Inspections

A Warning About Radiant Barriers – aka Foil Insulation

Radiant barriers are essentially bubble wrap covered with foil on both sides... I immediately wrote this concerned reader back, telling him this system was a waste of money.
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Inspecting Tandem Circuit Breakers

Confusion abounds over the use of tandem circuit breakers in panelboards, even among electricians and electrical inspectors. Today I'll set the record straight as to when tandem circuit breakers can...
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Buying A Flipped House? Here’s What’s Wrong With It.

Flipped houses look shiny and new inside, but what's going on underneath all the new drywall, carpet, and paint? Very few home buyers seem to trust flippers, and with the...
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Training Advice For Future Minnesota Home Inspectors

If you're in Minnesota and you're interested in getting in to the home inspection business, the two key components of your training should be formal education through Building Inspection Technology...
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What happens at the inspection? Should the buyer be there?

Ok… you have negotiated the deal to buy your new home and signed the purchase agreement contingent upon inspection. So what happens next? Your purchase agreement dictates how much time...
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Poorly insulated attic access panels

Despite the decline of fiberglass batts in attics, I still find a small section of fiberglass batting used above the attic access panel at about 90% of the homes that...
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Radon test tampering: I hope this was an innocent mistake

I don't know how it happened, and I'm not accusing anyone of intentionally doing something that's completely despicable, but it looks like someone intentionally tampered with a radon test.
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Don’t let your outside faucets freeze

Winterizing the outside faucets in the fall seems like a simple thing to do, and it seems like it should be straightforward and easy, but there are a few tricks...
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