ASHI Western Washington Spring 2017 Education Seminar     

7 CEs approved by Wa. Department of Licensing

REGISTER EARLY to ASSURE your seat!

Saturday, March 18, 2017

at the LeMay - America's Car Museum

Great line-up of informative presentations with National Speaker

Bruce Barker

Cost to attend includes parking fees, access to the Museum between each educational session, a two-hour private tour of the Museum, Breakfast and Lunch buffets, and the opportunity to show off your own vintage vehicle at the ASHIWW car show  -  contact Brad Albin at inspectorbrad@frontier.com about registering!

Saturday, March 18

Breakfast/Registration/ASHI Western Washington Car Show                          8 am to 9 am

Stucco and Adhered Masonry Veneer                                                                                         9 am to 10:45 am

Break/Museum Touring                                                                                             10:45 am to 11 am

Less Common Roof Coverings                                                                                          11 am to noon

Lunch and Museum Touring                                                                                                   noon to 1 pm 

It's a Gas!                                                                                                                                                1 pm to 2:45 pm

Break/Museum Touring                                                                                                              2:45 pm to 3 pm

Legal Issues for Home Inspections                                                                                               3 pm to 5 pm

ASHIWW CarShow and Raffle                                                                                                          5 pm to 5:30 pm

Private Museum Touring                                                                                                                 5:30 to 7 pm

Wa HI license 7 CEs approved by DOL                                         ASHI 7 CEs                                         Oregon, Alaska 7 CEs                                                                        InterNachi 7 CEs

We reserve the right to make substitutions, as necessary

Short Biography of Speaker:

Bruce A. Barker  is the author or editor of several books, including:  Everybody's Building Code, Deck Safety Manual, The NHIE Home Inspection Manual, Black & Decker's Codes for Homeowenrs, The Complete Guide to Wiring, and The Complete Guide to Plumbing.  He writes The Word column in the The ASHI Reporter, and is an instructor at conferences.  Bruce is an ASHI Certified Inspector  who currently serves on the ASHI Board of Directors after six years as the Standard Committee Chair. 

Bruce has been building and inspecting homes for over 28 years.  He is an ICC-Cerified Residential Combination Inspector, a licensed contractor, and a licensed home inspector in multiple states.  He serves as a subject matter expert for the National Home Inspector Examination (NHIE).   

Summary of Presentations:

Less Commonly Encountered Roof Coverings - Fiberglass shingles account for about sixty percent of the residential roof covering market.  So what are you going to do about the other forty percent?  Inspectors can't ignore these less commonly encountered roof coverings.  This course will give you the tools you need to identify these roof coverings and perform a basic inspection.  Roof coverings covered (pun intended) include metal shingles, metal panels, and single-ply membranes such as modified bitumen and EDPM. 

It's A Gas helps relieve that queasy feeling you sometimes get when inspecting gas appliances and their associated components, especially those new direct-vent appliances.  Learn how to identify and report defects involving combustion air, gas vents, chimneys, clearances to combustible materials, and gas piping and delivery systems.  You'll also learn some fun facts about gas and combustion.  Illustrations and pictures will help you visualize defects and audience participation will be encouraged to help you learn and retain the information.

The Legal Landscape - Home inspection is a business. As a business person, you operate in a legal and regulatory environment that places requirements on how you conduct your inspections and how you deal with your clients.  Failure to understand these requiements can mean "Game Over" for your business, and possibly your family's financial security.  This class helps you understand how this legal and regulatory system works, and the requirements placed on your business.  It will also present some methods and procedures to help you deal with these requirements.

Stucco and Adhered Masonry Veneer are wall coverings that you see almost every day, especially when inspecting newer houses.  Clients expect that you have a thorough knowledge of these wall coverings including correct installation techniques and typical defects.  This course will give you the tools you need to perform the type of inspection that clients expect.  You will also learn basic information about EIFS and how it is different from stucco.

More Information

for information about joining the ASHI Western Washington chapter, contact Don McFeron scoutbuildinginspection@q.com or go to www.ashiww.org