shoreline wa home inspectors: Why are there Monkeys and Rhinos in my Chimney? - 11/15/09 08:54 AM
When we bought our house----long before I was a Seattle Home Inspector----and started making it livable, I was heavily influenced by a couple of fun movies playing at the time: Jumanji and Jurassic Park.
The house had wall-to-wall shag, puce-green carpeting----if one could really call it carpeting. There … (13 comments)
shoreline wa home inspectors: “Breaker-Breaker-1/5” - 11/14/09 07:54 AM
Little Billy Breaker was 15 and had a job.
Quite a simple job.
A total “trip” really.
A perfect job for a teen like him.
All he had to do was sit there. Whenever someone sent too much stuff his way, it was his job … (24 comments)
shoreline wa home inspectors: HERE----take your dang business card back! - 11/08/09 08:05 AM
After ordering pizza---delivered----to your new home the day you move in, the next big event at the home is the housewarming party. The one you hold for all your friends and family----to show off your new digs.
Having been invited as the "honored home inspector" at such events … (27 comments)
shoreline wa 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)
shoreline wa 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)
shoreline wa 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)
shoreline wa home inspectors: Teaching old dogs new tricks. - 10/25/09 08:46 AM
Does anyone actually believe that you can not teach old dogs new tricks?
While this may be true of dogs, I like to flatter myself in thinking that this is not necessarily true of human beings. To watch the actions of some people though, one does have … (25 comments)
shoreline wa 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 … (19 comments)
The current economic climate on Planet Earth has led most of us to have all sorts of opinions as to what should be different and yet there is really very little consensus----and enough malarkey to go around … (22 comments)
shoreline wa home inspectors: Let me see-----I used to know who I was----Before ActiveRain and Now - 10/16/09 09:42 AM
A very nice Mountain in Hawaii asked the question, “What was life like before activerain?"
While this may sound like a straightforward enough question, the problem is----that I can not remember! Come on now, get a grip---was there really life before activerain? How can that be?
Those … (22 comments)
shoreline wa 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)
shoreline wa 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)
shoreline wa 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)
shoreline wa 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)
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When we bought our house----long before I was a Seattle Home Inspector----and started making it livable, I was heavily influenced by a couple of fun movies playing at the time: Jumanji and Jurassic Park. 
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