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September 9 OMG Meeting

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Log Home Inspection II by Bronson Anderson

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Back by Popular Demand for
Log Home Inspections Part II
Bronson Anderson

This year marks my 15th year as an ASHI inspector.

I'm a second-generation inpsector and ASHI member. My father, Bob Anderson, ACI, and 2018 Cox Award winner, was an advocate for ASHI and the stellar education it offers. He urged me to join ASHI years ago and thus began my journey with this fine society.

Living in Virginia has afforded me many opportunities to inspect unique properties, including homes built in the early 1700s and homes owned by Thomas Jefferson. Out-of-the-box inspecting is normal here.

One type of construction in Virginia is the log home. For me, stepping foot into a log home feels a bit like coming home--the warmth and coziness of the construction floods over me like a hand-made quilt. My love for log homes started in 2001 when my father and I inspected a log home built in 1750 in Waynesboro, VA. The hand-hewn logs connected with mortise and tenon joinery, all notched and labeled with Roman numerals at the connections, made for a very memorable experience!

I hope you'll get the opportunity to inspect a log home during your career. I found that it's helpful to be familiar with some history, basic terminology and common defects to watch for.

Let's get started!

Bronson Anders, ACI

Date And Time
09/09/2020 08:00 pm



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