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Keeping a house well maintained is essential for preventing large, expensive repairs. One area of regular maintenance that a home inspector will often highlight is cleaning the gutter system. Why is this so important? One reason is that just a few inches of rain on a...

Do you remember the last time you had your house inspected? If you say it was when you bought the property, you are not alone, as this is the case with most homeowners. However, if you have lived in your home for many years, you may want to consider having an...

Most people these days want to live in a home that has as much natural light as possible. However, many older homes were not designed to have a lot of natural light. If you live in an older property and would like to incorporate more natural light into it what are...

Homes that use forced air for their heating and cooling have ducts running throughout the structure. These vents are essential for the efficient operation of an HVAC system, but over time debris and dust can build up inside of the vents and prevent airflow as well as...

Do you know all that insulation does for your home? It insulates both heat exchange and sound. This means that if you don’t have sufficient insulation, your home will be noisier and cost more to keep warm/cool depending on the season. So what is sufficient insulation?...

Woodpeckers can do quite a bit of damage to a home if they are insistent on digging into it. Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot you as a homeowner can do about the bird, since they are protected, but you can do your best to discourage them from coming back to your...

We are impartial and work only for you. My job is to provide you with a comprehensive, fair, independent, visual home inspection so that you can understand and take care of your valuable investment. Your interests are my interests before, during, and after the home...

The wiring in your home is essential for you to have access to electricity throughout the building, but the problem in some homes is that the wiring is very old. Some homes even have types of wiring that are obsolete or dangerous. Aluminum wiring and knob and tubing...

When you buy a washer, it usually comes with a hose. Most homeowners don’t think much about it and just install it and start using the washer, but are you aware that the washer hose is one of the most common reasons for basement flooding? This is because the hose...

Do you know what one of the most popular additions to homes is? If you guessed decks, then you are correct. There are millions of decks built and repaired annually, but not all of them are up to what homeowners put them through. This is why it is important to have...