Pier And Beam

Foundation Findings: When Buying a Home, Look From The Ground Up

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 23, 2022 /

By Brenda MasseSpecial Contributor In a competitive market, you may not be able to negotiate every little thing you want, but you still need to go into a home purchase with an understanding of your future expenses, especially on the 5 major areas of the house: foundation, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and roof. In our experience, home…

A Gorgeous Joseph Eichler Midcentury Modern is No Typical Glass House

By Diann Nichols / March 12, 2021 /

If you missed out on Billy Duffy’s Hollywood Hills digs, check out this splendid piece of architecture. Midcentury Modern has never looked better than on this classic Joseph Eichler home. One of more than 11,000 homes built by Eichler, this beauty at 884 S. Cedarwood Street in Orange, California, just hit the market and won’t…

Foundation Issues Are a Given in North Texas, But Here’s What to Watch For

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / February 3, 2021 /

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…

The Not-So-Great Down Under: A Day in The Crawl Space

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / August 26, 2020 /

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 —…

Foundation Issues Are a Given, But Here’s What You Need to Look Out For

By Joanna England / October 17, 2019 /

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…