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Home inspection topics in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area.
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2010
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I love dimmer switches; I use them to control almost every light in my house.Installing a dimmer switch is a common enough DIY project, but like any other DIY project, I often find them installed improperly. The most common problem I find is when dimmer switches are connected to a ceiling fan. ...
10/25/2010
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One of the more awkward conversations that I had with a home seller this year dealt with a high radon test at his home in Minnesota. We performed a radon test for the buyer, and the test came up high (over 4.0 pCi/L), so the buyer asked the seller to install a radon mitigation system. The sel...
10/18/2010
One of my least favorite chores in the kitchen has always been re-filling the built-in hand soap dispenser at my kitchen sink. Through years of extensive research in to this matter, I've discovered that I'm not alone. Approximately 57.3% of soap dispensers in the Twin Cities metro area remain u...
10/11/2010
If you're buying a house in Minnesota and you want to have it tested for radon as part of your inspection contingency, here's a list of six items that the EPA says you should consider before you have the test conducted. Where the radon test will be located The radon test should be placed in the ...
10/04/2010
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Home inspection topics in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area.