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10 Reasons to Choose Plymouth

Plymouth is a western suburb of Minneapolis that straddles I-494 on the west and is bordered by Hwy 169 on the east. There are many reasons that make it a...
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Maintenance Inspections for Homeowners

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...
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How Accurate is Exterior Moisture Testing?

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...
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Troubleshooting a Leaking Temperature and Pressure Relief Valve

this particular issue seems to completely befuddle folks... majority of the comments were questions from readers who were trying to troubleshoot their own leaking TPR valves
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Minnesota Stucco Repairs: Case Study #3, Full-Tear Off and Redo

For this third part, I'll be discussing a home that had the stucco completely torn off, and the entire house re-sided with fiber cement siding.
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Minnesota Stucco Repairs: Case Study #2, Moderate Repairs

stucco repairs can be categorized as "minimal", "moderate", or "full replacement". In last weeks blog post, I discussed a retrofit stucco repair which I consider "minimal"... not to be confused...
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Four Important Smoke Alarm Safety Tips

The vast majority of residential smoke alarms are ionization alarms, which take a long time to respond to smoldering fires. In many cases, they respond too late.
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Online Building Permit History and more for Twin Cities Homes

While real estate web sites give the most important information about homes to potential buyers, there are many other free web sites that give public information about homes in Minnesota....
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