Upon Closer Inspection
You know those weeks Texas is famous for where we get all four seasons in one week? This is one of those weeks. We were in our shorts at the park Sunday afternoon, and by next Sunday it will be in the teens with a chance of ice and snow. Yes, friends, winter is coming,…
I don’t know about you, but the first week of the New Year doesn’t really count as the end of the holiday season for me. On January 1, I’m not ready to rock into the New Year with my Vision Board and my resolutions like, “Let’s do this, 2024!” For one thing, my kids are…
It’s been a big year for us at Upon Closer Inspection, and we couldn’t have done it without our loyal readers. We celebrated our 200th column — a milestone, to be sure — but even in a real estate-devoted crowd, home inspection-inspired material is pretty nichey, so we remain humbled to continue contributing our musings.…
As a homeowner, all kinds of expenses come into play that you may not have expected when you purchased the home. With a home inspection, we try to remove some of those future “mystery expenses” by giving home buyers as much knowledge as possible about how everything is working in the home at the time…
It’s just over a week until the official start of winter, and your house needs some love. You know how I know this? Because you are at least knee-deep in holiday planning, and ain’t nobody got time for winter home maintenance. Also, our inspectors have no shortage of work and evidence of people not up-to-date…
