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Home Inspection Podcast #8 CREIA Standards Of Practice | Home Inspection Training Videos | Bud Hayes

Home Inspection Podcast #8: John Laforme and Bud Hayes are CREIA Certified inspectors in los Angeles. Bud Hayes Joins John on his straight talk podcast show to explain and interpret the CREIA standards of practice in this home inspection training video. This episode covers SECTION 1 - Foundation, Basement, and Under-floor Areas. CREIA Standards of Practice Residential Standards of Practice - Four or Fewer Units Part I. Definitions and Scope These Standards of Practice provide guidelines for a home inspection and define certain terms relating to these inspections. Italicized words in these Standards are defined in Part IV, Glossary of Terms. A. A home inspection is a noninvasive visual survey and basic operation of the systems and components of a home which can be reached, entered, or viewed without difficulty, moving obstructions, or requiring any action which may result in damage to the property or personal injury to the Inspector. The purpose of the inspection is to provide the Client with information regarding the general condition of the building(s) to assist client in determining what further evaluation, inspection, and repair estimates Client should perform or obtain prior to the release of contingencies. B. A home inspection report provides written documentation of material defects discovered in the inspected building’s systems and components which, in the opinion of the Inspector, are safety hazards, are not functioning properly, or appear to be at the ends of their service lives. The report may include the Inspector's recommendations for correction or further evaluation. C. All further evaluation, inspection, and repair work needs to be provided by competent and qualified professionals who are licensed and/or certified. D. Client should consider all available information when negotiating regarding the Property. E. Inspections performed in accordance with these Standards of Practice are not technically exhaustive and shall apply to the primary building and its associated primary parking structure. F. Cosmetic and aesthetic conditions shall not be considered Part II. Standards of Practice A home inspection includes the readily accessible systems and components, or a representative number of multiple similar components listed in Sections 1 through 9 subject to the limitations, exceptions, and exclusions in Part III. SECTION 1 - Foundation, Basement, and Under-floor Areas A. Items to be inspected: 1. Foundation system| 2. Floor framing system 3. Under-floor ventilation 4. Foundation anchoring and cripple wall bracing 5. Wood separation from soil 6. Insulation B. The Inspector is not required to: 1. Determine size, spacing, location, or adequacy of foundation bolting/bracing components or reinforcing system. 2. Determine the composition or energy rating of insulation materials.