The Premiere
Guide to Home Repair and Maintenance!
The clearest, most comprehensive reference guide available.
The Home Reference Book is provided to the potential home purchaser
at the end of every home inspection. The easy-to-use manual contains
400 informative pages and over 160 illustrations, organized as
follows:
Text
and Illustrations
A
simple explanation of home construction, with detailed chapters on
each
of the nine house systems - Roofing, Exterior, Structure, Electrical,
Heating, Cooling, Insulation, Plumbing and Interior. Plus illustrations
showing how each component of the house is made, how it works and
how
it wears out or fails.
Life Cycles and Costs
A
wealth of information on normal life expectancies of roofs, furnaces,
etc. as well as the ballpark costs of replacing such items.
Maintenance
A
handy chart with text setting out the recommended frequency of household
maintenance so that you can catch little problems before they become
big ones.
Filing
System
A
series of files to record and store your house documents including
Acquisition
Records, Mortgages, Insurance Policies, Property Taxes, plus costs
for Utilities, Home Improvements, Major Furniture and Appliances.
Improvement Recommendations
Nine
pages to be filled in, recording the state of a house's major systems
and components. Any improvement recommendations can be noted, describing
the nature, timing and likely cost of each item.
The
Bottom Line
The
summary page that instantly tells you how a house stacks up against
its peers, highlighting any and all components requiring significant
improvements and/or major expenditures in the near future.
Of all the tools used by the home owner, The Home Reference Book could
well be the most valuable. It can help inform you, organize you...and
save you money.
Our
Home Reference Book users also have privileged
access to The Network News
providing such industry benefits as:
-
Marketing
tips
-
Information
on current discounts and promotions
-
Notification
of upcoming training and report writing seminars (i.e. commercial
training)
-
Up
to date information on the Home Inspection industry
Home Reference Book Feedback
- "The best home inspection reference book bar
none." - RW
- "It's a great reporting system. I'm constantly
trying to find a suggestion for improvement, but you're always one
step ahead of me." - OH
- "It is the most thorough reporting system available-the
Mercedes Benz of reports!" - RR
- "It sets me ahead of the competition. It is
very well received by clients and realtors." - RM
- "In addition to a great inspection reporting
system, it offers a wealth of information for the buyer." -
JS