home inspection: Is Radon for Real? - 11/23/19 02:17 PM
Is Radon for Real?
 
There are a lot of myths about radon out there and one of them is whether Radon is real and if it's actually dangerous. Is Radon for real?  We will answer that question in more detail, but in summary- YES!
 
I had home inspection clients, Ben & Melissa, contact me for a home inspection in Pottstown and they asked Should I get a Radon Test?  They said their real estateagent had recommended the test, but they weren't sure they wanted to spend the money to have it done.  
Melissa said her parents never had such a test and they were fine.  … (10 comments)

home inspection: Water Testing in Reading, PA - 05/07/12 02:04 AM
Water Testing in Reading, PA

With a number homes around the Reading, PA area still using private wells, I get a lot of requests for water testing and people don't always know which water tests they need.
Most of my clients that are purchasing a home get a basic water test called an FHA/VA test.  This is the test required by FHA for basic water potability.  Included in this water testing package is analysis for total coliform, fecal coliform, nitrate, nitrite, and lead.  We all know about lead, but what about these other contaminants? 

 
Total coliform and fecal … (6 comments)

home inspection: Royersford Home Inspectors aren't all the Same - 07/26/11 03:39 PM
Royersford Home Inspectors aren't all the Same


Most of my home inspections in Royersford & surrounding come from referrals.  This is a good thing because that means the client was happy enough with me as a home inspector that they would pass my name off to friends, family and co-workers.  It's the greatest honor I can receive as a professional!


Every now and then, I get a prospective client that finds my website or locates my company in the yellow pages along with some other home inspectors in the Royersford area.  The first question out of … (7 comments)