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The entrance to the area under your home is very important and should not be concealed!  An exterior entrance needs to be in plain sight, clear of trash, weeds etc. and securely covered.  The cover needs to be tight but easy to remove in an emergency.  If the cover is loose or the entrance is lef...
01/02/2012
Are you considering an addition to your home?  Will you be doing it yourself or planning it yourself? If so the first place to start is with a site survey.  You will need to know where any utility lies are buried.  In addition, if you have a water well you will want to know where the water line i...
01/02/2012
If you missed it, this is a very interesting post on the subject of recessed lighting.  Thank you to James Quarello of JRV Home Inspection Services, LLC in Wallingford, CT for the post. Please leave comments on James original post. I have said it hundreds of times, because I have seen it hundreds...
01/02/2012
I found this to be a very informative post on the subject of Radon.  Thank you to Justin Nickelsen of Nickelsen Home Inspections in Vancouver, Washington.  Please leave comments on Justin's original post. Most of the epithelial cellular damage is not caused by breathing in radon gas itself, which...
01/02/2012
This is an excellent post on a problem that is often found here in Northern California.  Thank you to Donald Hester of NCW Home Inspections, LLC in Wenatchee, Washington for the great post.  Please leave comments on Donald's original post. Permitted but not inspected…The Shocking Truth- Cle Elum ...
01/02/2012
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This post and photo are excellent input on an issue I see here in Humboldt County, California.  Thank you to James Quarello of JRV Home Inspection Services, LLC in Wallingford, CT for the post.  Please leave comments on James original post. Two of something should be twice as good as one. Every k...
01/02/2012
This post has some very interesting iformation Radon exposure.  Thank you to Justin Nickelsen of Nickelsen Home Inspections in Vancouver, Washington.  Please lave comments on Justin's original post.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow:  twitter.com/pdxinspector                          ...
01/02/2012
This post provides great information on GFCI outlets for the home owner.  Thank you to Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina in Charlotte, NC for the post.  Please leave comments on Preston's original post.   A GFCI outlet may be wired in a branch circuit, which means other outlets and elec...
01/02/2012
This was a very interesting post on the subject of Radiant Floor Heating.  The photo is excellent.  Thank you to Bonnie and David of IHI Home Inspections in Atlanta for the post.  Please leave comments on their original post.    Picture it - Douglasville, Georgia, December 2011 - The inspectors a...
01/02/2012
If you missed this post, it contains some excellent photos from Home Inspections in 2011!  Thank you to Reuben Saltzman of Structure Tech Home Inspections in Minneapolis for the post.  Please leave comments on Reuben's original post. I post a new home inspection photo on the Structure Tech Facebo...
01/02/2012