Archive for October, 2008:
Warm and Fuzzy (Properly venting dryers)
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The things people will do to “save money” continue to amaze me. The subject this time is dryer vents from electric dryers. I have recently seen two configurations of a similar theme. One was a plastic “lint trap” and the second was a vacuum cleaner bag taped around the end of the hose. Both were [...]
Vinyl Siding
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Inspecting a home with vinyl siding is like looking for “Home Inspector Treasure”. If the home has multiple roof lines where soffits end in the side walls and a chimney that is also vinyl sided, there are even odds I will find a significant defect. If the home is vinyl over old hardboard siding, like [...]
Illegal Plumbing?
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Home owners and home buyers need to understand that not everyone has their best interest in mind. This can be especially true when times are slow and a contractor sees an opportunity to make a large profit.
I have recently been involved in two cases of “Illegal Plumbing”. In both cases a plumber saw that the [...]
Nothing is really free!
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Is anything in life really free? I believe the answer to that is very few things. A perfect example is the last two “Termite” inspections I witnessed. Both were free to the home buyer, both found no active termites but some evidence of past termites and both sold termite treatments to the homeowners before [...]
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