Federal Pacific Electric Stab-Lok panels have long been known to be problematic, and I've always called them out as a potential safety hazard, but I've recently become much more 'agressive' with the way I...Read More
Whenever I get around to building my dream home and money is no object, I won’t be using a furnace for heat. I’ll be using a boiler. Gas fired forced...Read More
The city of Saint Paul is now giving online access to Truth-In-Sale of Housing reports! Like Minneapolis has been doing for the last two years, Saint Paul is now providing easy access to TISH...Read More
Any time I inspect a house where an amateur has been doing electrical wiring in a home, there's a good chance that I'll find outlets with reversed polarity. This happens when...Read More
It's estimated that one out of three homes in Minnesota has elevated levels of radon gas. Because of these high numbers, the Minnesota State Building Code has adopted Apendix F...Read More
One of the most common electrical defects that I find when inspecting old houses in Minneapolis and Saint Paul is ungrounded three prong outlets. This happens when a standard three prong outlet is...Read More
Many real estate agents don't attend their buyer's home inspection because someone has told them that this increases their liability. I completely disagree. It's their conduct at the inspection that...Read More
Home inspections are not ‘code’ inspections, and a lot of home inspectors even treat the word ‘code’ as taboo. They call it the ‘C-word’. I recently had a home inspector...Read More
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