Brad Gotham's (bgotham) Blog

On this Veteran's Day, I just wanted to say thank you to all the service men and woman who have given up so much to our country. Thank you.

This is how I practice using my IR camera when I tire of looking for missing insulation or loose electrical connections. This is Blue our golden retriever. If you notice the heat pattern on the floor below her she had been laying with her head to the left before I bothered her.

Fall is a good time of year to start thinking about preparing your home for winter, because as temperatures begin to dip, your home will require maintenance to keep it in tip-top shape through the winter. One of the most over looked systems of the home is the heating system; every year many peopl...

I found this the other day the a home owner manufactured and wired panel. So many things are wrong with this installation they almost get lost when you see the Zinsco breakers and buss install in the Siemens panel makes one wonder what has been done behind the walls.

I was reading through some old blogs from Steven Smith and found this one. Here I am eating my pen and inspecting my third home during the 40 hour Field training section of home inspector training course at Bellingham Technical College back in July of 2009. I remember being in the crawl space of ...

This is a great blog written by a fellow home and structural pest inspector from the Vancouver area. Something to think about when you are booking the "cheaper inspection". As always, cheaper doesn't mean better. Granite Peak Inspection Includes a structural pest inspection with every home inspec...

As a home inspector I get to see a lot of home owner DIY fixes and sometimes you wonder what the heck they are thinking. I found this non insulation rated can light in an attic; the label instructions point out that it should have 3 inches of clearance from any insulation to prevent over heating ...

Happy fathers day to my dad Verle.

Agents: Do you really want your client to have a cheap, generic home inspection? Does your favorite inspector show up and inspect the home, check a few boxes on his computer and and toss your client's inspection out the window of his car as he drives off to make his next inspection appointment? G...