Graphic Standards Field Guide to Home Inspections (Graphic Standards Field Guide series) Review

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(More customer reviews)I thought this would be a comprehensive guide based on the other "Graphic Standards" field guides that I have, but I was wrong. Although the information seemed accurate, it was very basic and only for amateurs.
Good read for the very basic homeowner, but far too simple for a professional in any of the trades, designers or inspector's! Also, the images are small and black & white.
Sorry, but this one was lacking any real benefit, in my opinion.

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Quick, reliable answers to your most common on-site questions

When you're in the field, you never know what you'll come across. The Wiley Graphic Standards Field Guide to Home Inspections gives you fast access to the information you need when you're on-site and under pressure.
Presented in a highly visual and easily portable format, the Graphic Standards Field Guide to Home Inspections is organized according to CSI's Masterformat standards of practice. It covers everything from inspection preparation to on-site safety, conveying the most common answers with practical instruction about home inspections that the professional inspector, architect, engineer, or contractor needs to access quickly out in the field to evaluate an existing residential property.
The Field Guide to Home Inspections extends the Graphic Standards experience outside of the office and into the field, with:
Quick access to essential information wherever you are
Graphic Standards-quality details accompanied by real-world photographs of the common conditions you'll find in residential buildings
Illustrations that help you troubleshoot problems, along with on-the-spot solutions
Compact format that's easy to reference and carry along

The Graphic Standards Field Guide to Home Inspections is the ideal companion for the on-the-go professional home inspector.

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Eyes Wide Open - Home Buying Without Surprises Review

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(More customer reviews)The most critical error a person can make when buying a home is not truly looking at the home. Sure, we peer into the cupboards and measure the closet space and admire that beautiful, wonderful bay window. But what about storm drainage? Do we know where the next heavy rain is going to pool? What could have caused that little crack along the chimney and what is it going to do from here? How big a problem is that bulge in the retaining wall near the driveway? It is not the beautiful things in our homes that give us the most trouble and cost us the most money, but the mundane ones. Quite often the they are the hardest to see because we don't know what we're looking for.
Eyes Wide Open shows you what to look for. In detail. It not only explains in layman's language floor structures and fireplaces, but illustrates every structural part of the house, both what it ought to look like and the tell-tale signs that can signal bigger problems. It explains the (literal) tools that you should always bring with you on a home tour and how and where to use them. It explains building codes, why they change, and how to insure your new house is compliant with them. It features checklists so you don't have to remember everything yourself. It also contains a full glossary of housing, finance, and structural terms so you not only know the right questions to ask, but can understand the answers and their implications.
This is an indispensable reference for those who are buying homes in the current market, where repossessions are common and the owners are not always available to answer questions. Written by a home inspector, Eyes Wide Open will teach the prospective buyer how to look at a home the way a structural engineer does: with an eye toward what problems can be expected and how they can be avoided before they occur. And just think how much more you'll enjoy that beautiful bay window when it doesn't overlook a flooded, washed out back yard.

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Just exactly how well built is that house for sale? In Eyes Wide Open, professional home inspector and author, Larry Wood, and his wife, Lisa, will help you answer that question and prepare you to take the lead in finding the right home and negotiating the best deal. The authors takes you, step by step, through every part of the house showing you how to identify potential problems and repairs; obtain financing, work with Realtors and much more. Loaded with photographs and illustrations, the authors explain, in layman terms, the many components and potential problems of a home. If you are purchasing or selling a home, give it a fresh look with Eyes Wide Open.

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