Presenter:  Bob Mulloy, Allsafe Home Inspection Services, East Bridgewater, MA

Bob Mulloy, the former “report writing instructor” for home inspectors at Northeastern University, will offer words of wisdom to make you a better inspector and a better report writer. Bob is a 25-year veteran inspector, retired teacher, retired Editor in Chief of The Inspector, (monthly newsletter for the ASHI NE Chapter www.ashinewengland.org), current Chairman of the ASHI NE Chapter Education Committee, author of a book titled: Report Writing for Home Inspectors and author of a CD called the "Encyclopedia of Standard Paragraphs" (boiler-plated text).

This seminar was recently presented at the 2006 Annual ASHI Convention in California.

Decks have become commonplace in residential homes and are recognized as a desired place for social gatherings.  Unfortunately, the number of deck collapses is increasing as more and more substandard decks are built.  This session will propose that every deck be considered unsafe, until the home inspector proves otherwise.  Bob will follow the deck construction process and will use numerous photographs to describe construction defects and samples of boiler-plated text for risk management.  After hearing Bob’s presentation, you will never inspect a deck the same way again and will understand why your focus should be on critical connections.