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2013
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Kinky are you? Flex duct inspections Chelan Home Inspection ServicesSo kinky may be a relative term. One person’s kinkiness may be another person’s normal. I am not the one to judge.But there are appropriate times for your kinkiness, kinky are you? When I a...
01/30/2013
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Lights, Camera, Action- Bathroom lighting Cle Elum Home InspectionI love Master Bathrooms. They are usually spacious and have some nicer amenities. But one thing I have learned doing home inspections that no matter how nice a home is there are some of the same old things that may go on.People get...
01/27/2013
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Through a Child’s Eyes- Child SafetyI was a late bloomer into the land of parenting. It is not because I do not love children, I love them immensely. I guess I always wanted to be ready to be a good parent, if that is possible.My wife would laugh at me because the neighborhood kids would come to...
01/25/2013
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Are you pushing my buttons? Chelan and East Wenatchee Home InspectionsDo you know what the heaviest moving object in your home is, besides the car? No it is not Uncle Ernie. It is your garage door. Garage doors can weigh several hundred pounds.In addition to being a very heav...
01/22/2013
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Smoking Gun on Smoke Detectors There is a current debate on smoke detectors. I think there should be no debate. The number one issue for occupants in a structural fire is smoke. So having a smoke alarm that is best at sensing smoke should be the homeowner’s first choice.The two types of smoke de...
01/21/2013
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Oh Doggy Doo Chelan Home InspectionA home inspector ditty of the day (now please I am not a poet).“Oh Doggy Doo, Oh Doggy Doo where do you go?Here or there nobody knows.In the door at nine, out the door it’s fineIn the bed Fido lies until everyone…...
01/19/2013
Imagination cannot be replaced and should be encouraged. I found this video via another AR blogger, Chris Smith and I must say it stuck me. Why I was so deeply struck is because I saw a little of me in this 9 yo boy. Chris Smith Blog- Caine's Cardboard ArcadeFor several years during the Christmas...
01/19/2013
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When Monday never comes Leavenworth Home Inspection ServicesOkay let’s start with a little story.It’s Friday and you are busily working on this beautiful new home. This is not your normal “Spec Home” but a nice custom home with some very nice amenities. The Jones will...
01/16/2013
Flower Beds The Wandering Wenatchee Home InspectorAs a home inspector we get to see some very creative things.During my time in Alaska last year we had a stop in Skagway. I had a few hours to play with and I went for a walk around town. I enjoy looking at homes ...
01/16/2013
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A rail tail, be on guard of your guardrails. Chelan Home InspectionsThey are so common we do not even think much about them. But they can be one of the most dangerous components in the home.They are your stairs. Statistics from 2000- Fall on and from stairs and steps, deaths in year 2000- 1,307, ...
01/14/2013