Coast Guard Veteran, Vietnam Era Vet.
Retired Merchant Marines
15 years plus in home and pest inspections
Graduate Bastyr University 1999
Structural Pest Inspector # 61241
Darrell is an active pilot, and flew as a bush pilot in Alaska in the ’80’s.
He owns three apartment buildings in Everett, having remodeled 27 units. He specializes in new construction and multi-family inspections.
| ASHI National Membership Number | 254558 |
| ASHI Membership Classification: | Associate |
| Washington State Home Inspector License Number | 913 |
Dylan Chalk is the co-founder of ScribeWare LLC – http://www.getscribeware.com, the owner of Orca Inspection Services LLC – http://www.orcainspect.com, and the author of The Confident House Hunter – Cedar Fort Press 2016: http://www.dylanchalk.com.
Dylan is Washington State licensed home inspector #365 and Structural Pest Inspector #65540, and a licensed real estate clock-hour instructor #I4978. He has made a business out of his personal mission to advocate for home buyers, homeowners, home inspectors, and real estate professionals. Honing his talents from carpentry in his youth to construction and remodeling through college, and eventually establishing a career in home inspection, Chalk literally understands houses from the ground up. His new book, The Confident House Hunter draws on his experience to help readers make informed decisions in the important process of purchasing and maintaining a home.
Chalk is a graduate of The Colorado College and is educationally certified for home inspection by Inspection Training Associates (ITA). He is a member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) and has performed more than 5,000 structural home inspections. He has been certified as an Energy Star Tune-Up Verifier, and a certified Tune-Up energy audit inspector. He has also received a certificate in Narrative Non-Fiction from the University of Washington Extensions program.
John played lacrosse in high school, college and beyond.
John is a level 1 Building Science trained infrared thermographer.
