Inspections

Is Legal Trouble Worse Than Death?

Do you know what happens after a furnace gets red-tagged? Nothing. The gas company won’t lock the gas off at the meter, they won’t notify the gas gods, and no...
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Nine Common Myths About The Minnesota State Building Code

Nine Common Myths About The Minnesota State Building Code
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After the inspection…

Most Purchase Agreements in the Twin Cities are contingent upon an inspection, usually with everything completed within 7-10 days. With this contingency, another round of negotiations can sometimes begin after the...
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Two Ways To Correct An Improper Faucet On An Old Clawfoot Bathtub

If you have an old clawfoot bath tub with a standard faucet that’s located inside the bath tub, such as the one pictured at right, you have a potential cross...
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Don’t Get Locked Out Of Your Garage

If the power went out, the GFCI outlet inside the garage tripped, or the garage door opener failed, the owner would be locked out of this garage. The fix for...
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Don’t Poke Holes In Your Pipes

Saddle valves allow for a very fast, cheap, do-it-yourself installation of a ¼” water supply line. There has to be a catch, right? There is. They leak, and saddle valves...
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Peeling Paint On Redwood Siding: What To Do?

I've seen it happen at countless houses, and now it's happened to me… my paint is peeling (again).  I have a Minneapolis home that was built in 1939 with redwood...
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My Beef With One-And-One-Half Story Houses

 I've lived in a one-and-one-half story house in Minneapolis for the last six years, and I feel like I've earned the right to complain about them.  My main beef with...
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