A little on Crawl Space's - 06/29/08 09:08 PM

 
 
 
 
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The foundation walls, piers, posts, and all wood support framing in any crawl space area should and needs to be inspected, by your Home Inspector for deterioration, structural deficiencies, and evidence of water seepage. Your Inspector should pay particular attention to the wood framing members, they are very vulnerable to rot and decay, and to Carpenter Ants and Termite Infestation.
 Crawl spaces need to have some type of ventilation. If the exterior foundation is solid, it's normally done with using adjustable louvers spaced … (10 comments)

Symptoms of a Humidity Sick Home ( Part 1 of 5 ) - 06/28/08 11:48 PM

 
 
 
 
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Summer time
Dampness even during dry weather
Musty odor in your basement
If you start having mold and mildew buildup
If someone in the home starts having allergic discomfort, especially for infants and children
Your home does not cool down during the evening or on cooler days
Winter time
Your windows start to icy up, fogged up or get sweaty
Water on windowsills
Your home is slow to heat up
 
Year Round
Occupants of the home start geting headaches, and nausea
Water … (7 comments)

Do you follow your own advise ? - 06/28/08 11:21 PM

 
 
 
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I have always told folk's not to ever go into a basement that has flooded. The very worst basement that I've inspected was also the most dangerous one I had ever goen in to. I could see there was water on the basement floor as I entered it. The water was very visible. But I went against the very advice that I give folk's and walked right on in. It looked like the leak was coming from the other side of the basement, so … (12 comments)

Can a Home Inspector determine! - 06/28/08 10:07 PM
 

 
 
 
 
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You may ask if there is a way a Home Inspector can determine if the moisture that he or she finds is from seepage or from conensation.
The answer would be yes, your inspector could tape a small mirror, plastic, or even some aluminum foil to the surface of the foundation of the home, ether the inspector or the client can go back to the home several days later to see if there is any moisture on the surface of the material … (3 comments)

The Inspection of the Basement - 06/27/08 06:49 PM

 
 
 
 
 
 
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You just maybe wondering, how much time it takes for the basement inspection, by your Home Inspector.
Will it really depends on a lot of things. Like the extent of the basement area (the overall size of it), how much difficulty there is to moving about in the basement, the amount of and the type of equipment there is, if there are any crawlspaces that also have to be checked, there is always the thing with how accessible the home owner … (14 comments)

Signals Your Home Inspector should look for in the Basement #1 Vermont - 06/26/08 10:47 PM

 
 
 
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What your Home Inspector will be looking for as signals in respect to the basement, that it could be having moisture problems, like Condensation.
These are a few of the key items
There will uselly be musty odors.
If there is a dehumidifier being used in the basement.
If there is moisture on pipes and or on any metal objects in the basement.
If there is rust and corrosion on equpment or any metal objects in the basement.
If there are DeMoist bags hung around in … (6 comments)

Signals Your Home Inspector should look for in the Basement #2 Vermont - 06/26/08 05:20 PM

 
 
 
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What your Home Inspector will be looking for as signals in respect to the basement, that it could be having moisture problems, like seepage or flooding.
 
These are some of the key items
If there is a sump pump being used.
If there is a interior drainage system being used, like a French Drain System in the basement.
If the basement has a musty odor to it.
If there is mildew.
If any or all equpment and other items are mounted on platforms, and … (6 comments)

An important part of living green! Claremont, New Hampshire - 06/01/08 03:08 AM

 
 
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You and your family should enjoy the outdoors
A very important part of living in a green home is to appreciating why you went to all the effort to create a home that would sit lightly on the land, and compliment Mother Earth. Whether it be weeding your flower garden, enjoying a meal outdoors with your family, reading a fine book on your front porch, or even working on your laptop under a tree in the backyard.
Being outdoors will put you in … (46 comments)

 
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