It’s official, we’re doing a home inspection podcast. Structure Talk is a podcast about houses, home maintenance, homeownership, buying and selling houses, and of course, home inspections. This podcast is...Read More
Many older houses in Minneapolis and Saint Paul have an old style of plumbing trap called a drum trap, which is no longer allowed in Minnesota except in special circumstances....Read More
One of my worst days as a home inspector was the day I flooded a second-floor bathtub. I found out about it when my client asked me why there was...Read More
When should the ground and neutral wires be separated at a subpanel? It depends. First, what’s a subpanel? In my words, a subpanel is an electrical panel wired downstream from...Read More
When conducting a short-term radon test, should the air exchanger be running or not? Great question. I’ve heard it argued both ways. If a home is designed to have an...Read More
How effective are intumescent firestop collars? Joe, Matt, and I used a friend’s Not a Flamethrower to find out. The testing was fun and enlightening. How does this relate to...Read More
If you’re having a new home built, when should you have the home inspection? What type of home inspections should be done? We get asked these questions a lot. There...Read More
Should you get a home inspection on a new construction home? When a home is new, everything should be perfect, right? The builder will follow all of the manufacturer’s instructions,...Read More
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