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The Bare Minimum
There seems to be a consciousness on building codes recently. I myself have been a little more focused on codes of late. This is probably because I have inspected a fair number of newer homes and homes with additions recently.
The one theme that recurs when speaking of building codes is that they are minimum standards, the absolute lowest allowable acceptable parameter. When you stop and think, does anyone really want something done to a minimum standard?
The only minimal thing I like is a bikini, but I digress.
A minimum must exist because a standard needs a benchmark. This is the place to start when designing something like a house. You can go along the mark or better yet above, but never below.
But what about standards for home inspections. Most people in the real estate business are aware that inspectors are governed or in most cases regulated by a set of standards of practice (SOP). The home inspection SOP is the minimum or benchmark to which a home inspection is to be performed.
Would anyone really want a minimally done home inspection?
Yet there seems to be inspectors and builders who see nothing wrong in providing the very least ... more

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