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Scratch, Scratch, Scratch: Do You Know What’s In Your Attic?

By Brenda Masse / February 15, 2025 /

If you have storage space in your attic, it can tend to become a catch-all for anything you don’t know what to do with — sort of like a giant junk drawer above your house. Even if you don’t have storage space up there, the attic is an area of the house we don’t really…

Home Inspectors Vs. the Super Bowl of Plumbing Problems

By Brenda Masse / February 8, 2025 /

Get it? Super Bowl … of plumbing? It’s everyone’s favorite topic, especially when it has to do with the bathroom. But never fear, I don’t have one single gross bathroom for you today, and nary a toilet. Plumbing is important, though, because 1) it’s so essential to the running of our homes, 2) it can…

A Reminder From Your Home Inspector That Electricity is Dangerous

By Brenda Masse / February 1, 2025 /

I’ve said it before and I feel certain I’ll say it again: electricity is no joke. Many house fires would be prevented if homeowners were more aware of what was happening with the electrical systems in their homes. So it’s always a good time for a reminder of some of the ways that we can…

Unexpected Home Inspection Finds Are Oddly Satisfying

By Brenda Masse / January 25, 2025 /

Home inspectors know to always expect the unexpected because every home is different, and every homeowner has had a hand in caring for — or not caring for — its different parts. Even so, after hundreds of homes, it becomes hard to surprise some of these inspectors. So the examples of unexpected home inspection findings…

The Movie ‘A Christmas Story’ Needs a Home Inspection

By Brenda Masse / December 21, 2024 /

I don’t know about you, but it ain’t Christmas if whatever channel that plays A Christmas Story on repeat isn’t on in the background, and getting watched, in part or in whole, at some point during the day. I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid in the theater with my family, and…