Find out the real value of a house or condo using the tested techniques in this step-by-step guide. Written by a professional home inspector and fully updated throughout, The Complete Book of Home Inspection, Fourth Edition, shows you how to determine exactly what's behind, beneath, above, and around a house before you make an offer. If you're selling your home, you'll learn how to accurately evaluate its condition prior to setting a price.

This comprehensive manual covers every aspect of exterior, interior, and electromechanical home inspection--and contains a new chapter on green home technology. Now with details on American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) requirements, this book serves as a valuable on-the-job tool as well as a basic layperson's guide. Plenty of useful photos, drawings, worksheets, and checklists are included in this practical resource.

The Complete Book of Home Inspection, Fourth Edition, covers:

• Tools and procedures
• Roofs
• Roof-mounted structures and projections
• Paved areas around the structure
• Walls, windows, and doors
• Lot and landscaping
• Garage
• Wood-destroying insects and rot
• Attic
• Interior rooms
• Basement and crawl space
• Electrical system
• Plumbing
• Heating systems
• Domestic water heaters
• Air-conditioning
• Swimming pools
• Energy considerations
• Environmental concerns
• Green home technology