Upon Closer Inspection
Labor Day is over and that means it’s time to put away your white shoes and pants and close up your pool. Well, those are supposedly the rules, anyway. It’s still 90-plus degrees out, so you can do what you want, but before too much longer, you’ll probably start closing up your pool. This week,…
When you have spent as much time poking around in other people’s homes as we have, you find that common problems emerge. Both people and Mother Nature tend to affect homes in the same geographical area in the same sorts of ways. In this space where we get to share knowledge from the rarified world…
What in the world did we do before the invention of tape? Duct tape, masking tape, scotch tape, packing tape — I could go on. So many different kinds of tape to accomplish so many different handy tasks. And wouldn’t it be great if more of the things that go wrong around the house could…
It’s August in North Texas, and if you’re not wearing out your air conditioner, you’re a stronger person than I am. Even though the “ber” months are a mere two weeks away, ’round these parts we bust out the pumpkin spice long before we put away the sunscreen. In this record-breaking heat, we’ve already suggested…
Every homebuyer is different, so an inspector never knows what to expect when meeting a client. Some people are super detail-oriented and want to know every measurement and wattage, and then want to take that inspection report and negotiate every single item down to the tiniest scratch and light bulb. Most Realtors would say, “Don’t…
