Inspections

Minneapolis Time of Sale Energy Disclosure takes effect on January 15th, 2020

It’s official, Minneapolis is implementing a Time of Sale Energy Disclosure program, which takes effect on January 15, 2020. I blogged about the possibilities of a Minneapolis energy disclosure almost...
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Video: burning dryer ducts

In last week’s blog post, I explained how foil dryer transition ducts are allowed by code and by some manufacturers. I also talked about DryerFlex, a foil dryer duct sold...
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Foil dryer ducts: code-approved?

Foil dryer transition ducts are allowed by code and by some clothes dryer manufacturers. This seems to be a frequent topic of discussion and confusion amongst home inspectors, so I’m...
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Should I turn off the circuit breaker to my AC for the winter?

By Reuben Saltzman, Structure Tech Home Inspections Shortly after posting our fall maintenance checklist this year, I had a reader contact me to let me know that I may have missed an...
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Heat Tape Installation

Heat Cable Installation

This is a guest blog post by Steve Kuhl of Radiant Solutions Company. Part 3 of 3. Welcome to the final entry in my three-part series on ice dam prevention and...
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Not all heat cable is created equal

This is a guest blog post by Steve Kuhl of Radiant Solutions Company. This is the second in a three-part series. Over the past 30 years, I’ve been asked countless times...
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Should you install heat cables to prevent ice dams?

This is a guest blog post by Steve Kuhl of Radiant Solutions Company. Heat cable has a dubious reputation in the ice dam prevention world. It’s a topic few understand...
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Frost-free faucets are now required in Minnesota

You read that right. Frost-free faucets are now required by the Minnesota State Plumbing Code. During one of my team’s regular online discussions of building code requirements, plumber Joe discovered...
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