Welcome to this special section of our Web site. The materials that appear here were specially selected to serve the needs and interests of the home inspection community. We hope you find them to be useful and informative...and welcome your suggestions. To help orient you, we have prepared a brief description of Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems, or EIFS, including features and benefits that are particularly relevant to the home inspection community.

 

Expert Commentary

• See What Tim Carter, "Ask the Builder", Says About Leaking Brick.

 

Inspection Guidelines

• New EIMA Guidelines for Home Inspections

 

EIMA Position Statements

• The Dangers of Untested Materials
• EIMA's Position on Mold
• EIMA's Position on Vinyl Trim

 

Construction Guide

• Guide to Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems Construction in PDF format
• EIFS & Related Standards: ANSI, ASTM, ICC-ES

 

Media Coverage

• Demise of Cincinnati Home Builder Raises Questions About Value of Secondary Weather Barriers.
• Article Excerpts
• Are All EIFS Contractors Created Equal? (www.irmi.com)
• Builders Face Public Heat in Quality Probes