seattle home inspections: When the inspector foams at the mouth….. - 02/24/09 06:37 AM
Welcome to the, “Twilight Zone”……..
It is a great feeling when we as home inspectors call for repairs by qualified repair persons, that we can go to sleep that night after we send out the report, knowing that the repairs will be in good hands----to sleep well knowing that … (31 comments)
seattle home inspections: Why is there a garden in my attic? - 02/16/09 09:23 AM
I have posted in the past about attic ventilation and how there are many ways to achieve good attic ventilation. Ventilation can consist of passive means that utilize soffit vents, roof vents, gable vents and ridge vents. Sometimes mechanical means are utilized with the installation of wind driven turbine … (19 comments)
seattle home inspections: Does anyone think you are cool? - 01/01/09 12:16 PM
That ActiveRain has a lot of features is a bit of an understatement. It seems like they are always tweaking and adding new things. Often these things are left for us to "discover" or not----other things are introduced with much fanfare.
However, recently something was "taken away" … (38 comments)
seattle home inspections: Don't let the North Winds blow your house away..... - 12/29/08 09:40 AM
Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, there was a little town called Runathemill where the Naunows lived.
In Runathemill everything was----how shall I say it? Well----run of the mill. Even the local sawmill was run of the mill. Even the annual Runathemill … (21 comments)
seattle home inspections: The "I canduit" conduit! - 11/17/08 10:43 AM
I have done posts in the past about improper wiring to disposals. It is a defect that I see so often that repetition is warranted.
Anyone can go to the Big Orange Tool Box or similar types of home maintenance stores and buy a garbage disposal. How difficult … (19 comments)
seattle home inspections: Somebody is having a "pipe dream." - 11/09/08 12:22 PM
Since I can be a bit of a "space case" myself, I am pretty forgiving of others when they are forgetful. Often times some of the errors and omissions home inspectors find are related to forgetfulness. Sometimes one might even conclude that it was the result of what was being … (27 comments)
seattle home inspections: Functional Creativity----oxymoron of the day. - 11/05/08 06:52 PM
I have no problem with "inventiveness." My ancestors invaded Connecticut in 1632, so Yankee ingenuity, for better or worse, is in my blood.
However, I have learned----for the most part----to channel that inventiveness "within" the confines of the building codes. There really is no place for pure "creativity" when … (37 comments)
seattle home inspections: Make sure your buyers put money in the meter. - 10/30/08 06:05 PM
I had a fascinating conversation with my buyer at an inspection the other day.
This house had great curb appeal----all decked out in its fall colors, and in a very desirable neighborhood----and priced just right.
Unfortunately, it was priced 100k under the typical homes in the area for … (54 comments)
seattle home inspections: Wordless Wednesday in Seattle - 10/29/08 09:16 AM
Charles Buell
PS, for those of you that are new to my blog (or for some other "unexplained" reason have never noticed)all pictures and smiley-face inserts (emoticons) (when I use them) have messages that show up when you point at them with your cursor.
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seattle home inspections: Pop Corn, Chips and other "vehicles" for salt..... - 10/21/08 11:32 AM
Anyone that has ever lived in the NE knows what salt can do to steel. Rusted out cars are common. I remember when I first moved to Seattle how amazed I was to see every car I have ever owned in everyday use----with no rust!
Beat all to hell----but … (18 comments)
seattle home inspections: How much do pet doors cost? - 10/18/08 11:39 AM
People love their pets.
We spend billions annually on pets in this country (representing a "Pet Bailout" of close to $50,000,000,000.00). One of the simple little things that is part of that number is pet doors installed in the door to the garage. These simple little doors cost about … (16 comments)
As light winds move across the top of the chimney a negative pressure is created on the chimney causing it … (22 comments)
seattle home inspections: Land mines----and other inspection dangers! - 10/15/08 01:19 PM
In the past I have done posts (as have many others) about the things that could be done to make the house ready to inspect. This list of things includes: access to electrical panels, access to crawl spaces and attic entrances, pets restrained, doors unlocked (or keys available) etc.
… (14 comments)
seattle home inspections: Mom---why is it raining in the laundry? - 10/13/08 08:18 AM
Dryer venting----how much simpler can you get than connecting a bunch of pipe together and running it outdoors.
As with so many components of the home---simple things sometimes require "precise" installation to be proper----to be safe.
Clothes dryers are one of the leading causes of household fires. … (19 comments)
seattle home inspections: Who Ya Gonna Call? - 10/05/08 11:36 AM
If ever there was a "Death Knell" for summer/fall----it has to be Halloween. It is hard to imagine a date more appropriate than October 31st. Halloween has it roots in the belief that on that day the distinction between the living and the dead go away----leaving the living vulnerable to … (21 comments)
seattle home inspections: "Near death experience"----taking out the garbage! - 09/23/08 08:29 AM
The worst words a man can here his sweetie say is, "We have to talk"-----sends a guy right to his cave.
Believe it or not I got thinking about this when I took out the garbage this morning. I wasn't taking the garbage out because I was in the dog-house … (55 comments)
seattle home inspections: Do we always get to do what we want "because we can?" - 09/20/08 10:45 PM
We are a country of both incredible "bounty" and "waste." Perhaps one isn't possible without the other.
As a builder, I have seen people take perfectly good houses and remodel them into monstrosities, and I have seen "sows ears" turned into "silk purses." I really didn't like the jobs … (12 comments)
seattle home inspections: Greasy ducts and rat acne! - 09/01/08 09:16 AM
The title of this blog even grosses me out----and I am used to blogging about rats. I sort of lost all respect for rats when I had them in my barn in Cato, New York. I was trapping them, and one morning I found one part way out of a … (13 comments)
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