Originally Posted By: jbowman
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Originally Posted By: rcooke
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John said Holiday
July One is our Birthday Canada becomes 138
One Hundred and Thirty Eight years old .
We are just babies compared too our Southern Neighbour.
There is that dam (u) again see we are just a little different .
Happy July 4th to all our Buddies down south.
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Roy Cooke Sr.
http://Royshomeinspection.com
Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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Hey Roy, please tell me more about the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors Defect recognition and reporting course.
Sounds interesting!
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Joe Tedesco, NEC Consultant
www.nachi.org/tedescobook.htm
Originally Posted By: clawrenson
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Joe T - here is a link to give you a general idea. It is an introductory (baseline) course - providing a wide range of topics, such as plumbing, heating, electrical, structural, and much more including legal responsibilities and safety. Each brief module runs approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours and provides inspectors with a good overview of home inspections.
Generally but not always they bring experienced inspectors and subject matter experts in to deliver a portion of the course.
OAHI link - http://www.oahi.com/inspectors/m-courseinfo.asp
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Ontario Home Inspections Inc.
Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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Thanks Claude:
Looks like a challenging course. I saw where the CD is available from the OAHI office.
The cost is $26.75 ($25+gst) for those who have taken the course or who are scheduled to take the course; members = $53.50 ($50+gst); and for those not scheduled to take the course
My bold, does this mean that I can order a CD?
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Joe Tedesco, NEC Consultant
www.nachi.org/tedescobook.htm
Originally Posted By: chorne
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Happy 4th of July to everyone!!
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Carla
Originally Posted By: rwand
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In my opinion the Defect Recognition CD is not worth $53.50 for non-members.
Raymond Wand
Alton, ON
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The value of experience is not in seeing much,
but in seeing wisely. - Sir William Osler 1905
http://www.raymondwand.ca
NACHI Member
Registered Home Inspector (R.H.I.)
Originally Posted By: jtedesco
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Thank you Raymond:
Why? 
How would you compare the CD to the Carson Dunlop "Electrical CD"?
I also looked at your web site and found some additional information, like the Guide you helped to Author. Is that guide available?
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Joe Tedesco, NEC Consultant
www.nachi.org/tedescobook.htm
Originally Posted By: rwand
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Hi Joe
The Carson Dunlop CD is much better. The book Home Care: A Guide to Repair and Maintenance Publication
Produced by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is available through CMHC. (http://www.cmhc.ca) Actually I was on the steering committee and helped with the content and revision of the book.
As to the Oahi Defect CD it is very basic and runs through several simple mutiliple choice questions with photographs. Stick the Carson Dunlop material in my opinion.
You can call CMHC at 613-748-2016 to order the book.
Cheers
Raymond Wand
Alton, ON
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The value of experience is not in seeing much,
but in seeing wisely. - Sir William Osler 1905
http://www.raymondwand.ca
NACHI Member
Registered Home Inspector (R.H.I.)