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Hi y’all, I’m always asked if folks should have a Radon test done on a house that they’re getting ready to buy. I always say unequivocally, 100% YES!!!! Most people have no idea how dangerous Radon gas really is. It’s the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and claims the lives…
DetailsHola Y’all, Infrared Thermal Imaging is the new “hot” thing (pun intended) in the home inspection industry. Sadly, most people, heck even most inspectors, don’t know anything about thermal imaging or what an IR camera can do to better protect homeowners and potential homeowners. Home inspections are visual inspections. They are not technically exhaustive. Because…
DetailsHowdy y’all, A heat exchanger is a chamber in a furnace that’s responsible for warming the air that heats your house. The chamber capitalizes on the concept of surface area by snaking the path that exhaust has to take, from the time it enters the chamber until it the time it exits. So while a…
DetailsHowdy y’all! One of the most common problems I find when inspecting houses are receptacles that have reverse polarity. Reverse polarity is basically where the “hot” wire is connected to the spot on the receptacle where the “neutral” wire should be and the “neutral” wire is connected to the spot where the “hot” wire should…
DetailsHowdy y’all, Who is the smartest dude you’ve never heard of? Let me give you a hint… He had a sweet mustache and his name is the same one being used by an electric car company. Any idea? You got it – Nikola Tesla! Tesla was one of the smartest dudes ever. He was the…
DetailsHowdy Y’all, Ok, I know in my last post I said I wasn’t going to be yakking about a bunch of boring stuff that nobody cares about. Well this post might seem a little boring, but as a home inspector, it’s my job to look out for you. So that’s what I’m going to be…
DetailsHowdy y’all, Welcome the first official Howdy Home Inspection blog post. I’m T.J. Thorne and I’m the owner of Howdy Home Inspections. I’m a nut when it comes to construction, home renovations and real estate. I’ve been doing this stuff for over fifteen years and this is what I was born to do. Plumbing, electrical,…
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