Practical Guide to Home Inspection: What you need to know before you buy a home - Brossura

Charloff, P.E., FASCE, Jeffrey I.

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ISBN 10: 0615486576 ISBN 13: 9780615486574

Casa editrice: Sweet Rain Press, 2011

Riassunto

This easy-to-understand, straight-forward, approachable book, which is based upon important engineering concepts is intended to advance knowledge on the subject of shelter, one of man's basic needs. The reader can glean standardized information about the field of pre-purchase home inspections. This information will assist people in determining the condition of a home and in living a safer and happier life. The book includes a multitude of house plumbing, electrical, roofing, heating, foundation, and structural problems commonly encountered when scouring a home for potential purchase. Some building code and safety items have been presented as well. Many illustrations assist the reader to understand home inspection concepts. Additionally, it is THE guidebook for both professionals and novices alike, which serves to integrate the sound, relevant context of the issues oftentimes identified when purchasing a home. Practical Guide to Home Inspection will act as an invaluable resource to utilize when in the midst of the often challenging home buying process.

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L'autore:

Jeffrey I. Charloff, P.E., F.ASCE, of Los Angeles, California is a consulting engineer since 1972 who specializes in pre-purchase inspections of residential and commercial buildings. He has conducted many home inspections for celebrities, including President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan (while in office), Burt Lancaster, Barbra Streisand, Steven Spielberg and Dustin Hoffman and is known in the Southern California region as "Home Inspector of the Stars." Since 1989, Mr. Charloff has also been a construction arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. Numerous times he has been interviewed on national television as a structural and home inspection expert and has appeared as a forensic engineer in court. Mr. Charloff is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, is CalEMA certified (disaster safety evaluator), and holds professional engineering licenses in the states of California, New York, and Florida.

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• Editore: Sweet Rain Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0615486576
• ISBN 13: 9780615486574
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 438