What's the best temperature to set your water heater to? There's no single great answer. The American Society of Sanitary Engineering Scald Awareness Task Group recently released a white paper...Read More
The vast majority of smoke alarms in use today are the ionization type... but they're no longer allowed as the only type of residential smoke alarms in Iowa, Vermont, and...Read More
Chandeliers above bath tubs are apparently all the rage today. I think this is a great look, but as a home inspector I'm going to be a wet rag and...Read More
I've been doing a lot of new-construction inspections or one-year warranty inspections on new construction houses, and I've started to notice a new attic bypass that seems to be completely...Read More
If you see black stuff covering or growing on the roof sheathing in your attic, it's probably mold. It's never fun to find out that your house has mold, but...Read More
Mike inspects the house, agrees there's a problem, tears everything open to show what was done wrong or could have been done better, and then says he'll "make it right".Read More
Radiant barriers are essentially bubble wrap covered with foil on both sides... I immediately wrote this concerned reader back, telling him this system was a waste of money.Read More
Confusion abounds over the use of tandem circuit breakers in panelboards, even among electricians and electrical inspectors. Today I'll set the record straight as to when tandem circuit breakers can...Read More
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