The Home Reference Book (discontinued)

Text and Illustrations   

Simple explanations of home construction, with chapters on each of the nine primary house systems - Roofing, Exterior, Structure, Electrical, Heating, Cooling, Insulation, Plumbing and Interior. Plus illustrations showing how components of the house are made, how they work and how they wear out or fail.

Learn about our current reporting system, HORIZON.

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Description and Improvement Recommendations

Nine pages to be filled in, recording the state of a house's major systems and components. Any improvement recommendations would be noted, describing the nature, timing and likely cost of each item.

Life Cycles and Costs

Information about normal life expectancies of roofs, furnaces, etc. as well as the ballpark costs of replacing such items.

Maintenance

A chart with text setting out the recommended frequency of household maintenance.

Filing System

A series of files to record and store your house documents.

The Bottom Line

The summary page, describing how a house stacks up against its peers, highlighting components requiring significant improvements or major expenditures over the short term.