Upon Closer Inspection

Buying a Flip House? Make Sure You Have a Home Inspection

By Brenda Masse / June 28, 2023 /

There is no shortage of aspiring house flippers, thanks to shows like Flip or Flop, Property Brothers, and many more. Did you know there’s a show on HBO called Murder House Flip, where they buy and remodel homes where infamous murders took place? Talk about a reality TV twofer! There’s certainly nothing wrong with flipping…

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I Got 99 Problems, But is My Water Heater One?

By Brenda Masse / June 21, 2023 /

As the temperature rises, you may not be too worried about your water heater, but you’d be wrong. In fact, water heaters problems are one of the most common plumbing repairs during the summer months. There are two factors contributing to this. Your water heater is almost always located in an unconditioned space in your…

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HVAC Home Maintenance You Really Can DIY

By Brenda Masse / June 14, 2023 /

Last week, we shared some tips for HVAC home maintenance to keep your system running efficiently this summer. It turns out there are more than one column’s worth of tips that you can do yourself – that’s right, we are actually recommending you DIY! Twice! If you missed last week’s Upon Closer Inspection, our golden…

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The Best AC Maintenance Tip For Homeowners This Summer: Keep it Clean

By Brenda Masse / June 7, 2023 /

We all know that AC care is self care during the summer months, and official summer is just around the corner. Before it gets really hot, and we all start impressing each other with our conversation skills (Is it hot enough for you?), and your social media feed is filled with pictures of people’s car…

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Summer Home Maintenance Starts in Your Attic

By Brenda Masse / May 31, 2023 /

There’s a Nigerian Proverb that goes, “He who lives in the attic knows where the roof leaks.” I think it’s meant to teach us that a person (or people) who live in a place are the experts about it, whether you’re talking about trying to build something in a neighborhood without asking them first or…

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