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Finding a Home Inspector 1/2

Jan 31, 2016 | Articles

The media and consumer advocates generally recommend that buyers avoid home inspectors that are recommended by a Realtor because the Realtor’s motivation is to “close the deal” which may be facilitated by a less than thorough inspection.  You on the other hand...

Finding a Home Inspector 2/2

Jan 22, 2016 | Articles

In Part 1 of this series, I tried to convince home buyers to consider using a home inspector recommended by a trusted Realtor.  Within days of writing that blog I was confronted with a real life counterpoint when our office booked an inspection for a client who...

Who Has To Fix That?

Dec 26, 2015 | Articles

There are several questions that come up on almost every home inspection.  The first one usually comes after finding something that is broken or not working right: “who is responsible for fixing that”?  It’s at that point that the Realtor will usually...

Do You Know What You’re Breathing?

Nov 20, 2015 | Articles

The air inside your home isn’t as clean as you may think. Common air pollutants can lower the quality of the air you and your family breathe. Minimize your exposure to allergens by following these hints, and help your family to breathe easy. Allergens such...

Duct Cleaning Before Winter

Nov 20, 2015 | Articles

Should I have the ductwork in my house cleaned before Winter? While it may make sense to have ductwork in your house cleaned because dust is visible on the grates and in ductwork, cleaning ductwork has never been proven to prevent health problems and according to the...

Wet Basements 3/3

Nov 2, 2015 | Articles, Water Moisture Prevention

Most people don’t think about their sump pump until they are trying to get four inches of water out of their basement during a rain storm.  Here’s the scenario: a severe storm hits, you lose power to your house which means the electric sump pump is now worthless...