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This article describes the InspectAPedia.com policy on reproduction or use of articles, illustrations, and other content found at this website. InspectAPedia.com® is a U.S. registered Trademark. InspectAPedia.com is an online building encyclopedia that provides illustrated, detailed un-biased, in-depth information on detecting, diagnosing, correcting and preventing building defects, failures, & indoor health or safety hazards including environmental concerns.

InspectAPedia tolerates no conflicts of interest. We have no relationship with advertisers, products, or services discussed at this website.

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InspectAPedia.com® Policy on Use of Website Content & Photos

MAKING ELECTRONIC COPIES OF our WEBSITE CONTENTS (such as copying our pages, content from our pages, or our graphics to another website or into email) IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED - this website is © protected material, all rights reserved.

Protected by Copyscape Plagiarism Software The design and content found at InspectAPedia.com® are © Copyright protected, All Rights Reserved. Contents of this website may not be copied except as below. More about Copyscape and Originality.AI are below on this page.

Making electronic copies (soft copies) of the contents of this website is expressly prohibited. Soft copies or electronic copies refers to acts such as copying our pages, content from our pages, or our graphics to another website or into email. This articles at this website are © protected material, all rights reserved. InspectAPedia® is a Registered U.S. Trademark.

Also see WEBSITE COPYRIGHT VIOLATION POLICY.

Making printed copies (hard copies) of Articles for Non-Commercial Use is welcomed. We would be pleased for readers to pass on to others links to articles or to use printed copies of articles or photos from InspectAPedia.com or if appropriate, to make and give away printed copies of our web page material in a class or professional presentation, printed text, printed article, or printed book, or in a classroom presentation, (such as power point slides that are not elsewhere reproduced electronically), provided you agree to respect these simple provisions:

  1. No electronic or website duplication:

    Our website content is not going to be reproduced electronically nor, for example, copied or mirrored online at a website or sent by email. Printed or “hard copy” versions of our web pages can be made and distributed without cost or restriction provided you leave the content un-changed and its source is identified.
  2. Inform us of intended use:

    You tell us specifically what content, article, or photo(s) you want to use in printed form or in a classroom presentation (such as power point). If you can describe other items or topics of interest, we almost always can provide higher resolution versions. In addition, with a library of nearly 100,000 photos, we can often provide additional examples of things you need to illustrate.
  3. Credit the material source:

    Printed or class room photographs, text, content of (or online web page links to) our articles must clearly cite either our website home page InspectAPedia.com or alternatively, the specific URL address of the specific website page and article from which the material was copied.
  4. Changes or corrections:

    If you find that you want to make changes or corrections to our material let us know. It is important that corrections are also made to the original – an action for which we are happy to give full credit, citation, links, etc. to our critics and contributors.

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    You can find the file name of any photo you’ve seen at our website by using your mouse to “right-click” the image, then click on “properties” and you’ll see the file name displayed.

    Just copy that into your reply. Of course you can “save” these © protected images to your disk with the same method, but we would be glad to provide better quality versions for the purposes you’ve suggested, and it avoids an accidental appearance of improper use later on.

    CONTACT Us and obtain written (or email) permission before copying or using any of our website material.

InspectAPedia® and InspectAPedia.com® are a Registered U.S. Trademark.

The copyright infringement outline below is from Wikipedia (10/30/10) and authorized under Wikipedia's fair use policy:

Copyright infringement, or copyright violation, is the unauthorized use of works covered by copyright law, in a way that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.[citation needed]

For electronic and audio-visual media under copyright, unauthorized reproduction and distribution is also commonly referred to as piracy.

Penalties for copyright infringement may potentially be very costly for the individual or their employer. An award of up to $150,000 for each act of willful infringement may be levied. When in doubt regarding the use of materials, seek copyright permission.

CONTACT Us and obtain written (or email) permission before copying or using any of our website material.

Information in the copyright points outlined above was determined by web search as a copyright violation model, by web search 10/30/2010, at Yahoo, http://info.yahoo.com/copyright/us/details.html, and from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright, and from policies written by Georgetown University at http://policies.georgetown.edu/copyright/sections/permissions. Also see the WebTheftHallofShame, an independent copyright, trademark, and plagiarism violation notification website.

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On 2022-02-08 by Inspectapedia Com Moderator (mod)

@Benjamin,

The information, education, and requirements of a professional home inspector are much more than can be contained in one book.

You are encouraged to take a careful look at the following articles:

HOME INSPECTOR SKILLS
https://inspectapedia.com/home_inspection/Curriculum_Skills.php

and

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On 2022-02-07 by Benjamin

DO you have a book or know where I could get a book for home inspections? I'm a contractor and I'm looking for official books to refer to when making inspections.

On 2021-11-09 by Inspectapedia Com Moderator (mod)

@The Wall Doctor of The Triad,

We would like to be helpful but can't answer your question as posed, as we have no idea what materials are involved nor the construction, age, condition of the silo.

Perhaps search InspectApedia for the type of material where cracks are appearing and post both a question and a photo on that page.

Are you talking about a silo converted to living space, like the one in our photo at

https://inspectapedia.com/exterior/Skylight_Leak_Repair.php SKYLIGHT LEAK DIAGNOSIS & REPAIR ?

On 2021-11-09 by The Wall Doctor of The Triad

Why does butt joints crack on walls of a silo house? All walls are curved.

On 2021-08-25 by inspectapedia.com.moderator (mod)

@Joe, you posted this at

https://inspectapedia.com/hazmat/Asbestos_Products.php - where we replied

On 2021-08-25 by Joe

Do bed blankets or bedding contain asbestos?

On 2018-12-03 by (mod)

We can work with you to give permission for in-classroom uses of our images provided they're not being put into a form that gives open access on the internet. Use the page top or bottom CONTACT link to send me this request by email.

Or of course you are welcome to make printed copies of our pages and illusdtratins.

On 2018-12-03 by Steve

Hi,
I'm an elementary school teacher, and I would like to use a picture from your website in the instruction of my students. The picture has a rectangular wire cover over a circular drain. I am demonstrating the way an engineers think of solutions to problems.

This is strictly for instructional purposes to enhance a lesson on engineering so students know how to approach an engineering project for the science fair.
Thank you,
Steve

On 2018-02-23 by danjoefriedman (mod)

Florence,

We can work with you. Use the page top or bottom CONTACT link to send me this request by email.

On 2018-02-23 by Florence

Hi,
IPWEA is an Australasia company specialised in engineering and we would like to use one of your photo for our next publication. Of course, we will be acknowledging your organisation under the image and the photographer's name if necessary.

If you approve it would it be possible to obtain a high resolution and a print quality version of this photo.
Thank you for your prompt response.
Best regards,
Florence

Question:

19 April 2016 Susan Warren said:
I would like to use a few of the photos on your site in developing communications regarding railing and stair safety. Do you object to my using applicable images from your site, or is it allowable? Thanks!

This question/comment was posted originally at HOW TO CONTACT InspectApedia.com

Reply:

Thank you so much for asking permission to use some of our material. ​
​​Our policy, as you will read above beginning at the InspectApedia.com CONTENT USE POLICY, pertains to copying and use of other of our website content.

Basically it's ok to use in printed form only​, and then not in the promotion of sale of any product or service.


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