Books about Inspecting from Amazon.com

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Whether you are shopping for a used fiberglass boat or prioritizing maintenance tasks on the one you already own, this book saves money--and perhaps even disaster. With clear step-by-step drawings and instructions, Don Casey explains how to recognize problems--both surface and hidden--and how to separate cosmetic flaws from serious faults.

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This pro-level guide to inspecting a house is a tool for evaluating property inside and out. It includes a discussion of current building materials, heating, electrical and plumbing systems, foundations, and more. This book can help anyone determine the soundness of a house..
Price: $5.79 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Inspecting Surgical Instruments, An Illustrated Guide, authored by Rick Schultz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Spectrum Surgical Instruments Corp. is a useful text book for healthcare professionals. The fully illustrated book contains over 250 detailed color photos. The book serves as a valuable resource for healthcare professionals, including, surgeons, operating room nurses, surgical technologists, sterile processing professionals, and veterinarians. In addition to the inspection process, the book covers the surgical instrument repair process, testing standards, instrument handling tips and more. Mr. Schultz is a lecturer, inventor, and leading educator in the surgical instrument field and has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Spectrum Surgical Instruments since acquiring the company in 1986. The company, located in Stow, OH offers surgical instruments and surgical instrument repair services. The author currently resides in Hudson, OH with his wife Michelle, and their two sons, Patrick and Scott..
Price: $79.00 [Notify me when price goes down.]

A guide to inspecting and buying a used car with professional inspection techniques Covers all phases of buying a used car: How to pick the right car, how to do an initial walk-around inspection and how to test drive a car. Also includes a comprehensive guide to the kind of inspection which should be done by a professional mechanic. Includes tips and tricks to finding a good used car, finding hidden rust, spotting crash damage, detecting body filler, sizing up a car with a 10-minute walk-around, finding mechanical problems, road-testing the vehicle, buying tips from professionals, and checklists to insure you get what you pay for..
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A new home should be a financial investment, not a financial drain. Homeowners often realize too late that the property they’ve purchased is in need of costly repairs. Now you can protect yourself before you make a purchase by conducting a thorough home inspection. Seasoned real estate inspectors Alan Carson and Robert Dunlop will help you master the techniques of professional home inspection. This all-inclusive guide, filled with clear and detailed illustrations, will show you:

 

•  What to inspect yourself and what to leave to the experts

•  Which materials are the most durable when it comes to gutters, exterior walls, and roof

•  How to check the fuse box or circuit breaker panel for trouble spots

•  How to identify pipe materials used in plumbing systems and evaluate a septic system

•  What you need to know about floors, doors, windows, walls, and much more

 

For those who want to perform their own renovations, this book features such useful resources as a breakdown of typical renovation costs and a sample construction contract to help do-it-yourselfers avoid common construction pitfalls. Inspecting a House is a valuable resource that will save you time, money, and the endless frustrations of unforeseen home repairs.   .
Price: $1.89 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Laurence Roth argues that the detective story, located at the intersection of narrative and popular culture in modern America, examines the need for order in a disorderly society, and thus offers a window into the negotiation of Jewish identity. He analyzes stories about American Jewish detectives—including Harry Kemelman’s Rabbi Small, Faye Kellerman’s Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus, Stuart Kaminsky’s Abe Lieberman, and Rochelle Krich’s Jessica Drake—not only as a genre of literature, but also as a reflection of contemporary acculturation in the American Jewish popular arts..
Price: $3.95 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Information for the inspector, investor, appraiser, home buyer, home owner and handyman regarding interiors, insulation, ventilation.
Price: $27.00 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Information for the inspector, investor, appraiser, home buyer, home owner and handyman regarding plumbing.
Price: $39.00 [Notify me when price goes down.]

Information for the inspector, investor, appraiser, home buyer, home owner and handyman regarding roofs.
Price: $39.00 [Notify me when price goes down.]