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Steven L. Smith, King of the House Home Inspection, is a licensed and working home inspector and lead instructor of home inspection at Bellingham Technical College. Smith was a two-term member of the WA state licensing board and is adjunct faculty for Washington State University and the Washington State Department of Agriculture. ASHI certified inspector. The information in this blog is designed to appeal to residents of the Pacific Northwest.

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2010 

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A few days back I was inspecting a home that was, about 85%, a flat torch down roof. There was a small room built over the flat roof. The room was not much more than a sitting room. Honestly, it was small and I almost forgot to go up there. But I went down to the truck and got my ladder and put ...
09/30/2010
Over the past couple years I have liked my yellow pages representative. Honestly, that slim bond was the only thing that even kept me in the book. I will not name names, but we are talking the "main" Bellingham phone book here, not one of the copycat books of which there are many. My wife, who t...
09/29/2010
A friend of mine called my attention to this weird story. There is a former pro basketball player named Jay Vincent. Obviously he has not been in the pros for awhile since he is 51 in people years. However, he and some friends came up with this internet scam that apparently made them two million ...
09/29/2010
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We have, over the years, come to assume that much of the advertising we are exposed to will be quite sophisticated. It will consist of all types of "hooks" to get us in the mood to purchase or consume a product. Yesterday I had to quickly run into Albertson's which is a big supermarket chain on ...
09/28/2010
My wife was going to be a walker, today, in the Bellingham Bay Marathon. Why, I do not know. I get enough exercise to suit me by going up on roofs and crawling around attics and crawl spaces. I guess she feels the need to be macho. So I decided that, like last week, I would hop the Lummi Island ...
09/26/2010
One of the things that buyers often wonder about, assuming they have heard the term, is whether or not an older home they are buying might have knob and tube wiring. Any old house, up through the late 1950's approximately, might have some knob and tube wiring. And if they are really old they are...
09/26/2010
This is going to be one of the biggest Active Rain happenings of the year. Cousin to Nutsy, Wheatloaf, has just completed the first cut of his recent world concert tour video. And, yes, at one concert Nutsy was singing backup. This is a very private video for Active Rain members only. It is not ...
09/26/2010
One theory I have, in this business, is to document the facts and prove what I say. I have to give some opinions but, when I do, I like to have valid reasons for those opinions. And, when I can, I try to eliminate further controversy by posting photos with the report. Below is an example. In thi...
09/25/2010
Those individuals who have worked in home inspection know that it is not just an inspector being cranky when he or she does not want to turn on main water and gas and circuit breakers that are off. On those rare occasions when I have been talked into doing so I, more often than not, wish later t...
09/24/2010
This is one the home inspector in the wet northwest sees often. Here you see lumber that extends out from underneath the roof. As a result of that, that lumber is subjected to extreme moisture. The way it rains here that has to be at least half of the time. Since wood will rot at 20% moisture or...
09/22/2010
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Steven L. Smith, King of the House Home Inspection, provides information for real estate buyers, sellers and real estate industry professionals. Blog posts emphasize issues commonly found in Bellingham, WA and Whatcom County. Smith is Washington State Licensed Home Inspector #207, a state licensed structural pest inspector, ASHI certified inspector #252760 and one of the most experienced inspectors in the northwest corner of the Pacific Northwest. Steven L. Smith is lead instructor of home inspection at Bellingham Technical College and teaches classes for Washington State University and the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Steve was a two-term member of the state licensing board.