House Inspection: A Homebuyer's Guide [Paperback]

Ned Depew (Author), C. Johansen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1991

Whether you just want to investigate the condition of your own home, or whether you are looking to make a major investment in a new home, this book will give you the knowledge you need to examine the building and evaluate what you find.

Designed for the non-professional, it can be used to conduct your own preliminary House Inspection or to evaluate your Inspector's report. Using the reproducible forms in the back of the book, you will have a checklist of possible trouble-spots and of the information you will need to collect to make an informed analysis.

Easy to read and easy to follow, the "tour" section takes you on a virtual tour of a typical house that prepares you for your own actual experience. The "systems" section explains how a house works, in clear language, and gives you the detailed knowledge you need to interpret your findings. The "index" allows you to quickly reference specific questions and situations that you come across. There is no easier-to-use, more accurate, more comprehensive book on house inspection available.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

I wrote this book to help people improve their understanding of the major investment that is their home, and hopefully to help them avoid the pitfalls that ignorance can set. Through my experience in my House Inspection business, I knew I could help people understand more clearly what they were getting into and to form an accurate picture of the building they were looking at.

About the Author

Ned Depew spent more than two decades in all aspects of the building trades as an industrial roofer, framer, custom furniture-maker, finish carpenter, journeyman builder and contractor. He has inspected houses professionally for more than 15 years, and has hosted a radio show on home repair on WAMC Public Radio out of Albany, NY since 1995.

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Golden Hill Press (April 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096148764X
• ISBN-13: 978-0961487645
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,965,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Primer and Useful Guide, May 29, 2002

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This review is from: House Inspection: A Homebuyer's Guide (Paperback)

Whether you just want to investigate the condition of your own home, or whether you are looking to make a major investment in a new home, this book will give you the knowledge you need to examine the building and evaluate what you find.

Designed for the non-professional, it can be used to conduct your own preliminary House Inspection or to evaluate your Inspector's report. Using the reproducible forms in the back of the book, you will have a checklist of possible trouble-spots and of the information you will need to collect to make an informed analysis.

Easy to read and easy to follow, the "tour" section takes you on a virtual tour of a typical house that prepares you for your own actual experience. The "systems" section explains how a house works, in clear language, and gives you the detailed knowledge you need to interpret your findings. The "index" allows you to quickly reference specific questions and situations that you come across. There is no easier-to-use, more accurate, more comprehensive book on house inspection available.