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My Professional Affiliations and Associations

The American Society of Home Inspectors® (ASHI®)

The American Society of Home Inspectors® is the largest national professional organization of home inspectors with members throughout the United States and Canada. ASHI®'s mission is to promote exemplary practice in the home inspection profession. ASHI® has Standards of Practice and a Code of Ethics which members subscribe to.

Wisconsin Association of Home Inspectors

The foremost state professional home inspectors' organization, the Wisconsin Association of Home Inspectors, will lead its membership by providing education opportunities, advocacy and fellowship to develop professionalism in the home inspection industry.

American Home Inspector Training Institute

American Home Inspectors Training is a national company for the industry's best home inspection training, marketing and support programs.

Business Networking International

BNI is the world's largest business referral organization with over 4,100 Chapters and 78,500 members in 26 countries.

Kettle Moraine Realtors Association

The Voice for Real Estate in Washington County Real Estate

Speaks to and addresses real estate issues. Supports a legislative & legal environment for our members. Promotes the highest level of integrity and fair business practices. Upholds the highest ethical standards in real estate practice. Provides opportunities for professional growth and education. Communicates information to its members to help them succeed in business. Takes an active interest in the present and future welfare of the community. Identifies, anticipates, and addresses economic and marketing trends in the real estate industry

Brokerage Firms

First Weber

Shorewest Realty

RE-MAX

Century 21

Coldwell Banker

Integrity Real Estate

 

Prairie Gardens Realty LLC

 

Star Properties Inc.

Wisconsin Realtors Association

Home Industry Sites

Indoor Air Quality

Foresight Home Performance - Keeping mold from recurring requires the applied science of testing, not guess work.

ZWS Environmental Services - ZWS Environmental Services, Inc. performs Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and water loss assessments in residential and commercial buildings at a competitive price. What separate us from our competitors is our experience, training, and technology.

Milwaukee Lead and Asbestos - Milwaukee Lead/Asbestos Information Center, Inc. is the largest lead paint abatement training provider in Wisconsin. We are an approved provider of asbestos courses.

EPA Mold Website - When excessive moisture or water accumulates indoors, mold growth will often occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or un-addressed.

EPA Radon Website - Indoor Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and the leading cause among non-smokers. Protect your family. Test your home.

Wisconsin Radon Program - Between five and ten percent of the homes in Wisconsin have radon levels above the US EPA guideline of 4 pCi/L for the year average on the main floor.

Mold Information for Wisconsin Residents - These resources are intended to help educate Wisconsin residents regarding the impact of mold exposure on their health. These links were developed based on a review of reputable and relevant guidance from government, educational and professional organizations.

Installation References and Information

Advanced Energy - Advanced Energy's Applied Building Science (ABS) Team helps the building industry produce better products while increasing profits and avoiding callbacks. We accomplish this by providing training, consultation, and applied research to improve the health, safety, durability, comfort, and energy efficiency of houses and small commercial buildings.

Home Heating Systems - Information on Home Heating Systems

Door and Access Systems Manufactures - DASMA is North America’s leading trade association of manufacturers of garage doors, rolling doors, high performance doors, garage door operators, vehicular gate operators, and access control products

 

Owens Corning Cultured Stone - These construction details are provided to assist in the installation of Owens Corning Cultured Stone® product(s).

Remodeling and Repair

SmokeStacks Inc - all chimney repairs, re-lining, tuck pointing, water leaks and masonry services.

The Brick Industry Association - Web site on installation and maintenance standard for brick and stone veneers.

Statz Restoration - Statz Restoration & Engineering Company, Inc. is a contracting firm engaged in masonry/concrete repairs and waterproofing. We service industrial, commercial and institutional markets. Our geographical area of operation includes all of Wisconsin and Northern Illinois and we have offices in both Milwaukee & Madison.

Milwaukee Chapter of the National Association of Remodeling Industry - Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Council -- with more than 40 years of experience is a forum for professional remodelers and an ally of the homeowner.

CRC - Raising and leveling Wisconsin's settled concrete since 1947.

 

Wisconsin Association of Foundation Repair Professionals - The Wisconsin Association of Foundation Repair Professionals (WAFRP) is the first and only Wisconsin association dedicated to improving the quality and service delivered to all homeowners in need of foundation repair within the State of Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Rental Weatherization Program - An explanation of the Rental Weatherization Program for buyers and sellers of residential rental properties

Safety Issues

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.

Federal Pacific Electrical Panels - Federal Pacific Electric "Stab-Lok" service panels and breakers are a latent hazard and can fail, leading to electrical fires. The problem is that some double-pole (240-Volt) FPE circuit breakers and possibly also some single-pole units simply may not work. We also have reports that independent of the breaker problems, there have been panel and panel-bus fires and arcing failures in some equipment.

Zinsco Electrical Panels - This website discusses the electrical, fire, and shock hazards associated with Zinsco electrical components, circuit breakers, electrical panels, including certain Sylvania electrical panels and breakers which are in fact of the same product design and origin. These circuit breakers do not offer the level of over current and fire protection provided by most other electrical panels and circuit breakers.

National Fire Protection Agency - The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education

Recreational and Civic Organizations

Rotary International - Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world.

Holy Angels Church - Holy Angels welcomes you and invites you to join us as we give praise and thanks to God.

Hartford Conservation and Gun Club - The Club was established in Hartford Wisconsin in 1937 and is open to the public year round.

West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce - Chamber of Commerce web site for the West Bend area