Mission Statement
We pledge to do our best to provide you with an accurate unbiased assessment of the condition of the home you are buying. We work for You!. We are bound by law and our own high standards not to be influenced by any other persons that have a financial interest in selling the property.
Dan Meyers, BSE, ACI - Your Inspector!
Dan is the principal Inspector for Meyers Home Inspections. Dan is a graduate of the Cooper Union College of Engineering & Architecture, and has 30 years of experience in engineering and technical positions. Dan is a Licensed NJ Home Inspector, #24GI00060400,and is one of the first graduates of the rigorous 300 hour Home Inspectors course approved by the State of NJ. His Engineering degree, together with his-up-to-date knowledge of residential systems, makes Dan an exceptional Home Inspector.
Some information about inspecting home structure, and about the engineering terms:
- All Home Inspectors are required by NJ regulation to inspect structural components of a home. Some do a better job of this than others.
- Our inspection services are Home Inspections. They are not Professional Engineering (P.E.) services or evaluations. This is a different service and license. We do not hold a P.E. license or offer P.E. services.
- We are often asked if we are "structural engineers". New Jersey has no official definition of or license for a "structural engineer". Dan Meyers is an NJ Licensed Home Inspector, and as such is qualified and required to evaluate home structure in the context of a Home Inspection. Dan Meyers has more education and training regarding home structure than most other Home Inspectors.
- So what does a licensed P.E. do that a Home Inspector does not? For a full definition of this, you should consult the NJ Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Generally, a licensed P.E. performs either structural or other engineering design work, and also performs evaluations that require calculations and / or are on types of structures and components and conditions that are new, unusual, and / or do not have standard definitions or solutions. They also create and seal plans. We do not perform these or any P.E. services.
- So is a licensed P.E. a better inspector than a licensed Home Inspector? Some licensed Home Inspectors are also licensed P.E.s, but being a licensed P.E. does not necessarily make one a good home inspector. Training and experience inspecting homes is more important.
