The Home Inspection Routine - The Houston Home Inspector
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- Wondering how a home inspection routine goes? Follow me and Brian Murphy around as we go through our inspection routine. In this week's video, we're finally bringing you our full home inspection routine. We go over the routine step by step, so follow us along and let's go check it out!
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I’m been an inspector for about a year. Thanks to this video I now have a routine. Hook a right stay right.
Thanks for watching
I had a home inspection two years ago; the certified inspector spent 2 and one half hours walking inside and out with my adult son and explaining it to him and later to me as well. Very pleased to have him; got printed multi- page report. My cost was $ 350.-- I was told in advance about the cost; will highly recommend him anytime.
This is for the Professor!!
I know it’s been awhile since you did this training video but I really think you should continue it as a series and possible sell it.
I know a lot of inspectors that would pay.
I learned so much from you two. As a new inspector this is worth a lot
Great video series very helpful will retire from the fire department and start my new career again thank you
Good luck!
Most informative I like how you touch on all small things that first timers would fail on
Great tutorial!
Great well thought out plan.
Good video, I'm with Josh. Was a personal trainer in my past carrier. Went back to school to get me Home Inspector license. I started with a big company and found a really good mentor, who went on his own shortly after me coming on. stayed in contact with him and shortly after fallowed, to go on my own. The company started had fallen apart. I've been on my own for two years now, with ups and downs depending on the time of year. but business is good down hear in sunny South Florida. keep up the good work with the video's they are very informative.
Thank You!
This is an excellent video and you guys keep it from being boring like many other videos. I enjoy your explanation of your systems and why you are doing what you are doing. Thank you for this.
Thank you for doing these videos! I'm studying my course and I like to watch your videos to make sense of everything. It's a big help.
Trey Sturgis definitely, I am going to have some mix between marketing and tech talks now too. Tell me what you think about the termite video.
As someone who recently just made a career change, I have to say that you two show what it is like to have a professional touch in this industry. Thank you for sharing the knowledge and I am excited to apply the information learned in my next career as a home inspector!
As an established inspector I appreciate your videos. This one would’ve been great a couple of years ago when I was starting out. However, I don’t agree with letting the shower run without being in the area. If it does overflow you are responsible for the excess damage. This is where you add the extra time to backtrack. I start it up when entering, finish the bathroom and if it’s not full move to the next room. When done with that room I go back to turn it off and let it sit. Finish that floor and return to finish the shower insp. Everyone has their own process you have to develop. This is an excellent and very efficient process. Also, as a bit of advice, set your volume the same throughout when editing. There’s a lot of turning it up and down to hear.
hispeed69 thanks, I agree with not going to far with the water running. I typically just fill it up and cut it off. My father likes to keep it running.
Great video, looking forward to others.
can you make a video on how you train your inspectors to write a report in under a hour and the process you go about on training them!!?, i am learning so much from your videos!
Make sure to position your Little Giant ladder properly. I love your videos and am only at minute 17:36 but you setup you LG ladder with the wheels down. Not safe and there are some people watching this that have NO experience with ladders. Let's keep all our inspector brothers and sisters safe. Looking forward to the next half hour :)
This is really good. I have been interested in becoming a home inspector. By far the best presentation on youtube. This was really helpful. Subbed
Thank you, We will try and create more like this in the future.
Thanks again Chris for an excellent training video! Keep up the great work!
Thank you Chris and Brian. I am looking forward to a more advanced video for the inspectors that want to improve there routine but this time implementing thermal. This is a great beginner's video. I wish I'd seen this while I was taking the course. Keep up the great work..
Thanks man, we will slowly be able to move more technical. It takes a bit of work to put one of these together.
Thank you Chris and Brian for the great video. It gives future professional home inspectors like myself the opportunity to adopt ideas and processes to maintain a high quality of home inspections. Keep up the great work! 👍
Our pleasure!
Great Training Video!
PNWIG Thank you! 🤘
Awesome
I start from the grounds, exterior , roof garage and work my way inside
This is a great video. Thanks Guys!
Great video! I'm almost done with my inspector course at Champions. Just need to take my 40 hr ride a longs and prep class then pass the tests. The routine you guys have is gonna help me when I officially get going!
The routine is the backbone to your business. Stick with it is the first step. Keeps your from being in the house for 5 hours
Jose how did your test go? I’m looking at Champion and would like to hear from someone who recently took it. How long did it take you start to finish?
@@epp8382 I passed my exams (National and State) on my 1st try in March. I started Champions the 2nd week of September 2019 and had almost all my classes (90hr, 40hr, 24 hr classroom, and 200 hr) done by November 1st 2019. What delayed me was scheduling my Ride a Longs. Those fill up quick and I had to schedule those for late January since that's what was next available. So I took a break and left my last 5 classes of my 200 hr course for early January to finish. Took my prep class the week after my Ride a longs. Studied hard for about 5 weeks before I took my exam.
Thanks for the great info! You really helped this newbie.
Awesome video. I already shared it with some folks.
Bryan Standley thank you!
Thanks Chris and Brian for this video! I may be attempting to implement routine this in my inspection flow.
Awesome Thank You!!
Why wouldn't you check the roof structure from the attic first before getting on the roof? My trainer told me you should always check the attic before walking on the roof.
This has been brought up before. As long as you are vigilant where you are walking this strategy is ok. It isn’t a bad idea to go and look but this strategy just in Houston has been used 10 thousand times in the past 7 years with no issue. I recommend following any routine though and stick to it. The houses will blend together very fast when you get busy.
Great video, Very insightful love the content and attention to detail
Love both of you guys !!!
Great video and amazing routine. Love watching your content, it’s so informative and helpful. Both y’all keep mentioning that the detailed videos of equipment in other videos but I looked and can’t find anything in particular like hvac or hot water heater detailed inspections. Are the detailed videos buried in other general videos? Would love to see what y’all have
Also shouldn't you always ask the client or agent there first if the utilities are on and running in the house before you get there?
Anthony Prochaska that is the phone call but we can make video on that.
Great video and very useful. I am curious, however, as to why one would start on the exterior only to have to clean up to return to the interior. Why not start inside and finish outside? Thanks!
By looking at everything twice and dividing up the tasks; we miss less.
Chris does raising the blinds in the initial pass raise the temperature of the house thus throw off the temp differential check? Had an inspector tell me that. Hard to believe that it would make much if any difference.
I really want to know, how does one become a house inspector?? Where to even begin??
When do you do the crawlspace?
Great question, I do it very last right before I write the report. I leave a few plumbing items running while under and ask the client to watch them for me.
Great video. Thank you.
Thank you for this video Chris! I'm trying to optimize my own routine to save time and for training another inspector, and the "hook right, don't pass up work" thing is something I am going to try to incorporate. One big time-taker that I've found is dealing with the water supply fixtures: how long are you running the water fixtures in the bathrooms? Filling up the sinks to do a drain column test is effective for testing for drain leaks under the sink, but how many gallons of water are you running through the home during the course of the inspection? I try to operate all the faucets, tubs and showers for at least 15 minutes or so, longer if possible. Filling up a bathtub to test the drain column could easily take 10 minutes; same with a jet tub. Do you guys find that operating the water fixtures for 5-minutes or less is sufficient? Or do you do run water longer when performing a real inspection as opposed to the demo in the video? Thanks!
Thanks for this video. I am considering a career change from refinery inspections to home inspections. This really gave me a good idea of what you look for. Any suggestions on where to get my training?
Looking for training depends on where you live. Some states of rules and some states are not regulated.
Thank you for a great video.
Could you please give me a link to these additional detail videos you mentioned at the end, I somehow can not find them.
Thank you very much.
Lenka
We have not built all of them yet. This one took a lot more time that we thought during the original production.
Thanks for the great video!
Great video. As a new inspector a routine video like this is very helpful. My question is that you mention that you finish the report onsite so what software do you use and what is your average time onsite?
Thanks
I use whisper reporter and our average time onsite is 3 to 4 hours depending on the size of the structure.
i learned a lot from your video, and how to become a certified home inspector i need your recommendation which home inspector institution that i need to enroll here in Temple Yx
Great vid, and editting guys. I've decided to enroll in a home inspection course because it's time for a career change. I think this line of work seems like it could be fun, and ultimately I want to start my own business. Obviously I know I'll have to eat dirt and work for free to gain experience. Can you share any words of wisdom or advice to a noob in the field?
Geoff Silac you can go to our podcast. I do walk throughs Home Inspection Whisperer. We also have a book on homeiw.com it is the guide book on how to run your buisness.
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston thanks for the info, definetely checking that out.
Awesome video!! I was looking for some routine ideas since I’m signed up for my 40 hrs ride alongs via Zoom Champions school of real a state. My question is when you set up in the kitchen do you run the dishwasher in normal mode due to the amount of time it takes to run a cycle?
Yes we normally run the dishwasher in normal mode.
At 44:32 Brian mentioned a Detailed appliance's section video. I did not see a link to these videos. I can't seem to find them with the wording Brian used.
We had a plan to keep going but life has gotten in the way. Running a Buisness in two cities is kind of tough to meet up. Sorry they have not been made yet
Question, I can carry only one ladder, and have to be able to access roofs and attics (climb into, not just reach), and it has to fit into the cargo area of my Prius (seats folded), a 13', 17' or 22' Little Giant will fit. Which would you recommend? Thanks!
We always use the 17’ footer. We had an inspector in a a Prius that used that set up for a few years.
on your final run through the roof would you use your drone? to give the client a aerial view of their roof
We only use a drone if we cant walk on it.
If I went left at any point do I have to just give up and go home?
Is the ladder placed directly on the shingle tabs/facia? That part went by too fast. Thanks.
When you initially put a load on the electrical system, you were just turning the stove and oven on then back off immediately correct?
No we normally leave it on for most of the inspection. Most people do not cook for only a few min. It is in our close up routine to make sure everything is off. Thanks for watching the content.
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston I had the same question and this is something that I worry about being a safety hazard. People also don't typically turn on the burners and then walk away from them for extended periods of time. I like the idea of putting a load on the panel to test it but I feel like with my luck someone will put their hand on stove when it is operating and burn themselves.
@@ensurehomeinspectionsanant2533 I only run the oven part, not the burners for an extended period of time.
I miss read the full question
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston Thanks for the clarification, that makes more sense!
When doing quick pass what kitchen appliances are still on?
Amos Dunham I typically leave them on until the second pass I completed. Just not the cook top burners
should all eaves have a gutter system?
Great video but the music breaks are too loud
Great video! I am suddenly interested in being a Home Inspector. I was researching the Champion School Course and the AHIT online course. When you become a home inspector, are you required by the State of Texas to work with an established Home Inspecting company before advancing to a professional inspector? Thanks
It appears one hooks left and not so much right
How many questions are on national exam ?
1
Hey Chris, thanks for the video. A couple quick questions though, how long are you leaving the hot water running in the kitchen before you do a quick walk-through, and in a two story, do you start at the second floor first?
Thanks
Weston Brown For the hot water question, we leave it on until it get hot and stays hot. Typically you know by the time you are done firing up all the other appliances. The two story question, First pass you work you way up. Second pass you work your way down.
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston excellent. I appreciate your training videos. Keep it up, they are extremely helpful
How do you get the report out on site, what if you have something that needs further review? And what software do you use?
We have a data base of 4K comments. We use a software called whisper reporter.
Good video but the music drove me crazy
Thanks for the feed back, we have cut back on music on our most recent videos. People do not seem to like it in our videos.
7:42 why would you enter the home like that? There may be a minor or a gun toting homeowner.
Most of our homes are occupied with no one present. That is why you announce your presents for the situation you just described. Several phone calls and emails have been sent out by the time we make it to the property.
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston As are mine. However, I have been chased off a roof via a shotgun by a renter. Be careful.
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston How often do you find yourself entering like that without a client or realtor?
@@rickarmstrong9793 90% of the time
@@AActionHomeInspectionHouston Thanks for the reply. I just passed the Florida State exam and still getting my business structure together. Been watching a lot of videos (including quite a few of yours,) and inspecting the houses of family and friends, or anyone who will let me practice on them before I start doing it for pay. Trying to get an idea of what to expect when I start doing paying jobs.