Reuben's Home Inspection Blog
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2011
Many years ago, I learned about a bath tub leak that I never caught during my home inspection. The seller didn't have any children and didn't take baths, so they never knew about the problem with the bath tub drain. I did my standard inspection of the bath tub, which included filling the tub u...
06/27/2011
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Today is going to be a long day. As I sit here writing this blog post, it's 4:55 am and I just finished doing a little research on the house that I'll be inspecting at 9:00 am. The online listing for this property says it has lots of square footage and needs some cosmetic updates. I haven't b...
06/20/2011
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I've taken many building code classes that were taught by the Building Official for the City of New Hope, Roger Axel. He's a fantastic teacher. In his classes, I remember him repeatedly telling us to take off the blinders; what he meant by this was to not miss the forest for the trees. Sure,...
06/13/2011
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In approximately 99.2% of the houses that I inspect, there's a 3/4" hole in the air conditioner ductwork that lets air blow out where it shouldn't. Can you guess what it is? Here's a clue. Do you see it? It's that clear tube coming off the condensate drain pan on the air conditioner's evaporat...
06/06/2011
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