home inspector: Preventing Water Damage to Doors - 01/21/09 03:39 AM
In my job as an Austin Home Inspector,  I am frequently finding rotting door jambs due to water absorption on exterior doorways. 
The aluminum thresholds collect water and allow the adjacent wood door trim to absorb it leading to wood rot.  This rot then migrates into the door itself and also to the wooden floor decking if so constructed.  I photograph this area for all my customers and add a "preventative maintenance recommended" blurb in the report to inform them of this potential.  A nickel's worth of silicone along this joint can save LOTS of time and potentially money.   All … (17 comments)

home inspector: Accident waiting to happen! - 03/02/08 12:06 PM
As an Austin home inspector, here is a concern that I personally experienced with a client!  It is a corroded toilet tank float arm.  I noted the concern to the client, but it was even worse than we could estimate!  It went out within a month of moving in, and of course it was upstairs.  This arm allows constant water flow into the tank and will overwhelm the overflow and flood out onto the floor!  SO! Make sure you give that little corroded arm its due warning to your customers, you'll be glad you did.  It is one of those comments … (11 comments)

 

Glen Kotulek

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