| customer before each inspection along with the Standards of Practice.
Number one in the ASHI Code of Ethics is:
“Inspectors shall avoid conflicts of interest or activities that compromise, or appear to compromise, professional independence, objectivity, or inspection integrity.”
To prevent a possible conflict of interest I also advise that the only industries in which the inspector participates are home inspection related. Your home inspector should only inspect homes or provide environmental testing like radon, mold, or asbestos testing. The inspector should not participate in remediation or mitigation services for environmental problems. I also am not sure you can get an objective opinion about your furnace if the home inspector sells new furnaces.
Make sure your home inspector knows who the customer is; make sure it is you.
About The Author
Charles Skoning is a graduate of Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering Technology. For the last |
