Charles Buell, Seattle, WA, Home Inspector

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Name:Charles Buell, Seattle, WA, Home Inspector (20 Associations)
Company:Charles Buell Inspections.com

Email:Contact Charles Buell, Seattle, WA, Home Inspector
Website URL:http://www.buellinspections.com

Cell Phone:(206) 478-7371
Fax Number:(206) 367-6437
Address:17123 22nd Ave NE , Shoreline (Seattle), WA, 98155
Description:Home Inspector (4yrs)--33 years design/build general contractor. Adjunct professor: Bellingham Technical College's Residential Home Inspection Course. Full Member both ASHI & NACHI. WSDA licensed.
 

About Me:

    I had been designing and building homes for 33 years when I decided to become a Home Inspector.  With all of my years of building experience and taking the 160 hour Residential Home Inspection Course at Bellingham Technical College, it is difficult to immagine what kinds of inspections the buying public is getting in the State of Washington---where inspectors are not licensed and the majority of inspectors don't belong to any of the National Home Inspection Associations.  I have a dream of seeing home inspections taken to a higher level.  While setting "minimum" standards is important, providing something of lasting value to the home buyer is what I am interested in.  Providing the kind of information necessary to aid in the decision making process is not difficult, and adding the kind of information that turns the home inspection report into the beginings of an "owner's manual" creates something of lasting value.

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    I am a Certified Member of both ASHI  and NACHI and see membership in at least one of these associations as a "minimum" requirement when choosing an inspector in Washington State----in addition to the State's requirement to be a licensed Structural Pest inspector if reporting on wood destroying organisms or conducive conditions.

     I provide my client with a very detailed and thorough report on the condition of the home---some have commented on the report being like an "Owners Manual."  I consider it the beginning of one. 

     Click here to see a Sample Report.

Areas of Expertise

    Much of my home construction has been involved with Super Insulated, Energy Efficient Homes.  I have been a dealer of composting toilets, installer of wood foundation systems, and installer of air and water solar heating systems. 

    I won a New York State Energy Reserch & Developement Award ($10,000) in 1979 for a super-insulated duplex house built in Oswego, NY.

Super Insulated Duplex

    I curretly teach part of the (160hr) Residential Home Inspection Course at Bellingham Technical College in Bellingham, WA.   Link to the course:  Residential Home Inspection Course   

 

www.buellinspections.com




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