Reuben's Home Inspection Blog
Home inspection topics in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area.
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2011
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The biggest problem I find with boilers on old Minneapolis and Saint Paul homes is leaking exhaust gas. While every heating contractor knows to look for backdrafting at the vent while performing maintenance checkups on boilers, I've found that many contractors don't bother to check for exhaust g...
07/25/2011
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I'm not sure if it's handy homeowners or negligent contractors that are responsible, but I find the same installation defects on water softeners over and over again. The installation instructions for water softeners are pretty much the same for all the different manufacturers, so the informatio...
07/18/2011
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As a Minnesota home inspector who does a lot of radon testing, I hear a lot of myths about radon being repeated over and over again. I've actually heard other home inspectors perpetuate a few of these radon myths as well. Myth: vacant houses have high levels of radon. The idea behind this myth ...
07/11/2011
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Most houses with sump pumps rely on the pumps to keep the basement from flooding. When a big rain storm comes through, the sump pump will really be needed... and that's also the time that the power to a neighborhood is most likely going to get knocked out, disabling the sump pump and allowing ...
07/04/2011
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Home inspection topics in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area.