Roofing Inspection Part 1

Part 1

The Standards of Practice are …. (4)

• Designed to protect both the client and the home inspector

• •Describes what the inspector is required to inspect.

• •Describes what the inspector is not required to inspect.

• Describes what the inspector must include in the report

Who is ASHI?

American Society of Home Inspectors

The largest organization of home inspectors in north America

A Minimum Standard

This Standard establishes a baseline

You should cover at least these standards

There are areas where you should exceed the standards

The standards are not intended to limit the inspector

Visual Inspection

The standards explain that we are doing a visual, non-destructive inspection

It aligns our clients expectations with the service provided

Clients may want you to guarantee that they wont have a roof leak. clients may want you to remove ice and show to see the roof

The ASHI standards ..

Inspect the ___ materials

The roof ____ systems

The _____

The ____, _____, and ____ roof ______

roof materials

roof drainage systems

The flashings

The skylights, chimneys, and roof penetrations

The ASHI standards

Describe the ____ materials

Report the ____ used to ____ the roof

Methods used to inspect the roof