http://www.qa-israel.com/Local inspection services for apartments, houses, homes in Israel. Inspection of contractors work before, during and after the event. New and used homes.en-usdavid@qa-israel.comdavid@qa-israel.comDavid StiebelWed, 22 Aug 2007 14:13:05 +0200Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:23:09 +0200RssPublisher 0.2.0 betahttp://www.qa-israel.com/images/qcs_icon.gifhttp://www.qa-israel.com/3188Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:22:07 +0200Recent phone conversations have shed light onto a new and disturbing phenomena. Real-estate agents with their own list of “inspectors”, from which you request an inspector for your real-estate review before the transaction. More Herehttp://www.qa-israel.com/default.asp?pid=81&1=1&id=42david@qa-israel.comServicesWed, 22 Aug 2007 14:38:22 +0200As the construction boom races on one needs to ask what are the consequences of reading all the super-hype about new apartment or home offerings in the papers, magazines and online. How do the the sales promotions shown influence your choice, how the layout and make-up of the display model influences your decision to buy and how the sales tactics are set to manipulate your choice. http://www.qa-israel.com/default.asp?pid=81&1=1&id=40david@qa-israel.comWed, 22 Aug 2007 14:36:38 +0200Quality Assurance is the process of examining aspects of a product or service before and during creation and evaluating if that particular part meets minimum requirements for your project, product or country.http://www.qa-israel.com/Default.asp?pid=51&1=2david@qa-israel.comWed, 22 Aug 2007 14:02:43 +0200Did you know that there is no city inspector who watches, verifies or approves most home construction or renovations in Israel? That's right no inspector makes sure that the building of almost all structures is as per plans, as in the US or many European countries. In Israel the architect and his engineer is responsible for total supervision (and approval) including signatures on construction of the project. No out side watch dog is present. Q: is there room for error or omission in this system? You bet.http://www.qa-israel.com/default.asp?pid=93&1=4david@qa-israel.comWed, 22 Aug 2007 14:01:19 +0200Many contractors have Quality Control personnel but they are paid by the contractor so they are not impartial, slanting every aspect of a job towards the contractors benefit. Also being paid minimally means they do minimal work.http://www.qa-israel.com/Default.asp?pid=62&1=4david@qa-israel.comWed, 22 Aug 2007 14:00:14 +0200For many reasons you simply can not relate to the customer, they need proper guidance in many areas of construction. Even so called "professionals" with good names need guidance. As a civil inspector / teacher told me "They have been doing 1st year construction techniques for the last 20 years, so the statement they have been working in construction for 20 years has to be qualified". Here are some examples.http://www.qa-israel.com/default.asp?pid=131&1=3david@qa-israel.com