will often see no plastic or clear.  The clear plastic will grow plants readily, below we found a home with the plants taking over.  The vapor barrier will help prevent structural pests by reducing the Read more…

Concrete blocks are useful for many parts of the structure of the home.  One place we find them is as a pier in a crawlspace.  While a concrete block may be structural if used correctly, we find it wrong all the time.  They must be turned so the hollow parts Read more…

I received this card a couple recently, it is always a pleasure to see our past students ‘working it’ and getting their new businesses up and running.  Maureen was one of the top students will make a great home inspector.Maureen Moog SOPHI Certified Home Inspector 206-429-5255 ATS Home Inspection

We love teaching Home Inspection, so rewarding to see our students launching their new careers.  One of the best parts is the reviews that students have left us, here are a couple of recent ones. Dillon M. 3/26/2019 I have had to take many CEU and Construction oriented classes through out Read more…

We just wrapped up another successful class a couple of days ago, I am looking forward to following our newest students as they pursue their new inspection careers. Next class starts in just a couple of weeks.  Call us we love to talk about home inspection. Suzanne passing out the certificates to our class.  Here Read more…

I want to congratulate Marc, a SOPHI certified home inspector. I look forward to seeing you in the field! Nice Job!   Marc Yang – Elite Home Inspection 425-575-0891 Elite Home Inspection Services https://eliteinsp.com/

Will you look at those happy faces!  I hope they got to sleep in today. They all earned it, doing 120 hours in 13 days is an accomplishment in itself, all our students passed their finals.  Teaching is fun but the best day is always graduation day! What a great group I Read more…

A strong burst of winds moves up from Oregon tonight. Strongest winds will likely only last a few hours but will be enough to cause local power outages and tree damage! #wawx pic.twitter.com/nIiZG1L… Are you prepared for power outages?  Many homes have gas fireplaces that are designed to work in the Read more…