Until recently all real estate inspections in Juneau were called “Engineer’s Reports” and were performed by Civil Engineers, Architects, Contractors or anyone who wished to do them. In most of the rest of the United States and Canada, licensed or unlicensed Home Inspectors have done the bulk of this service. Since July of 2004, the State of Alaska has licensed Home Inspectors and allowed only the following categories of individuals and firms to legally perform real estate inspections in Alaska:

Who Can Perform Real Estate Inspections?

· Alaska Licensed Home Inspectors*
Licensed Home Inspectors are the only professionals who may call themselves “Home Inspectors.” Licensing requires passage of a national Home Inspection exam, insurance, bonding, proof of continuing education credits, and adherence to state standards of practice which require reporting on the home’s structure, exterior, roofing, electrical, plumbing, insulation, heating, ventilation, interiors, air-conditioning, and fireplaces and wood stoves. Typical reports are 20 to 40 pages long. Standards of Practice may be reviewed at: http://www.ashi.org/inspectors/standards/standards.asp.

· Alaska Licensed Engineers and Architects
Engineers and Architects who are not licensed Home Inspectors are allowed to inspect houses and prepare inspection reports stamped with their professional seals. Such inspections may not include the term “Home Inspector” under the new law. There is no requirement for special training, continuing education, insurance, bonding, or standards of practice for these inspections. The scope of these reports are not uniform but usually cover observed structural, exterior, roofing, ventilation and plumbing defects and may or may not include other aspects of the home’s systems and components.

· Alaska General Contractors with Residential Endorsement & Real Estate Appraisers
Contractors and Appraisers are allowed to perform inspection activities within the scope of their registration. This does not include full home inspections for real estate sale or purchase.

Active Inspectors in Juneau

The following is intended to be a list of firms and individuals that were actively performing real estate inspections of houses in Juneau as of June 2006 with some recent departures. It is possible there are others doing this work and their omission is unintentional. If you know of additions or corrections, please assist in updating this list.

Name	Category	Contact Info	Web Site
HOME INSPECTIONS These licensed home inspectors perform general real estate inspections
John H. Cooper     Integrity Real Estate Inspections, LLC Existing Home Inspections	Home Inspector #94*	johncooper@gci.net Phone  907-780-4470 Cell       907-321-5867 No Fax	integrityrealestateinspections.com
Chris Roust Roust Property Inspections, LLC Existing & New Home Inspections        (Back to Inspecting as of 7/1/2008)	Home Inspector #58* Architect #3570	croust@gci.net Phone  907-789-1920 Cell       907-321-4258    Fax    907-789-9704	croust.com
ENGINEER'S REPORTS These engineers perform general real estate inspections
Art Morris Art Morris Engineering Engineer’s Reports	Civil Engineer #10923	arf@alaska.net Phone  907-586-4078 Fax 907-586-4075	- - -
Terry Brenner Brenner Engineering LLC Engineer’s Reports	Civil Engineer #4130	dbrenner@gci.net Phone  907-789-1641 Fax 907-789-4896	- - -
Loren Gehring Chilkat Engineering Engineer’s Reports	Civil Engineer #10155	teeharbor@gci.net Phone  907-790-3937 No Fax	- - -
STRUCTURAL REPORTS These engineers prefer to perform specialized reports of identified structural problems
Bruce Berryhill B2 Engineering, Inc. Structural Reports	Civil Engineer #7949	brucerberryhill@acsalaska.net Phone  907-586-1011 Fax 907-586-1011	- - -
John D. Cooper Cooper Consulting Engineers Structural Reports	Civil Engineer #4156	jcooper@gci.net Phone  907-789-3422 Fax 907-790-3414	- - -
Adrian Slater Shane Young R & M Engineering Structural Reports	Civil Engineer #7351 Civil Engineer #10868	aslater@rmjuneau.com syoung@rmjuneau.com Phone  907-780-6060 Fax 907-780-4611	rmjuneau.com
INACTIVE INSPECTORS These inspectors formerly performed real estate inspections but have moved or stopped inspecting
John Bowman   (Left Juneau 01/06)	Civil Engineer #8752	- - -	- - -
Tim Mearig (Left Juneau 10/05)	Architect #8621	- - -	- - -
Ron Hansen   (No longer doing inspections)	Civil Engineer #3366	- - -	- - -
Tracy Moore   (No longer doing inspections)	Civil Engineer #4932	- - -	- - -
Chet Frost   (Left Juneau 11/06)	Mech Engineer #11466	- - -	- - -

Jim Stewart     Stewart Technical Services     Existing & New Home Inspections            (currently out-of-state)

Home Inspector #125*

junojim@gci.net Phone (Cell) 907-723-2096 No Fax

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This list is posted and updated at: www.croust.com. Please notify croust@gci.net if you know of additions or corrections.

*There are two categories of Home Inspectors in Alaska. The first and most common is inspection of Existing Houses. The second, which requires a separate set of tests and license, is for New Construction.

Courtesy of: Chris Roust

Roust Property Inspections, LLC 08/28/2008