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Howdy folks! In this post I want to talk about the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors. InterNACHI is is the largest organization of residential home inspectors in the world. InterNACHI certified inspectors are some of the most well trained and well-respected inspectors in the United States. I’m proud to be a member of InterNACHI and…
Horrible Pier Construction I was recently in the crawlspace of a 1940s home and took this photo. How many problems can you find wrong with the pier and drop girder? This redefines horrible pier construction. Problem 1 – “Dry Stacking” If you look at the pier, the concrete blocks are stacked on top of one…
FREE IR SCANS – FLIR IR SCAN I don’t charge for many infrared scans (IR Scans). This isn’t to say that they’re not important, but many Inspectors charge hundreds of dollars for a full IR scan of your house. I’m not going to charge my customers to scan over the exterior walls and around ducts…
GFCI FACTS Let me lay out some GFCI facts for everyone to enjoy. GFCIs are pretty cool and extremely important in homes, to both prevent electrical shock and minimize the chance and severity of electrical fires. You can click here to learn about Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters Fact 1 – GFCI monitors the amperage between the…
OK – Today I’m going to slam out a bunch of dates. These dates are going to be the year and location that GFCI became required. To preface this, GFCI stands for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter and it’s a device that when installed in your electrical system can prevent electrical shock. I’ve included a photo…
Hey! Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of tankless water heaters and I have to say, I love ‘em! The three big advantages of tankless water heaters are space and energy savings and the theory of unlimited hot water. For those who haven’t see one, they are small boxes that hang on the wall. Here’s…
Hi y’all, I went almost two months without posting any new articles to my blog. I think the reason for this is time and not knowing what to talk about. I mean there are thousands of issues that I could write about, but it’s difficult to think of things that I can write entire articles…
Howdy, Howdy, Howdy! I just had four shots of espresso, so I think I’m ready to do a little talking. For anyone wondering, yes it was my wife’s famous Cuban Coffee I just sent down the ‘ole gullet. Lets talk about Pre-Listing Home Inspections. Summer’s approaching and the housing market is heating up. If you’re…
Howdy folks! It’s been almost two months since my last blog post. Sorry about that! Things have been busy, busy, busy to say the least. I want to get back to writing some good articles for my site. I couple of posts ago, I wrote about Radon and why it’s important to test for it. …
Spring is in the air, the flowers are about to start blooming and the Charlotte real estate market is already booming! A lot of homes I’ve inspected lately have gone under contract the first day they were on the market, and many of them had multiple offers. Huntersville, Mooresville, Concord and Charlotte are all rocking!…