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AF78G Russell Road, Brainerd, MN 56401 Page 11 of 18 <br /> AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HOME INSPECTORS® <br /> Standards of Practice <br /> 1. Introduction <br /> 2. Purpose&Scope <br /> 3. Structural Components <br /> 4. Exterior <br /> 5. Roofing System <br /> 6. Plumbing System <br /> 7. Electrical System <br /> 8. Heating System <br /> 9. Air Conditioning System <br /> 10. Interior <br /> 11. Insulation&Ventilation <br /> 12. Fireplaces&Solid Fuel Burning Appliances <br /> 13. General Limitations&Exclusions <br /> Glossary <br /> Note: Underlined words are defined in the Glossary <br /> As approved by ASHI Membership July, 1999 <br /> Effective 1 January 2000 <br /> ©1999 American Society of Home Inspectors® <br /> 1. INTRODUCTION <br /> 1.1 The American Society of Home Inspectors®, Inc. (ASHI®) is a not-for-profit professional society <br /> established in 1976. Membership in ASHI is voluntary and its members include private, fee-paid home <br /> inspectors.ASHI®'s objectives include promotion of excellence within the profession and continual <br /> improvement of its members' inspection services to the public. <br /> 2. PURPOSE AND SCOPE <br /> 2.1 The purpose of these Standards of Practice is to establish a minimum and uniform standard for <br /> private, fee-paid home inspectors who are members of the American Society of Home Inspectors. Home <br /> inspections performed to these Standards of Practice are intended to provide the client with information <br /> regarding the condition of the systems and components of the home as inspected at the time of the Home <br /> Inspection. <br /> 2.2 The Inspector shall: <br /> A. inspect: <br /> 1. readily accessible systems and components of homes listed in these Standards of <br /> Practice. <br /> 2. installed systems and components of homes listed in these Standards of Practice. <br /> B. report: <br /> 1. on those systems and components inspected which, in the professional opinion of the <br /> inspector, are significantly deficient or are near the end of their service lives. <br /> 2. A reason why, if not self-evident, the system or component is significantly deficient or <br /> near the end of its service life. <br /> 3. the inspector's recommendations to correct or monitor the reported deficiency. <br /> 4. on any systems and components designated for inspection in these Standards of <br /> Practice which were present at the time of the Home Inspection but were not inspected <br /> and the reason they were not inspected. <br /> 2.3 These Standards of Practice are not intended to limit inspectors from: <br /> This confidential report is prepared exclusively for Dan Gruszka-Habitat for Humanity <br /> ©2004 Gold Key Home Inspection Services,LLC <br />