While a professional home inspector will provide the most thorough and accurate home inspection, there are a number of things that homeowners can look for themselves as part of regular...Read More
While the knee-jerk reaction that most homeowners have is to call a roofer when a stain shows up at the ceiling fan, this type of staining is rarely the result...Read More
Starting in 2010 I began conducting fairly long-term experiment by installing zinc strips on a moss-covered garage roof, and showed before and after photos after the zinc had 16 months...Read More
A maintenance inspection is essentially the same as a standard home inspection, but the inspection is done for the current owner. Most of these homeowners have been in their homes...Read More
As soon as I'm in charge, there will be no more venting of clothes dryers through the roof. Clothes dryers should be vented out the side of the house, preferably...Read More
The current battle of paintable composite siding boards has given rise to quite the rivalry between LP SmartSide and James Hardie... the front line of this battle is taking place...Read More
Transite asbestos was a common product used to vent gas appliances such as furnaces, boilers, and water heaters in older homes in Minnesota. This material is no longer used because...Read More
The sellers of the home questioned the accuracy of my report and hired another company to re-test the house. This other company did their testing from the interior rather than...Read More
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