Home Inspection
Last week when we discussed pool maintenance, we looked at the filter, the pump, and the electrical equipment, which definitely covers the “back of the house,” but what about the crowd-facing parts of the pool? Like the decking, the fence, and the pool itself. These need maintenance too! Don’t worry, we didn’t forget. This here’s…
I could have titled this article “Pool Maintenance for Dummies” as being a dummy is how you get a pool that looks like the image above, am I right? Once you let algae in your pool, boy howdy, that’s a regret you don’t want to repeat. Since it’s almost the first official day of summer…
When purchasing a home, everyone has a different list of “must-haves.” Maybe it’s a big backyard, a spacious primary suite, a home office, or a three-car garage. These things are important to the lifestyle you want to lead, but when you look at your house as a long-term investment, you need to also look at…
One of a home inspector’s jobs is to assess a house’s layout and specifications. This necessarily means inspectors end up finding all kinds of design flaws that indicate the builder or installer or whoever didn’t think through the placement or functionality of the thing they put in. A guest bathroom at the foot of the…
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…
