Inspections

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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What’s faster: vented or unvented drains?

What drains faster, a vented or unvented drain? For every side-by-side test that I have ever conducted, the unvented drain is faster. This is contrary to the water-bottle analogy that...
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Animals, skeletons, and creepy home inspection stuff, part 3

Unlike most blog posts that you’ll find here, this one has no educational value at all. If you follow our Facebook page, you’ve probably already seen a lot of these photos,...
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Fall maintenance checklist for Minnesota homeowners

Fall is officially here and we’ve already had snow. If you’re not yet done with your fall maintenance list, get on it. We post this same fall maintenance list every year,...
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