A few times each year, I have a friend or family member ask me about Chinese drywall. Drywall imported from China during the big building boom after hurricane Katrina had...Read More
Ever since I was a teenager working at a hardware store, I've heard of people filling up pantyhose with salt and tossing them on their roof to create drainage channels...Read More
I've been doing a lot of attic inspections for Minneapolis homeowners with water leaking in to their houses, and in almost every case I find obvious problems in the attic...Read More
We've received over 34" of snow in Minnesota in the last 25 days, which makes this the snowiest December on record. While the snow turns our state in to a...Read More
When I think of homeowner maintenance, the first thing I think of is changing the furnace filter. Most homeowners know about this regular chore, and at least one out of...Read More
While I've already written about how to prevent ice dams from happening, I've found that I get far more inquiries about how to get rid of ice dams. There are plenty...Read More
At the last four home inspections that I've done, every home had frost problems in the attic. Have you checked for frost in your attic yet this year? If you...Read More
After recently attending a seminar on permanent wood foundations (PWFs), I've been turned in to a big fan of wood foundations, but now I'm also pretty sure that about 99%...Read More
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