Qualifications
 

• International Code Council (ICC) Combination Code Certified, R5 (all)

Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing

• International Code Council (ICC), Member

• Southern Building Code Congress International - SBCCI Combination Code Certified, (Rolled into ICC)

• CABO - Council of American Building Officials, Combination Code Certified, (Rolled into ICC)

• Texas Dept. of Insurance - Residential Property Inspector 16708061031

• International Association of Certified Home Inspectors - Certified Professional Inspector, CPI

• Master Inspector Certification Board, Certified Master Inspector, CMI

• Texas County/Unincorporated Area Building Inspector
81st Texas Legislature HB2833 - Code Certified Inspector

• Texas Residential Construction Commission, Code Certified Inspector, Dispute Resolution, Legacy

• Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) Professional Inspector 1646

• Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) Continuing Education Instructor 23, Inspectors

• Texas Professional Real Estate Inspectors Association (TPREIA), Master Inspector (MI)

• Galveston Historical Foundation, Member

• Houston Assn. of Realtors - Supra

• Residential Construction Consultant & Inspections

• Infrared Thermography Certified

• Construction Inspector

• Coastal Inspector

• Litigation Consultant

• Homebuilding, 21+ years

BOI

Apples to Apples?

COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES? We are honored to join a very limited number of individuals nationwide to attain a high level of achievement confirmed through certification or legal process. A 2011 national survey showed that 82.2% of home inspectors are NOT code certified (or inspect for minimum standard violations that puts public safety at risk).

ICC certification is absolutely critical to the qualifications of professional inspectors you cannot neglect where the *Texas Inspection Standard of Practice is based on codes and standards.

Find out why ICC certification matters then call me.

You simply don't know if the inspector you call is actually educated or qualified. We post ours. Unlike a simple TREC occupational license, real ICC certifications are a much better measure of an inspectors qualifications and ability. ICC certifications are not a boxtop, paid for credential.

The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) calls an inspector a professional as a title for occupational licensing purposes not unlike a cosmetologist, haircutter, tow truck driver, massage therapist, used auto part recycler or auctioneer. A license alone does not make one a professional. With franchises or multi-inspector companies that team up with realty firms you may not get a professional inspector but a lower tier "real estate inspector" or "real estate apprentice" so you will need to ask and then do a free license check. We recommend you ask for a resume. A license may simply legalize incompetence.

The inspector with professional (national) ICC certifications has taken the time (years) and effort and spent the money to prove his or her abilities through education and examination. Imagine a doctor with a fast-track minimum classroom education designed to pass a test, no experience and no training. A home inspector simply gets their training on your home.

* Texas Real Estate Commission Chapter 535, General Provisions, Rules Adopted at the October 27, 2008 Meeting, Page 01, Excerpt - "The reasoned justification for the new sections is increased clarity for inspectors and consumers alike regarding what a home inspector is and is not required to inspect, as well as standards that more accurately reflect current technology, codes, and practices that form the basis of many of the standards.

The International Code Council in its "Legal Aspects of Code Administration" admonishes the public by saying , "it is up to the purchaser to determine the soundness of the building prior to the finalization of the purchase and/or to hire a professional inspector". (i.e. A professional inspector versed and certified in the codes.) If not then you are simply getting smoke and mirrors wooed by a cheap fee promoted by those who stand to gain a financial reward for a soft inspection devoid of substance.

Pure and simple a person that has no historical homebuilding experience does not know construction and can easily miss significant structural and safety issues. Such have been increasingly become the industry standard as the requirements to licensing are simply minimal.

Ask for experience and credentials, not a website.
We don't have apprentices or sub-contractors. Who is inspecting your home?

A occupational license legalizes incompetence.