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Reuben Saltzman

Do you have photoelectric smoke alarms in your home?

Get photoelectric smoke alarms if you don't already have them. There are two types of smoke alarms available, ionization and photoelectric, and there is a huge difference between the two.
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47 Home Inspection Issues in Under 3 Minutes, Explained

I put together a short little video compilation showing a bunch of video clips of various defects that we've captured during home inspections.
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New Radon Rules for MN

More updates to the new Minnesota State Building Code that was updated in January of this year. These are the first major updates to our code since 2007, so there's...
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New building code rules for decks in Minnesota

I decided to wait until May to cover the stuff on decks, because the North American Deck and Railing Association says May is Deck Safety Month®.
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Are Diamond Pier footings approved for decks in Minnesota? Answers from the 20 largest cities.

Last week I posted an update on Diamond Pier footings, and since then I've had a number of people ask me whether or not Diamond Pier footings are approved for...
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Diamond Pier Footings Revisited

Wow, it's already been two years since I first blogged about Diamond Pier® Foundation Systems. Where does the time go? In my original post on Diamond Piers back in 2013...
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CSST Bonding Update

There have been a few changes to CSST bonding rules since there, and there is still a lot of bad information circulating about CSST bonding and safety requirements, so it's...
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Should home inspectors recommend upgrading to new AFCIs? No.

Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupters are relatively new electrical safety devices that first appeared in the 1999 National Electric Code.
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