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As a home inspector you will need to be able to identify the location of structural supports and straps. Here we have a Simpson tie holding a support beam in place. It is imperative that the blue prints be used as a reference to check nailing guides and schedules set forth by the engineers. If yo...

Here we have a aluminum threshold over concrete slab. In most cases the thresh-hold would corrode in only a matter of a few years. With this installation a black plastic barrier was use to prevent corrosion.     David Home Inspection Services 626-629-8499 We Proudly Serve The Areas Of San Bernard...

4" Sewer Clean- Out here we have a 4" sewer clean -out provided for rooter service on a newly constructed home. If you home has issues with the main line sewer you may want to consider adding in a clean out to your sewer system.       David Home Inspection Services 626-629-8499 We Proudly Serve T...

A great blog by Jane Peters of Los AngelesDear Mr. & Mrs. Seller:You are about to make one of the biggest decisions of your life.  Your children have moved out, so you don't need such a large house.  But you have such happy memories. A lot of amazing things have happened in this home and it is di...

Well it's here to stay PEX pipe for residential construction. love it or not, it has impacted the construction industry in a big way. But is everyone out there trained on proper installation? We found several installation errors in this home we inspected for the buyer today. The days when "plumb"...

On a home inspection today we found this bath tub with glass window surrounding it. After a close inspection only one of the windows had safety glass. It was the picture window above the tub valve. One slip and it could be a deadly one. 80% of slip and falls in the home happen in the bath. We cal...

Inspecting a home in the rough in phase is a tough job but one that we are use to at David Home Inspection Services. Take a look at these pictures. Here is a home my client is having built in the Rancho Cucamonga area in Southern California. On this phase of the inspection we are checked all the ...

I believe that a blog is simply a tool to use for someone who's got something to say. Let me be clear in saying that a blog is a poor choice for someone who needs a megaphone to scream out to cyberspace in order to elicit a meaningful response from Internet users. If you want attention and want i...

Top tens are the best. And this is a great one. Thanks to Tracy Lee Broker.Top 10 Scary Homebuying Mistakes 1) Not Getting Pre-Approved by a Lender-Don't get your heart set on a certain neighborhood or type home until you have talked to a lender. Have you ever seen Property Virgins on HGTV? The h...

When Mozart passed away, he was buried in a churchyard. A couple days later, the town drunk was walking through the cemetery and heard some strange noises coming from the area where Mozart was buried. Terrified, the drunk ran and got the priest to come and listen to it. The priest bent close to t...