Jon Tremper
Tepee Inspection, Inc.
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Tel: 321-777-1538 FAX: 321-259-4477 6396 S. US Hwy 1 Suntree, FL, 32955 
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Brevard, Indian River and Orange counties as well as Orlando and the Space Coast with Certified, Professional Home Inspection Services |
Jon Tremper is a native Floridian with a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and a master’s degree from Florida Tech. He retired from the U. S. Army as a Major after serving 20 years as an Airborne Ranger.
He founded Tepee Inspections Inc. in 1989, has been a Florida Association of Building Inspectors (FABI) member since 1990, served on the Board of Directors, and has performed over 10,000 inspections of residential and commercial properties. He is a Registered Professional Inspector (RPI), a state certified Windstorm Mitigation Inspector, and a FEMA Disaster Housing Inspector.
He currently oversees the operation of Tepee Inspections Inc, which provides inspection services ranging from new construction consulting to air sampling for mold and Infrared leak detection.
He founded “The Home Inspection Academy” in 2000 and conducts classes on home inspection topics, including a 36 hour “Basic training For Home Inspectors”. He is a state certified educational provider, offering continuing education credit courses for the real estate, insurance and construction industries. Jon has testified in Florida courts as an expert witness in cases involving construction defects.
Does your house have Chinese drywall?
Chinese drywall has been recently been identified as a potential problem in homes built or remodeled from 2001 – 2008. The problems appear to originate with tainted compounds contaminated with high levels of sulfur used in the manufacture of the drywall. Symptoms of a house with Chinese drywall include a sulfur- like (rotten eggs) smell, discoloration and deterioration of plumbing fixtures, darkening and discoloration of electric wiring conductors, air conditioning evaporator coils and other exposed metal components, including jewelry.
It is speculated that up to 30,000 homes built in Florida during the building boom have this problem.
But what about Brevard County? Are there homes here with this problem? The answer is yes. It has been confirmed that at least one local supplier sold Chinese drywall to local builders up until May 2006. So what should a homeowner do who suspects their house may have Chinese drywall? There is no simple answer and steps vary from a screening process to laboratory analysis. The first step is to hire a consultant to perform a screening process to determine if there is reason to believe that Chinese drywall is present. This relatively inexpensive step can guide homeowners toward the proper solution if there are indicators that justify the expensive ($350 or more) and destructive removal of samples and laboratory testing necessary to confirm Chinese drywall is present. Tepee Inspections Inc. has developed a comprehensive screening process designed to provide homeowners peace-of-mind and minimize expensive laboratory testing. The fee for this service is $150 and homeowners are provided with a detailed written report of the findings and recommendations. Our affiliation with Pro-Lab, a Florida certified testing laboratory, allows us to proceed with the level of evaluation necessary to satisfy each customers concerns. If you have any questions about Chinese drywall you can e-mail Jon at jtremper@cfl.rr.com
