Home Inspection Professionals

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 Policy Statements

• EIFS Compliance Requires Tested Materials
• EIMA's Position on Vinyl Trim

Construction Guide

• EIFS & Related Standards: ANSI, ASTM, ICC-ES

Media Coverage

• Article Excerpts
• Are All EIFS Contractors Created Equal? (www.irmi.com)
• Builders Face Public Heat in Quality Probes