Home Inspection
April Fool’s Day is just around the corner, and that means all the pranksters are getting ready to scare, tease, surprise, or otherwise torment all of us unsuspecting (read: gullible) folk once again. I, personally, dislike April Fool’s Day. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy a good joke, and we at Green Scene Home Inspections…
During last week’s round of storms you hopefully learned or were reminded of two key things that will help keep you safe this spring storm season: 1) A WATCH means that we have all the ingredients for tacos: tacos are possible; while a WARNING means we’re having tacos: tacos are happening now. 2) The sirens…
If you’re a homeowner in North Texas, we’d like to begin this week’s column with a trigger warning: this post contains mention of foundation problems. We know. They suck, they’re expensive, and nobody wants to talk about them. But, look, if you own a home here — or you’re going to — it’s simply the…
There’s nothing more disappointing than buying something new and having it break, get stained, or otherwise ruined right away. Your latest Amazon purchase arrives broken. You spill wine on your new white shirt. Your shiny new car has. a. SCRATCH. Devastating. It’s even worse when that new purchase is a house. The stakes are much…
If you read Upon Closer Inspection, then you know how we like to joke around about some of the things people do to their homes. But we also know when to be serious, and one of those times is when you’re dealing with electricity. This week, we’re looking at some electrical home inspection finds. NOT…
