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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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2011 

I know that other parts of the country, weather-wise, certainly have it worse than we do up in the Pacific Northwet. However, that does not mean, for one second, that I cannot complain about our weather. We have had MAYBE two or three decent days this year. At this moment it is semi-warm, but it ...
04/29/2011
Ever since he was a kid in high school, Ferndale's Jake Locker has been the athlete to watch in Whatcom County. Jake was a standout football star at Ferndale High School. And his name was well-known in this community because his uncle, Pat Locker (now a real estate agent) was the best known footb...
04/29/2011
Codes have been put in place in an effort to improve the quality of building and to enhance safety. The calculation involved in determining the quantity of combustion air required for natural gas appliances entails knowing more than I need to know about the issue. I know enough of the code to kno...
04/28/2011
I admit that I was late getting on the train, becoming a fan, but I first heard international music star Johnny Clegg about three years ago up in Canada at an event called the Burnaby Blues Festival. Clegg is one of the most successful, bold and daring of all of the "world music" performers. Cleg...
04/26/2011
Ever since I was a kid, I have heard rumors of the legendary Sasquatch. Here in Whatcom County, I live in the heart of prime Sasquatch country. There have been as many or more Sasquatch sightings in Whatcom County as anywhere else -- many of them were reported near Lummi Nation land. There have e...
04/24/2011
As I have done previous years, I would like to take this time to wish all of my Active Rain friends a good Easter. Our Easter, today, will be a family time. We are getting together with my wife's family at her mom's house. Her mom still lives here in town. Not having had brothers and sisters, ove...
04/24/2011
Time goes so fast anymore. It is hard for me to believe, but it was two years ago on this date when my certifried home inspector assistant and part-time cop, Nutsy, captured the dreaded Easter Egg bandit. That scenario, with great drama, played out here at Active Rain back in 2009. The photo abov...
04/24/2011
But You Can't Take The Country Out Of The Cat! Below is my wife's highly trained Italian cat, and one of my home inspector assistants -- Mr Tigretto Tartuffo. As you can tell from the name, he is an old world kitty of Italian ancestry. In this photo, he is to the side of my computer and this is w...
04/23/2011
The last structural pest inspector course, organized by Washington State University and the Washington State Department of Agriculture, was held at the WSU Structural Pest Facility earlier this month. The training was a sell-out, people were turned away, so WSU has announced that they will be hos...
04/22/2011
Periodically, I have done local updates on the on-again, off-again saga of the Lummi Island ferry, Whatcom Chief. Well, it seems to be on-again. The Whatcom County Council, and the Lummi Nation, are indicating that they are close to an agreement that would allow the ferry to continue to use Goose...
04/21/2011
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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.