TOPIC: What is the best to incorporate all of the WI SOP into my default template?

That would work! 
What do you guys do?  Do you indicate in your report this sop was satisfactory...?  If not what if you were taken to court and that sop was in question.  Do you say I know it's not documented but I always check that... 
Does this make sense or am I wasting my time on this?

Thank you for your help!

Well, I actually was kind of wondering what you were trying to accomplish. You may not be really wasting your time, you might just be doing things a little more streamlined.

For instance at the beginning of every component I have one selection panel which is labeled condition. Everyone of those panels has the same list of items in it: Appear Serviceable, Not Visible, Maintenance Needed, Repairs Recommended, Not Applicable, Etc. Etc.

So I fulfill my state SOP because every item the least has its condition labeled. I think if you read through your SOP you'll find that it doesn't have a lot of items in it that aren't typically in the home. So it will be very rare where you don't come across an item which you are supposed to report on (per your SOP) and then you have to remind yourself to say that item was not present.

If you do what you're describing you are basically taking each of my selection panels at the beginning of every component and putting them on one page. The only reason I would suggest you don't do it this way is because it may not be reader friendly. Your clients may be frustrated that they have to jump from that summary type SOP page to the section that actually has the photos and the comments regarding any particular item.

So you don't use disclaimers and don't give a copy of the SOP to your clients.  At some point in time, one or both of those facts will come back to haunt you.  Some people disclaim everything just as some people recommend further evaluation on every defect.  Disclaimers are a necessary evil to protect you and your business.  It is a matter of 1.  protecting yourself  2.  protecting your client  3.  Educating your client and  4.  Giving your client the information in a clear, concise and unbiased report.

If you want a proper report that checks each and every item of your State SOP, then put one together.  It is simple, but it takes time.  Time that a true professional inspector will use to develop their own individual report and not rely on a ready made template from some unknown author.

Standards are not items that are inspected.  Standards are the rules that require you inspect something, or allow you to not inspect something.  While it may be a matter of semantics, language is another tool that a good inspector must master. 

Plain and simple, write your template according to your standards if that is what you want.

Want, not won't.

I sent you a template by email Mike.

OK I figured how to attach a file here also...

Open this file in HIP. "Save File As"; put it in Data folder of HIP and open it there.

This is an ASHI SOP that my State adopted verbatim. Should work for most except the idiot states of TX, FL!).

? Hi Stephen,
I agree I do have some disclaimers in my report but I don't believe in 10 pages of them. ? I indicate in my report and contract that the SOP are available upon request. ? For the new report I'm putting together I plan to add a link. I try to make my report as user friendly as possible. ? 
In the WI sop it says: A reasonably competent and diligent home inspection shall meet the standards in subs. ? (1) to (11) and shall include an inspection of, and report on, all of the following items that are present on the property at the time of the home inspection: ? (1) FOUNDATIONS. A home inspector shall observe and describe the type and condition of the foundation.
(2) COLUMNS. A home inspector shall observe and describe
the type and condition of columns.
(3) FLOORING SYSTEMS. A home inspector shall observe and
describe the type and condition of flooring systems.
(4) ROOFS. (a) A home inspector shall observe and describe
the condition of all of the following:
1. Roof coverings, including type.
2. Roof drainage systems.
3. Flashings.
4. Skylights, chimneys and roof penetrations.
5. Signs of leaks or abnormal condensation on building
components.
(b) A home inspector shall describe the methods used to
observe the roof.

I would like to report on just the issues but the state standards say to report on all of the following items that are present on the property at the time of the home inspection: ? 

I get the impression some inspectors don't list everything. ? I would assume that there state or sop don't' mandate this?

Thank you for the spelling correction.  :-[

Thank you all for your advice!

Thank you!

I didn't receive the email but I have the link.  Thank you!