Using ScribeWare for The Best Home Inspection Reports in the Industry – Version 2

This article is designed as a series of tutorial videos to walk anyone through the steps needed to write great home inspection reports. Once you download your ScribeWare trial, play around with the software to see how easy it is to produce and publish a great inspection report. The software is designed to be as intuitive as possible, so very little training is needed to make a report using a basic template. However, to maximize the quality and efficiency of...

Got Mold?

Reporting on mold conditions noted during a home inspection can be tricky for myriad reasons. There is no one way to go about writing a mold comment and likely many correct ways. This article unpacks a strategy I used recently to try and cover all the contingencies in a single comment as well as make the comment useful for future situations. As I started to write this comment, I first thought about the critical points needed for a solid mold...

Look closer at those images!

In ScribeWare 5.70, you can now call out a particularly important detail of an image with our new Magnifier functionality! Simply edit an image, and click on the new “Magnifier” tool. Add the highlighted area, using your mouse to pan to the right section and your mouse wheel or the zoom handle magnify the area of interest. Then, select “done” to have this placed as an overlay image on the original: To change the border size...

Introducing… Report Review!

In ScribeWare version 5.68, we’re introducing an often requested feature we’re calling “report review”! Let’s say you’re out in the field, busily filling out a report while your client is talking your ear off, and you make some quick notes that you want to review later. Sound familiar? Well, simply hit the new “flag” button on the observation toolbar: Then, when you’re putting your final touches on the report, hit the “Review Flagged Items” button, and walk through each...

Sub-Panels Can Be Confusing: Don’t Let Them Be!

Use This Flow Chart To Get Them Right! The way most home inspectors are trained to understand the difference between sub-panel wiring and main panel wiring is that once you have a sub-panel, the equipment grounds (green covered or bare wires) should be separated from the neutral conductors (the white ones) and the neutrals should not be bonded to the panel and would remain “floating,” while the grounds should be bonded to the panel. This is not a half-bad place...