Reuben's Home Inspection Blog
Home inspection topics in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area.
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2009
I start every home inspection by giving myself a quick tour of the inside of the house to get an idea of what I need to be looking for while inspecting the exterior. While doing my brief initial walk-thru of the interior, I also turn on everything that removes air from the house, such as bath fa...
05/25/2009
Federal Pacific Electric Stab-Lok panels have long been known to be problematic, and I've always called them out as a potential safety hazard, but I've recently become much more ‘agressive' with the way I report them. While performing a home inspection, I used to recommend having these panels ev...
05/18/2009
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Whenever I get around to building my dream home and money is no object, I won't be using a furnace for heat. I'll be using a boiler. Gas fired forced air furnaces are the standard for homes in Minnesota, but boilers have definite advantages over furnaces, with comfort and silence being the two ...
05/11/2009
The city of Saint Paul is now giving online access to Truth-In-Sale of Housing reports! Like Minneapolis has been doing for the last two years, Saint Paul is now providing easy access to TISH reports online. While the reports won't be 'created' online the way that Minneapolis reports are, they w...
05/04/2009
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Any time I inspect a house where an amateur has been doing electrical wiring in a home, there's a good chance that I'll find outlets with reversed polarity. This happens when the hot and nuetral wires get flipped around at an outlet. Reversed polarity creates a potential shock hazard, but it's...
05/01/2009
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