JTHIS - Professional Home Inspection Team Blog

I very seldom re-blog, but this one is very important and needs to be kept going. My very dear AR friend Tammy Lankford needs our help. Her step-son Colin Baker has gone missing some where in the San Diego LeMesa area. Guys, if anyone down it that area has seen or thinks they've seen Colin pleas...

Welcome to Home Inspections In The Pocono's: The Series Part 3 - Inspecting The Roof.Inspecting the roof is one of the most important and crucial part of the home inspection. When buying a home the roof is one of the biggest concerns for the buyer. The roof protects the home from the elements and...

I don’t think it matters what side of the health insurance reform act you’re on. Given the lack of real information and the amount of misinformation we should all try to tune in to the President’s forum for health care reform. I for one am still struggling to decide where I stand on this issue. I...

All day long on TV News and Talk News the headlines have been carrying on about Michelle Obama wearing shorts. Here we are in the middle of a recession, real estate sales are down, cars are just starting to sell again, we're involved in two wars, immigration reform is some where on the presidenti...

Welcome to Home Inspections In The Pocono's: The Series Part 2 - What Is Included In A Home Inspection During the course of a home inspection the house is evaluated from the roof to the basement. The typical inspection covers the: The Roof The exterior Basement, Foundation, Crawlspace & Structure...

  If you are in the mood for Chinese food visit the China Pearl Restaurant in Blakeslee Pa. The China Pearl offers a wide variety of delicious Mandarin, Szechuan, Hunan and Cantonese dished. You have a choice of eating in their spacious dinning room or if you prefer you can order to go. The Chin...

So you just got up, it's barely 7am in the morning and your starving for a real hot breakfast. Then you remember it's 7 am and you don't know you're way around. So what's a hungry guy to do at a time like this? Well, get dressed, jump in your car and drive down to the Chat-N-Chew Café in Blakesle...

                                     My entry for the Nature and Marketing contest. Despite all the reminders I almost forgot the contest ends tonight. It's been a really busy week. Nothing like waiting to the last minute to get things done. JTHIS-Professional Home Inspection TeamServing the Poco...

Some of you may have already met this guy.             Mike finds that the fireplace mantle is no longer attached to it's supports. This is my husband Michael. Mike is a certified home inspector and a contractor ... all though he is never both at the same time. Even though Mike is an AR member he...

Welcome to Home Inspections In The Pocono's: The Series Part 1 - What Is A home inspection. This is the first part in an on going series explaining what a home inspection is and is not, how they are performed and what it means to the buyer, the seller and the Realtor. In part 1 I am going to disc...