INSPECT with the BEST SM Tri-County Inspections Serving Southeastern PA & Central/Southern NJ since 1985     Home Page      Description      Our Services      The Staff      Contact Us      Links Page          Berks County, PA Home Inspector   William H. Kibbel III ASHI® Member #6520 NJ Lic #24G100038400 PA-DEP #8076 Examples of Bill's inspection reports Tri-County Inspections opened a second office to serve the Berks and Lehigh area in 2002. We convinced our most experienced inspector, Bill Kibbel, to relocate to this area. Since 1986, Bill has inspected over 10,000 residential, commercial and historic buildings. Due to his extensive experience, he has also been asked to provide expert witness services, write technical publications, advise homeowner associations and train home inspectors. Bill is also our historic buildings expert and commercial building inspection specialist. He has written articles and columns for national and regional publications about building inspections and historic restoration and is a very popular, frequent speaker at educational seminars for building inspectors. Bill is a Past President of the SNJ Chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors and Treasurer for the Pennsylvania Home Inspectors Coalition. He is also the current Director of the Historic Building Inspectors Association, an organization of building inspectors that have experience evaluating historic buildings and have an understanding of preservation standards. Read a recent review of Bill Kibbel at Associated Content. Phone: 610-346-7880 Fax: 610-346-9531 E-mail: info@tcinspect.com Some of Bill's articles that appear on-line:   Stone foundations Wet Basement of an Old House Cast Iron Waste Pipes Finishing the Basement: A Challenge in an Old House Lead Paint - Reducing Your Family's Risk Vinyl Siding Controlling Moisture in a Crawlspace Asbestos Insulation Sagging floors The 'other' chimney - the one serving your furnace Inspecting historic properties Wood roofs Vermiculite and Asbestos Built-in Gutters Rock-faced Concrete Blocks Historic Stonework Steam Heating Knob and Tube Wiring Chimney Flue Liners Preserving Historic Log Homes Buying an Old House Venting Your Dryer Outside Two Front Doors Finding a Roof Leak Old, Soft, Crumbly Mortar Home inspection Old Metal Windows Balloon Framing Growth on My Roof Termite treatments & prevention Common Fire Safety Device in Old Homes a Health Hazard. Firebacks - What are they? Plank House Construction Adding Central Air Wet Basements The Spring Cellar Original Windows Cement Asbestos Roofing Repointing Historic Masonry Brick Houses and Vapor Barriers Hiring a Contractor Structural Terra Cotta Carpenter Ants Infestation Brick Houses Surprise! Your Home Was a Meth Lab Tin Roofs Slate Roof Types Worn slate roofs - repair or replace? The Home Inspector Termite Damage Ivy and Vines Lightning Rods Fainting Room? Dryer Venting Bill's OldHouseWeb Blog posts:   Converting a Church into a Residence Safe Attic Stairs Adding Wall Insulation The American Foursquare The Spite House Historic Sidewalks Tips for Using a Ladder Safely How to Insulate a Finished Attic Whitewash: An Historic Cover-up Does Some Attic Insulation Contain Asbestos? Top of Page Pent Roofs - An Endangered Species Poisonous Plaster? The Front Porch in America "Taxpayer" Buildings Fireplace Safety   Our home inspector and commercial building inspector covers the following Lehigh Valley towns: Bally, Barto, Bechtelsville, Bernville, Bethel, Birdsboro, Blandon, Bowers, Boyertown, Centerport, Dauberville, Douglassville, Earlville, Fleetwood, Geigertown, Hamburg, Hereford, Kempton, Kutztown, Laureldale, Leesport, Lenhartsville, Limekiln, Lyon Station, Maxatawny, Mertztown, Mohnton, Mohrsville, Monocacy Station, Morgantown, Mt Aetna, Mt Penn, New Berlinville, Oley, Pine Forge, Reading, Rehrersburg, Robesonia, Shartlesville, Shillington, Shoemakersville, Sinking Spring, Strausstown, Temple, Topton, Virginville, Wernersville, West Lawn, West Reading, Womelsdorf & Wyomissing.                 © 2009 Tri-County Inspection Co., Inc.                         Web Site by WHK3