Drawing on his experience as a professional home inspector and employing his talent for story-telling, Frank Ross' new book The Insider's Guide to Home Inspection provides a comprehensive look at homes. Ideal for home buyers or home owners, the author uses understandable language along with helpful photographs and detailed illustrations to point out key areas and systems to examine.

You will find answers to these questions: Why get a home inspection? What is a home inspection? What is an inspector? What does a home inspector do? What types of inspections are available? Also, a part of this volume are chapters covering the components of an average home: electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling, structure and the building envelope. Tips for maintaining a home and being safe in the home are also included.

While this is NOT a how-to DIY home inspection checklist, this IS a guide that is sure to find a permanent place on your bookshelf.

About the Authors

Frank Ross is a serial entrepreneur and a dreamer at heart. His current project is building a home on a Caribbean island. Prior to retirement, Frank started and built up Pillar to Post Home Inspection of Southwest Utah. inspecting over 4200 homes. During his more than 13 years as a home inspector, he learned a thing or two about what buyers and homeowners need to know about homes and home inspection. In this latest book, Frank offers practical insights to home buyers and owners about the inspector's role in the home buying/selling process, maintaining a home's systems and how an inspection gives peace of mind.

Natalie Ross fills many roles: wife, mother, teacher, office manager, small business owner and mentor. Her educational background in Architecture and Design and decades of experience in various office environments qualify her to collaborate in making this dream book a reality. Natalie co-owned Pillar to Post Home Inspection and worked alongside Frank building up a successful enterprise. Without her leadership this book never would have made it past "That's a good idea."

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