CHRIS FALCONE's (xfactorhomeinspections) Blog

Now that we are wrapping up the first quarter of 2025, galvanized pipes are not getting any younger. They were used as water supply pipes prolifically through the 1960’s with isolated instances through the 1980’s. Best case scenario the pipes are 50 plus years old if they are still in use but mo...

 As a Home Inspector I feel Mold Testing and Air Sampling provides peace of mind.  Offering another layer of protection ensures buyers know all property conditions while enhancing health and safety, and helps to reduce surprises in the transaction.  Those musty smells in basements or other areas ...

 Log Cabin or Log Built Homes are beautiful but not very prolific, so it makes inspecting them a specialty.  A log cabin inspection has similarities to a home inspection and home warranty inspections but it also has unique characteristics that require knowledge and experience to it is as thorough...

Ivy On Your HomeChris Falcone, Home Inspector ACII love English Ivy. I think Ivy is beautiful, and great on the wall at Wrigley Field, but as a Home Inspector it sets off my radar when I see it well established around homes.  It in no way has a symbiotic relationship with a home’s building materi...