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bellingham home inspection: Now that Thanksgiving is Over! - 11/29/09 02:18 PM
Many people like to begin their Christmas shopping on Black Friday.  I guess people love to mix it up in crowds. Everyone has their own traditions.  Ours is a trip up into the mountains to cut a tree for Christmas.  We did it on Saturday.  Now one could think that cutting a tree this early would guarantee needle fall by Christmas.  On the contrary, this newly cut tree is fresher than any you could buy on a lot.  Those are cut in August in order to be ready for shipping.
Here in Washington, we go to the US Forest Service office … (2 comments)

bellingham home inspection: No Support - 05/13/08 02:27 PM
There have been a lot of blogs about various things that are found on home inspections.  This one is structural.  We inspectors spend a lot of time in crawl spaces, looking at many things.  One common one is caused by plumbers and HVAC technicians.  This isn't to badmouth them.  They have their job to do and may not know about how structures are supported.

The above joist has been deeply cut to make room for the waste pipe.  Now this particular picture isn't of a brand new house, but the effect is still there.  This joist was originally a 2X10.  … (10 comments)

 
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