| About
this course
This comprehensive introduction
to home inspection covers every
major house system, plus
professional practice issues. This
course is ideal for new students
of home inspection, or as a
reference for experienced
practitioners.
Polley Associates' introduction to
home inspection offers greater
depth and breadth of coverage than
many other courses of its kind.
Integral to the Polley course are
new and lavishly detailed
materials provided by our Bookstore
partner, Dearborn
Publishing. Written by Carson
Dunlop & Associates, a
consulting engineering firm
devoted exclusively to building
inspections since 1978, these
materials were developed in
cooperation with educators,
instructional designers, technical
artists, and practicing home
inspectors.
- Hundreds of technically
detailed illustrations support
the course and its
accompanying textbook.
- Learning objectives
highlight key topics.
- Inspection checklists
summarize topics and serve as
inspection field notes.
- Topics and procedures
discussed are consistent with American
Society of Home Inspectors' (ASHI®)
Standards of Practice.
Registration pre-payment is
required. Class
size is limited, so enroll now.
About home inspection
requirements in Pennsylvania
The climate for home inspection
in Pennsylvania, and requirements
for home inspectors in the
Commonwealth, changed
significantly on Dec. 20, 2001,
when the state Home Inspection Law
(PA Act 114 of 2000) took effect. Click
here to read how the law has
altered the terms and conditions
under which home inspectors may
operate.
About the
instructor
Your home inspection course
instructor is Ron DeLuca,
president of DeLuca Construction
Co. Inc. in Glen Mills PA. In 1995
DeLuca Construction won the
prestigious Pyramid Award,
presented by the Home
Builders Association of Chester
and Delaware Counties (PA),
for Best Renovation of the Year
under $125,000. In addition, the
firm was recognized in 1993 by Better
Homes and Gardens Magazine as
one of the Best Builders and
Remodelers in America.
DeLuca, a carpenter by trade, is a
Temple
University graduate. He is a
former president of the Home
Builders Association of Chester
and Delaware Counties (PA), and
former chairman of its Remodelers'
Council. DeLuca recently won the
distinguished honor of being named
a director emeritus of the
association. He also has been
selected to the boards of
directors for the Pennsylvania
Association of Home Builders, and
the National
Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
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