Pier and Beam Foundations
As a homeowner, all kinds of expenses come into play that you may not have expected when you purchased the home. With a home inspection, we try to remove some of those future “mystery expenses” by giving home buyers as much knowledge as possible about how everything is working in the home at the time…
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Since we’re all coming down from what we hope was a happy and safe Fourth of July celebration for CandysDirt.com readers near and far, we thought we’d take a break from our usual very serious, educational content, and treat you to some of our more interesting and unusual home inspection finds this week. Checks notes.…
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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…
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Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” When you’re buying a home, we advise people that the major areas of consideration are the roof, plumbing, electricity, HVAC, and the foundation. These are your…
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Every week, the detail-oriented folks at Green Scene Home Inspections will give CandysDirt.com readers an education in inspection. Want to see what they see? Tune in for “Upon Closer Inspection.” Pier-and-beam foundations are pretty common in the North Texas area, in neighborhoods with older homes. When you have a pier-and beam foundation, you have space —…
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