seattle home inspectors: Who really cares whether the builder knows what he is doing or not? - 11/02/09 08:21 AM
In terms of what Home Inspectors do, does it really matter whether any of the trades that built the house are licensed or not?
Well, YES and----NOT REALLY!
Now I am not talking about this from the standpoint of some lofty ideal where we get into all … (16 comments)
seattle home inspectors: It is Halloween----and the INTERNET has fangs! - 10/31/09 08:53 AM
We all know how addictive the Internet can be----especially to activerain. There have been countless stories about the “effects” of this addiction on our lives----some good-----some bad.
I am turning the focus of this blog to a less talked about aspect of our compulsion. The lengths to … (29 comments)
seattle home inspectors: Check out this beauty’s measurements! - 10/29/09 08:57 AM
“They sure don’t make them like they used to.”
Everyone has heard this----most of us have even said it. Usually I am likely to say something like, “And that is a good thing that they don’t”
Now you are probably wondering how this relates to whatever you … (43 comments)
seattle home inspectors: Don’t let the door hit you in the butt on the way out! - 10/28/09 08:16 AM
Life can be viewed as a room full of doors connected to rooms full of doors.
All we have to do is figure out which doors to open and which doors to leave closed. As long as they don’t hit us in the butt when we go through … (16 comments)
seattle home inspectors: But it has been that way for……. - 10/20/09 09:05 AM
If there is anything that makes the lives of inspectors difficult, it is house defects that have somehow “stood the test of time.”
Every inspector has heard from sellers and agents on both sides of the deal say, “But it has been that way for………”
The only … (17 comments)
seattle home inspectors: Don’t Bogart that drain my friend….. - 10/13/09 10:10 AM
I have been accused of being “clever” myself on occasion, so I tend to recognize it when I see it. When it comes to home repairs being clever can be a good thing---but without enough information it can be dangerous.
Take TPRV drains for example.
There … (23 comments)
seattle home inspectors: The carpet baggers---grab the money and run! - 10/12/09 09:18 AM
It was evident that the house had very recently been re-carpeted---this is common with houses that have been “cleaned-up” a bit before putting them on the market. The carpet, along with re-painting the entire interior and appropriate staging, did improve the appearance. It most likely did assist in making … (29 comments)
seattle home inspectors: Nothing but crap coming over the airwaves these days anyway! - 10/08/09 09:19 AM
When something is not quite right on a home inspection----it usually just does not “feel” right. When I went up on this roof, the following defect looked so “normal” that it did NOT jump right out at me. That surprised me because usually when something is wrong----that is exactly … (30 comments)
seattle home inspectors: As far as volcanos go----just a little burp. - 10/05/09 01:08 PM
Julie and I went to a wedding of a friend of ours in Bend, Oregon this past Saturday. It is a beautiful 6 hour drive from Seattle through the mountains and across the desert to get to Bend. I have made the trip many times to get to Smith … (25 comments)
seattle home inspectors: Do I need new glasses---or is this NORMAL? - 10/03/09 09:25 AM
It is normal to lose focus in ones life occasionally----to actually feel like things around us are out of focus or at least blurred. Ultimately we must do what it takes to bring ourselves back into focus. Whether the re-establishing of our focus is triggered by something or someone … (35 comments)
seattle home inspectors: Japanese Garden, Seattle, WA - 09/29/09 08:01 AM
Along with the Conservatory (and not too far from each other), there is another very cool place in Seattle to visit---whether you are playing tourist or live here all the time---called the Japanese Garden, at the Washington Park Arboretum.
Here is a little photo tour to give you … (16 comments)
seattle home inspectors: Good fences make good neighbors - 09/27/09 11:51 AM
There is a saying here in the NW that, “Good fences make good neighbors.” Perhaps this is a saying in your area as well. Where I came from, back East, there were no such saying that I can remember. There were plenty of stone walls and barbed wire fences … (15 comments)
seattle home inspectors: Anyone got a few bricks I can borrow? - 09/26/09 07:52 AM
My grandfather, on my Dad’s side, was badly crippled with arthritis his whole adult life.
I can only guess at the amount of pain he lived with----pain made visible in the gnarled fingers that could only sort-of grasp the ever ready cane at his side.
I have … (15 comments)
seattle home inspectors: Jenga anyone? - 09/23/09 08:17 AM
I used to love to play Jenga with my kids---it is a great game that requires skill, patience, planning and an “appreciation” of gravity. One wrong move and the whole thing could collapse.
Over the years I have seen a lot of chimneys. In fact a chimney almost … (26 comments)
seattle home inspectors: What to do when you have bad gas at an inspection! - 09/22/09 08:03 AM
Well it is not as bad as elevators, but it is not unusual to smell gas at a home inspection. Natural gas (as opposed to “un-natural” gas) has an odor added to the otherwise odorless gas that is not easy to ignore----like the other kind----“silent but deadly.”
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In terms of what Home Inspectors do, does it really matter whether any of the trades that built the house are licensed or not?
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