I’m Daniel Aznar Alfonso. I write and edit every guide on InspectionReady Home, and I build the free tools that go with them.
I’m a university student in a double degree in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, based in Valencia, Spain. My coursework is about how materials behave and fail, how heat moves through them and how to read technical standards and test data. It also drills in one habit I bring to this site: never trust a number until you have checked where it came from.
Why I started this site
Home insurance inspections are technical questions dressed up as paperwork. Is the roof covering near the end of its life? Is the roof held to the walls by clips or by straps? Is the plumbing galvanized steel or polybutylene? The answers can decide whether a policy is written, renewed or given credits. Yet the rules behind them sit in regulator bulletins, insurer guidelines and official forms that most homeowners never read.
I started this site to put those rules in one place, explained line by line and linked to their sources. I also wanted to turn them into tools you can use before the inspector arrives: a checklist, a roof age check, a reminder that a report is about to expire.
What I am, and what I am not
I am not a home inspector, a roofer or a licensed insurance agent, and I have not inspected the homes I write about. I say this up front because these guides deal with your money and your house, and you deserve to know who is explaining the rules to you.
What I do is read the primary sources closely: state insurance regulators, consumer guides from state officials, the published requirements of Citizens and the official inspection forms themselves. Then I explain them in plain language and link to each one, so you never have to take my word for anything.
I also don’t live in the United States, so I don’t write from experience with a particular insurer, inspector or town. Everything I publish comes from documents you can open yourself.
Where my background helps
Many items on a 4-point or roof inspection are, underneath, materials questions. Why does an aging roof covering stop protecting the house? Why do insurers ask about galvanized steel pipes, polybutylene plumbing or older aluminum branch wiring? The answers involve corrosion, material degradation and heat, which are the subjects my degree covers.
That background helps me read technical documents carefully and explain the reason behind a requirement, not just the requirement. It does not qualify me to judge your home. For that you need a licensed inspector or a qualified contractor, and every guide here tells you when to call one.
How I work
- Every fact in a guide links to the source it comes from, and every guide shows the month its information was checked.
- If I cannot confirm something with an official source, I leave it out or say clearly that it is not confirmed.
- When I get something wrong, I correct it and record the change on the Corrections page.
- I use AI tools to help with research and drafting. Every fact is checked against its source before it is published, and I am responsible for everything that appears here.
You can reach me through the Contact Us page. I can’t review your inspection report or advise on your policy, but I do want to hear about errors and about rules that have changed.
Last updated: October 13, 2026