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Evans Home Inspection, Inc.

“Competent, thorough, unbiased inspection”

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BE CONFIDENT ABOUT YOUR HOME
Because you care for your home, you want to know that everything is sound, safe, and
working properly. Your home must be the one place where you can confidently relax with
a sense of assurance, knowing that it will shield you from the elements and provide you
with easy living. What better way to achieve that confidence than to have a professional
inspector examine your home's structure and installed systems and give you a detailed
performance report? When you know that everything is sound, you can sleep peacefully.
And in those circumstances that indicate needed repairs or improvements, you can be
confident that you will know about them before they become unpleasant surprises.
Whether you are buying, selling, or remodeling, you need an inspection. What does a
limited* inspection look for? The home's safety, performance, and condition.

MEET YOUR INSPECTOR, Clark Evans. My unique
background assures you that I understand what your
home means to you, the significance of your home's
defects, and your need for answers to your questions.
I have experience as a remodeler, inspector, and real
estate agent. I know the big perspectives on a home.
I will serve as a consultant to you as we look into your
home and its operation. This is quite different from a
typical inspection, which only categorizes defects (and
may miss many causal factors).

I am a nationally certified (# CE996572) home
inspector by the Examination Board of Professional
Home Inspectors (having passed the National Home Inspector Examination—the test
used by 19 states for licensing home inspectors). In addition, I am a licensed
(#20628814) and insured Minnesota Residential Building Contractor and Remodeler.
I also was certified in 2009 as a Residential Energy Auditor and qualify to pressure-
test homes and recommend energy-saving equipment and processes. I also hold other
certifications, including Infrared Thermal Imaging, Radon testing, and Mold Inspection.
I received my home inspection training from Inspection Training Associates (ASHI-
endorsed), a division of Kaplan, FLIR’s ITC, St. Paul Technical College, Century College,
Dunwoody College of Technology, and ProSource, and I regularly attend continuing
education courses. Finally, I joined NACHI (the National Association of Certified Home
Inspectors) in 2006. Since 1976, I have done part-time skilled carpenter and handyman
work in addition to holding a full-time professional teaching position. I have been
licensed as a real estate agent (1979-1985, retired). I informally began inspecting
homes in 1998, and formed and registered Evans Home Inspection, Inc. in 2006. I am a
graduate of both the University of South Dakota and the University of Minnesota.

My interests are, first, as an information engineer consulting as a "house detective";
i.e., applying principles of "Building Science" to investigating and diagnosing
house/condo/building problems, figuring out why or how they happened, and suggesting
how to get them repaired; and second, helping sellers and buyers evaluate a home for
sale or purchase (home inspection). My training, experience, and expertise allow me
to be a consultant and resource to other home inspectors.

NOTE: Minnesota does not test, license, or supervise home inspectors*. The unfortunate result
is that anyone can “hang out a shingle” and start inspecting. Thus, many under-qualified
persons are inspecting in the Twin Cities. In contrast, I am a licensed home builder, and I
became inspection-trained and certified, joined the National Association of Certified Home
Inspectors, became incorporated, and maintain an inspection-service-oriented web site. (*A few
cities regulate certain inspections; see the TISH/TOS section on another page in this website.)

VALUE
Your Evans Home Inspection professional is a generalist, much like the family physician:
we find symptoms and then suggest which types of professional specialists can best
follow up with you.
1) I function as a consultant to owners who want their homes evaluated; we
also specialize in diagnosing complex residential building problems.
2) In addition, I work with owners in evaluating contractors' proposals.
3) I have no conflict of interest because we don't try to sell you contractor services and
we are totally independent of all real estate licensees; our opinions are impartial.
4) I assist buyers in determining whether a property has material defects which
affect its livability and value.
5) I inspect to NACHI standards (Nat'l. Assn. of Certified Home Inspectors).
6) I will give you one of the most complete, in-depth, and impartial inspections and
explanations that you can find, and all of this at a very reasonable price.

PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
Most cities require the owner to keep the property safe, well maintained, and pleasant
appearing. Check the following link to see what is commonly expected for compliance
with the property maintenance code. To be certain about a property, you must check with
the city to be sure of its requirements and expectations. Updating to GFCI's is recommended.

TRUST
I believe that clients should have access to independent, unbiased* professional,
technical, and analytical information so that they can make the best decisions to protect
their health, safety, and residential equity. I treat my clients' personal and residential
information confidentially. (*Unbiased opinion means "free from collusion with unscru-
pulous real estate agents and free from kickback schemes with unethical builders.")

CONFIDENTIALITY / PRIVACY POLICY
Your privacy (and mine, too) is very important to me. I do not share names, addresses,
or other identifying information among clients or outside the firm. No owner wants
negative information disclosed about his or her home to third parties. The time for that is
during the real estate sales process. Thus, you can be assured that your situation will not
be revealed to anyone else (except for mandatory legal process). As a corollary, names
of "references" (yours included) are unavailable; no one will call you.

THIS SITE IS FOR YOU
This is your best place to turn for information about the inspection and diagnosis of your
residence. I have assembled insightful information from some of the profession’s most trusted
sources so that you don't have to search the web to find what you need.

ABOUT THE LOGO
My logo shows a home’s roof above three colored,curved bars
[green coming soon]. The curves represent wavelengths of energy.
The indigo blue bar represents water and moisture, a primary enemy
of any residence. The sunshine yellow bar represents the quality of livability in a good home.
The vermillion red bar represents heat, energy, and thermal properties (including the carbon
footprint) of the home, as evidenced by infrared thermographic imaging, a core component of our
inspection business. [The coming grass-green bar will represent green, sustainable, low-impact
living principles.] The logo was designed by the well-known graphic artist, Mark Frost. His work
can be viewed at http://www.markfrostartist.com/.

NOTICE--CONTRACT/AGREEMENT Information. My work with you, if not specifically written on a contract/ agree-
ment form, is nevertheless subject to, governed by, and in full accordance with the EHII and our subsidiaries'
implied agreement(s) and all clauses, conditions, and limitations that are relevant to the inspection, mold,
therm ography, and other services which we provide you and are incorporated or updated in this web site.
*LIMITATIONS: All inspections are strictly limited in scope, discovery, and depth (See exclusions.)
TERMS OF USE All uses of this site, all inspections we do, all agreements we make, and all reports,
comments, and communications by and from us are governed by the limitations, disclaimers, and warnings
found on this site and/or in our oral and written and/or printed agreements. We will accept no liability for
anything we say, do, or communicate. By using any of our services or information you impliedly and
expressly agree to waive all remedies for any loss, real, latent, or imagined, and/or any dissatisfaction you
might ever have, statutory and otherwise, including waiving the right to sue or ask for arbitration or
mediation in regard to any or all of our services and information. Liquidated damages are limited to fees paid.
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LEGAL DISCLAIMER:
Warning: The information provided in and by this site was produced almost entirely by third parties; attribution,
where known, has been provided. The completeness, accuracy, truth, or implications of any information found
herein, whether informative or advisory, has NOT been verified by us, and Evans Home Inspection, Inc. DOES
NOT stand by it. The information in or referred to by this site DOES NOT necessarily represent the views of
Evans Home Inspection, Inc. Evans Home Inspection, Inc. is a generalist only in the field of home inspection,
and is NOT an expert in any field. While the information in this site is thought to be reliable, it is NOT
guaranteed. All information on this site is provided as a courtesy only; it is intended for illustrative and
entertainment purposes only. RELY ON IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. Wherever and whenever your health, safety,
and/or property equity are involved, consult with appropriate licensed professionals before acting. DO NOT
attempt any procedures or repairs unless you have been specifically trained and certified in doing them;
otherwise, you may be injured, disabled, or killed; you may harm or destroy your home or another person or
others' property. WE DISCOURAGE YOU from attempting any procedures or repairs. Please consult licensed
professionals IN ALL CASES and have them perform all work. This site and its entire contents DO NOT
constitute advice of any kind whatsoever. Evans Home Inspection, Inc. IS NOT, CANNOT, and WILL NOT be
responsible for any loss, harm, damage, or any other consequences of your reliance on, understanding or
misunderstanding of, or application of anything found here or alluded to or linked to or referred to by this site. All
inspections are limited in scope, discovery, and depth; they cannot discover everything, and they only discover
obvious, visible safety conditions that would be noticed by an ordinary, untrained observer. This site, our
inspections, and all findings and reports are NOT guaranteed for accuracy, completeness, or fitness. Reliance
on them may result in harm or economic damages. Consult professional experts for further evaluation.
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Content, logo, and site design are all copyright (c) 2007-10, Building Science Testing Corp. DBA Evans Home Inspection(, Inc.),
DBA Evans Thermography, DBA Evans Brothers Construction, and DBA Metro Quick Deck. We reserve the right to correct
errors, syntax, and semantics on or in this site without notice, to update it without notice, to cease service offers without
notice, to choose whom our clients will be, to modify our fees without notice, and to make other changes without obligation to
anyone when in our sole judgment we wish to do so.

Inspections Done to NACHI Standards:

Inspecting Since 1998.

WARNING ; Recall of deck boards
(decking): LP's Veranda (Home
Depot, May, 2009. See the site at
www.deckingnotice.com.

Now performing MN-Certified Energy Audits (Blower Door)
and Weatherization as well as Radon Testing and Mitigation.

We are in process of growing and renaming our company as
Building Science Testing Corp. to reflect our expertise.