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Home Inspection Services 771 Helena Flats Road Kalispell, Montana 59901 406.249.2651 Gordon Gibbs has been a resident of the Flathead Valley since 1980. He has extensive experience in the many phases of home, farm, and outbuilding construction and maintenance. He has completed courses in Home Inspection (ASHI) and Environmental Issues in Real Estate Transactions, and is registered with the Housing Inspection Foundation and certified (CEI) by the Environmental Assessment Association. |
| The Housing Inspection Foundation (HIF) is an organization of professionals dedicated to the promotion and development of Home Inspection. HIF was created to provide members with information, education, standards, ethics, and professional recognition. Management believes that the home inspection industry is the fastest growing profession today. Management believes that this creates new opportunities for those who are involved in the real estate, construction, or environmental fields who are willing to learn how to perform these vital services including home inspectors, building inspectors, real estate professionals, construction inspectors, and remodeling contractors. | |
Home inspections provide buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals with the information they need to make informed decisions about the purchase or sale of a property. A thorough home inspection is an invaluable tool in any real estate transaction, providing clients with detailed information regarding the condition of the various systems and components of a home. All inspections are performed to American Society of Home Inspectors
(ASHI) standards.
Before the development of environmental law and litigation, real estate purchasers and lenders were faced with traditional, well understood risks when considering the purchase or financing of property. The emergence of environmental concerns has given new meaning to the phrase "buyer beware". Environmental assessments and Phase 1 inspections, based on historical research and a visual examination of the property, guard against the risk of hazardous waste liability, establish "due diligence" and provide a means for "innocent landowner defense" for new owners, lenders, and agents. Environmental and Phase 1 assessments are performed to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards E1527.00 and E1528.00.
Inspection Fees- Single family dwellings - $295.00
Includes foundation, framing, interior, exterior, roof, plumbing, electrical, heating, air conditioning, insulation, ventilation, and carbon monoxide testing - Radon test - $75.00
- Well water test - $75.00
- Environmental Assessments and Phase 1 Inspections by quote
The purpose of this code is to establish clear and ethical parameters for the members of the Housing Inspection Foundation, The Association of Home Inspectors. Should a member violate this Code of Professional Standards, their membership in the Housing Inspection Foundation may be suspended for a period of time, or may be expelled from the association.
- Members of the Housing Inspection Foundation, The Association of Home Inspectors, must conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times
- The Home Inspector will always act in good faith towards clients
- The Home Inspector will provide a thorough and honest opinion of the structure and it's contents in accordance with this code and their professional experience
- The Home Inspector will not accept nor make available commissions or allowances, directly or indirectly, and will always perform as a disinterested third party
- The Home Inspector will not disclose any information regarding the Home Inspection without prior approval of the client
- The Home Inspector is responsible for alerting the client to the existence of any outside interest which may affect the client or the quality of the inspection
- The Home Inspector will not accept compensation, monetary or otherwise, from more than one client regarding the same service on the property without prior consent of all interested parties
- The Home Inspector will not use the inspection process to obtain repair or similar work on the inspected property
- Members should always be aware of the fact that as a Registered Home Inspector (RHI), they represent an Association created to enhance the professional image of it's members