Upon Closer Inspection

Bad Day at Work? These Inspectors May Have You Beat

By Brenda Masse / August 10, 2024 /

Every job has its ups and downs and while the team at Green Scene Home Inspections loves what they do, even they can admit they have bad days now and then. And they’re happy to share those rough moments so we can all laugh and be glad it wasn’t us. So what does a bad…

3 Things Home Inspectors Want You To Know

By Brenda Masse / August 3, 2024 /

When you see the same things in houses over and over again, you start to wonder why everybody doesn’t know what you know. What are they, stupid? That’s a word we’re not allowed to use in my house. I tell my girls (who are 6 and 8) that the answer is only easy if you…

Shocking Inspection Finds In Your Home’s Electrical Panel

By Brenda Masse / July 27, 2024 /

Your electrical panel is the heart of your home’s electrical system, and it’s a good idea to know your way around it. And when I say, “know your way around it,” I mean know where it is, know how to flip the breakers, and maybe even know how to change the breakers. Anything beyond that,…

Crazy Home Inspection Finds: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

By Brenda Masse / July 21, 2024 /

Sometimes our home inspectors find problems that are so crazy, you wonder just how the heck that could have happened. When you peel back the layers of a home, you can find some weird stuff, whether it’s construction mistakes that somebody covered up, strange DIY repairs, or random renovations. Here are a few particularly crazy…

3 Summer Home Maintenance Tasks You’re Not Doing But You Should Be

By Brenda Masse / July 13, 2024 /

I know, it’s July, and all you want to do is go on vacation or sit by the pool, but when you’re not doing that, spare a little time for some summer home maintenance. We’re into the dog days of summer in North Texas, and the heat is hard on your home, so it could…