home inspection defects: Top 20 Home Inspection Photos from 2012 - 12/30/12 08:01 PM
We post a new home inspection photo on the Structure Tech Facebook Page five days a week.  After pouring over all of our photos from the last year, we've come up with our favorite home inspection pics from 2012.  Click on any of the photos for a larger view, and feel free to share.
Bent Outlet Cover - Problem: I want an outlet right where the wall is angled, but I can't get the cover plate to fit.
Solution: Cut the cover plate and then caulk it in place.

Worst Common Vent Ever - How can you get four water heaters to backdraft at … (47 comments)

home inspection defects: Eye Candy - Top 20 Home Inspection Photos from 2011 - 12/26/11 10:06 PM
I post a new home inspection photo on the Structure Tech Facebook page six days a week, and this year I decided to put together a blog post showing my favorite photos from 2011.   I hope you enjoy these half as much as I do.  As with all of my blog posts, click on any of these photos for a larger version.
Ice Dams - Remember ice dams?  They were nasty last winter.  I'm enjoying winter in Minnesota much more this year; what have we received so far, two inches of snow?

Ice Dam-age Control - This is the only photo we didn't take … (141 comments)

home inspection defects: Photos From New Construction Inspections - 11/01/10 10:58 PM
 
If you're buying a new construction home, get it inspected by a private home inspector.
I could wax on and on about how important home inspections are for new construction, especially if the builder tells you that a private home inspection isn't necessary, but I've found that photos are far more convincing than anything I could say.  I took all of the photos below at homes in Minnesota that were either new construction or only a couple years old; the issues that you're seeing are all 'original' issues; they weren't created after the homes passed their final inspections by the city.
Click on … (62 comments)