Plumbing Leaks

Three Reasons To Always Get a Home Inspection Before Buying

By Brenda Masse / October 11, 2025 /

Believe it or not, there are some people out there in North Texas who buy a home without getting it inspected first. In fact, I have a dear friend who once said to me, “There’s nothing a home inspector could tell me that’s going to stop me from buying a house, so I never bother…

Unexpected Home Inspection Finds Are Oddly Satisfying

By Brenda Masse / January 25, 2025 /

Home inspectors know to always expect the unexpected because every home is different, and every homeowner has had a hand in caring for — or not caring for — its different parts. Even so, after hundreds of homes, it becomes hard to surprise some of these inspectors. So the examples of unexpected home inspection findings…

Plumbing Hackjobs You Shouldn’t Try at Home

By Brenda Masse / May 15, 2024 /

You could probably find a lot of helpful columns with titles like “5 Helpful Plumbing Hacks You Can Try At Home.” And we do try to be helpful and informative at Upon Closer Inspection. But let’s be real, the content you come here for is the crazy, wackadoodle stuff people do at their homes that…

Oh, the Weather Outside is Frightful(ish), Is Your Home Delightful?

By Brenda Masse / December 13, 2023 /

It’s just over a week until the official start of winter, and your house needs some love. You know how I know this? Because you are at least knee-deep in holiday planning, and ain’t nobody got time for winter home maintenance. Also, our inspectors have no shortage of work and evidence of people not up-to-date…

New Construction Homes: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

By Brenda Masse / September 13, 2023 /

When we inspect new construction homes, our inspectors evaluate systems that haven’t been tested by homeowners living in them yet, so we’re making sure that the home has been set up properly and that all systems are functioning as they should. Sometimes everything is working spectacularly, but sometimes mistakes have been made, or something has…