Upon Closer Inspection

Are You Guilty of These Four Home Inspection Pet Peeves?

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 13, 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.” Anyone who spends their time visiting other people’s homes can relate to this home inspection pet peeve: unsecured animals. (Pet peeve, see what we did…

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Think You’ve Seen it All? These Homes Are Certified Hot Messes

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / October 6, 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.” As home inspectors, we see a lot of the same kinds of issues that arise with most houses. This week, we thought we’d share some…

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Ready to Raise Your Roof IQ? Single Out Bad Shingles With These Tips

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 29, 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…

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Would You Pass Inspection? Here Are Three Common Problems Home Inspectors Find

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / September 1, 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.” After you’ve done several thousand home inspections, some common themes emerge. People tend to neglect the same kinds of things in their homes, and of…

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Need Help With Your HVAC? These Home Inspectors Have Answers

By Joanna England / August 18, 2021 /

Today makes it two weeks since our air conditioner’s fan and fan motor decided to give up the ghost and cease all operation. The high that day was a very muggy 90 degrees. Our first call was to the HVAC company that services our air conditioner and furnace annually. It was going to take three…

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