Inspections

Top 20 home inspection photos from 2018

Happy New Year! To help ring in the new year, we give you our Top 20 Home Inspection Photos compilation. All of these images were featured on our facebook page over the last...
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Bedroom ceiling height and floor area requirements for 1.5-story homes

Ceiling height and floor area requirements for bedrooms in 1.5-story homes seem to befuddle everyone. I teach a lot of CE classes to real estate agents, and whenever I get to...
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Large room with combustion appliances

Are combustion air ducts needed for large basements?

This week’s question about combustion air comes from a blog reader and past client of Structure Tech. We have an older home in St. Paul (1925). We have a newish...
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Carbon monoxide = CO (houses don’t need CO2 detectors)

There are many common misconceptions and misunderstandings about furnaces, water heaters, and carbon monoxide that I hear repeated regularly, and I’d like to clear a few of them up. To...
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Whole-House Humidifiers Harm Houses (still)

Whole-house humidifiers are at the root of many of the most serious moisture problems in Minnesota homes. If you decide to use a whole-house humidifier in your home, be warned:...
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Foundation cracks: get an engineer every time?

Does this sound like good advice to you? Hire an engineer to evaluate all foundation cracks? It doesn’t sound like good advice to me. Yet, that’s the advice given in a recent article...
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How to Inspect Your Own Home

You’re a diligent homeowner and you put in the hours to have a well-maintained home. You’re a firm believer in home maintenance and you regularly inspect your own home. Right?...
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Are annual furnace inspections really necessary?

In a recent blog post about fall maintenance for Minnesota homeowners, I recommended annual furnace inspections (or boiler inspections) by a professional HVAC contractor. One reader sent me an email many...
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