Reposted with link by permission of NABIE.org

By – Consumer Reports, August 6, 2018

As the saying goes, “you generally get what you pay for” reminds us that purchasing services for building and home inspections is no exception to the rule.

A recently published article in Consumer Reports (CR) referenced two members of the National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers (NABIE).  The article explained the need to carefully vet the person you hire for evaluating the condition of your future home or building asset.    

Edward Robinson, PE, a NABIE member and board-certified building inspection engineer was a named resource in the CR article. A link to Robinson’s sample inspection report was also provided as a resource for those looking to see what the scope of an engineering inspection might look like.  Although the CR article does not specifically mention the long list of differentiating factors between inspections done by professional engineers (PE’s) ….MORE