Green Scene Home Inspections
Every homeowner has experienced a slow drain at one point or another. Whether standing in a couple of inches of water in the shower, watching that sink take forever to empty, or dealing with a toilet that’s always clogging, we’ve all been there. But did you know these could indicate a clogged or damaged pipe…
Summer may be drawing to a close, but we’ve still got some hot weather ahead in North Texas. It’s not unusual to have the AC on well past Halloween around these parts, so now that the worst of the heat is over, you may want to give your HVAC system a little love just to…
Walking the roof is one of the more dangerous parts of a home inspector’s job, but it’s an important one. When you choose a home inspector to look at a property you intend to purchase, make sure they either walk the roof or have a drone license to conduct an aerial inspection when a roof…
Over the years of writing Upon Closer Inspection, some of my favorite columns have been the ones dedicated to home inspection finds that are the result of probably well-meaning but epically bad DIY jobs. I haven’t thrilled you with any fantastic DIY fails recently, so I thought I’d collect some of my past favorites for…
As I’m sitting here singing the classic song “The Roof Is on Fire” by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three (which I very nearly misattributed to George Clinton btw *embarrassed face*), I have to say that while classic funk and hip hop tunes are great to riff off of when crafting catchy headlines, that’s…
