massachusetts home inspector: Why Choose "Massachusetts Home Inspections" To Inspect Your Home - 08/18/11 08:31 AM
Why Choose Me To Inspect Your Massachusetts or New Hampshire Home?
Benefits of hiring Massachusetts Home Inspections
BOARD CERTIFIED MASTER INSPECTOR - The Master Inspector Certification Board, Inc. supports the inspection industry's advanced education providers and encourages experienced home inspectors to maintain excellence. Certified Master Inspectors, are the very best of the best.
iNACHI CERTIFIED #03061206 - International Association of Certified Home Inspectors is the world's largest most elite home inspection association in the world. Annual Inspector testing and continued education is a prerequisite. Visit their massive website at www.NACHI.org
MASSACHUSETTS HI LICENSE #566 - I currently meet … (2 comments)
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massachusetts home inspector: How A Radon Mitigation System Is Installed - 03/06/11 08:33 AM
Though there are many different ways to mitigate a house, Active Soil Depressurization (ASD) (as opposed to Passive systems) is the most common and effective solution for lowering elevated Radon levels in your home here in Massachusetts. These are the type of systems that I see most of the time while inspecting homes. Active systems include PVC vent piping and a fan system which is highly recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The Active Soil Depressurization concept is really quite simple. In the lowest level of the home, a four to six inch hole is cored (drilled) into the sub-slab. … (7 comments)
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massachusetts home inspector: GFCI Receptacles - Why they are so important - 07/21/08 05:15 AM
WHAT IS A GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER?
These are receptacles that typically have the black and red test buttons on them (pictured above). GFCIs are found in outlets and service panels. They monitor the flow of current to and from appliances. If there's an imbalance in the flow, because of a frayed wire, a ground fault or a faulty device, current may attempt to travel through you, but the GFCI will quickly cut power to prevent any serious injury. Unless you have an outlet with a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI), you may be seriously shocked or burned because … (9 comments)
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massachusetts home inspector: Taking Care of your House - 12/22/07 06:57 AM
The easiest way to take care of your house is to keep unwanted moisture away from the exterior, particularly the foundation, and out of the interior, particularly the attic, closets, and interior ceilings. This typically means little or no watering next to your foundation. This typically translates into no high-water-use plants next to your foundation. (What's a high water-use plant? Typically they are big plants, tropical plants, and plants that have large foliage or lots of flowers.) I recommend regular monitoring and maintenance of the exterior roof, walls, and foundation to include the structural and mechanical components attached to them and … (11 comments)
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massachusetts home inspector: Purchasing a home with Aluminum branch wiring - 11/02/07 11:47 AM
This picture is a perfect example of the problems that are associated with Aluminum wiring. Note letters A and B (the insulation jackets are melted), which I will explain "Why" in the third paragraph and C (mixing copper wiring with aluminum wiring on the same breaker). Aluminum wiring can not be mixed with copper wiring and breakers can not be double tapped with two wires, unless designated by manufacturer and the breaker connnection will contain a special clip for double tapping. Aluminum wiring is very easy to identify due to it's obvious aluminum color. Aluminum wiring is not to be confused … (13 comments)
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massachusetts home inspector: Maintaining Your Home on a Seasonal Basis - 10/10/07 05:46 AM
Your home is one of the single biggest investments you'll ever make, so be sure you that you do all you can to care for it properly. A well-maintained home usually sells more readily and usually brings a higher price. It's also more comfortable and regular care minimizes any unexpected repair work and expenses. Regularly scheduled small repairs and upgrades to your home can and will keep costs from becoming exorbitant.
This comprehensive maintenance schedule I'm presenting to you pertains to home owners in New England and is simply a general guide for you to follow. The actual timing is left up to … (10 comments)
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massachusetts home inspector: Purchasing a home with UNGROUNDED OUTLETS - 08/25/07 07:55 AM
There are a lot of homes on the market today that still have ungrounded outlets throughout the house. During my home inspections, I recommend that my clients upgrade some of these outlets, depending upon what they plan on utilizing these ungrounded outlets for. Not all ungrounded outlets need to be upgraded, so let's go over (in detail) the options you have in upgrading ungrounded outlets.
Let's start off by distinguishing an ungrounded outlet from a grounded outlet.
The ungrounded outlets are easily distinguishable by their two slot configuration verses the newer grounded type of outlets that have the two slots with a hole (ground socket) centered under … (20 comments)
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massachusetts home inspector: Moving Tips for all Sellers and Buyers.... - 07/10/07 01:40 PM
Moving Tips
I have compiled a To-Do list that will assist you in moving into or out of your New or existing Home. Simply check these items off as your moving date closes in.
8 WEEKS BEFORE MOVING
Fill out an IRS change of address form and see what expenses can be deducted on your next tax return.
Budget for moving expenses and start collecting move estimates.
Start researching your new community. The Internet is a great resource for finding online chambers-of-commerce and community guides.
7 WEEKS BEFORE MOVING
Start pulling together medical and dental records - including prescription histories, x-rays, and shot records. Ask your existing doctor and dentist … (3 comments)
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massachusetts home inspector: Common Electrical Issues that I find on Home Inspections - 05/14/07 10:05 AM
FPE BREAKERS
ALUMINUM WIRING
KNOB & TUBE WIRING
POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS
Overloaded outlets or outlet multipliers: Too many appliances plugged into a single outlet could indicate your house may not have the required number of outlets. The National Electrical Code requires that outlets be spaced every 12 feet of running wall space, or one on each wall of the average 10-foot-by-12-foot room. Kitchens typically require outlets spaced every four feet along the countertop.
Flickering or dimming lights: This could indicate loose connections, overloaded circuits, improper wiring, or arcing and sparking inside the walls.
Hot, discolored receptacles, switch plates, … (3 comments)
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massachusetts home inspector: Purchasing a home with Knob & Tube Wiring - 05/02/07 05:06 AM
Knob and tube wiring gets its name from the way it's installed. There are ceramic tubes for wires that run through any lumber framing and knobs when the wires run along or next to lumber framing. The two wires (there is no ground wire) are separated about four inches apart, one is the black "hot", and the other is the white "neutral" (although some knob & tube wires are not different colors). The connections for knob & tube wiring are open and visible. The wires are spliced and soldered together with older style fibrous electrical tape around the splices. Knob & … (12 comments)
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massachusetts home inspector: Objective of a Home Inspection Report - 04/18/07 02:49 PM
The primary objective of a home inspection is to provide Buyer's with important information pertaining to their prospective home and to point out any major defects before they decide to puchase a particular home. All homes will have their defects; the perfect home just does not exist.
Potential home buyer's often incorrectly view an inspection report as a mandatory repair list for the Seller. The fact is that Sellers are not required to produce a flawless house. They have no such obligation by law or by contract; therefore, most repairs are subject to negotiation between the Buyer and the Seller.
Typically, Buyer's will request that various conditions be repaired before … (6 comments)
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