Green Scene Home Inspections

It’s Termite Swarming Season: How Do I Protect My Home?

By Brenda Masse / May 17, 2025 /

Spring is swarming season for termites in Texas, so even though these subterranean insects can be active all year, you might actually see them. And if you didn’t have them before, it’s during this time of year you might acquire them. We are nothing if not timely here at Upon Closer Inspection, so it feels…

Common Problems Home Inspectors Find That You May Have Missed

By Brenda Masse / May 3, 2025 /

When you’ve done as many home inspections as the inspectors at Green Scene Home Inspections have (more than 10,000), a few common themes emerge. People tend to neglect the same kinds of things in their homes, and of course, Mother Nature affects the homes in certain areas in the same sorts of ways. In Upon…

April Showers Can Bring May Storm Damage

By Brenda Masse / April 27, 2025 /

It’s storm season in North Texas, and that means it can be sunny and beautiful one minute and dark as night with 80 mph winds and golf-ball-sized hail the next. Heavy rains and storms can wreak havoc on your home, and while some damage is covered by homeowners insurance, all damage costs time and energy…

Investigating Tools of the Trade With the Home Inspectors

By Brenda Masse / April 12, 2025 /

Part of doing any job right is having the correct tools, and home inspection is no different. Our inspectors recently started a new series called “Tool Time Tuesday” in which they feature the devices they use and how they work in the field. These tools are all available at hardware stores or online for handy…

The Game Is Afoot! Home Inspection Problems That Require Detecting

By Brenda Masse / April 5, 2025 /

Sometimes you walk into a house and the home inspection problems announce themselves right away: the smell of gas in the air, a trail of termites along the ceiling, or the way the living room leans to the left. On other occasions, you have to work for it a little. Do you automatically notice that…