LONG ISLAND ENGINEER
Experts in Engineering & Home Inspections
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Why Use a Licensed Engineer
| Professional Engineer(PE) | Home Inspector | |
| Least amount of time required to obtain a license in each category. |
8 years -Bachelor’s in Engineering -4 years of related work experience |
140 hours -100 hours of class -40 hours of related work experience |
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Can Conduct Home Inspections |
Yes |
Yes |
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Can perform engineering |
Yes |
No |
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Can perform structural Windstorm Inspections for New York Property Insurance Underwriters Association (NYPIUA) |
Yes |
No |
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Can stamp off the required paperwork for municipal approval on house extensions, decks, etc |
Yes |
No |
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Can perform inspections for banks and mortgage companies to analyze a house structure after a home inspector cited potential structural defects "that should be evaluated by a PE". |
Yes |
No |
1. According the above examples, Banks, NYS Insurance company, and municipalities will accept an inspection of a home from a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) but not that of a Licensed Home Inspector.
Those who have done research, will choose an Engineer over a Home inspector.
2. Due to the breath of a doctor's education, a doctor is qualified do everything a nurse can, however a nurse is not qualified to do everything a doctor can. Same comparison goes for an Engineer and a Home Inspector.
The educated choice is to use a Licensed Engineer when you need a home inspection.
3. Below are several links from the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors (NACHI), informing their inspectors how to report structural defects. In the examples below NACHI recommends that the inspector report "the structure should be evaluated by a professional engineer". Wow! That’s another inspection fee!
For the people that know, they choose a PE.
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