Upon Closer Inspection
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…
Nobody likes an uninvited guest, especially around the holidays. And I’m not talking about your good friends who have a standing invitation to just drop in anytime. I’m talking about the kind that just show up unannounced, eat your food, wreak havoc, and never want to leave. OK, I’m talking about pests — like the…
Last week, a local family had the scare of their lives when their Thanksgiving celebration was suddenly and violently interrupted by a gas explosion at their home in South Dallas. While the exact cause of the blast that destroyed their guest house and caused major damage to the main house is still under investigation, it…
