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bellingham washington wa home inspection: Home Inspection Bellingham (King of the House):Tie Me Mobile Home Down Sport - 08/14/07 12:46 PM

If you list or sell mobile or manufactured homes, there are a few terms that go with the beasts that are not necessarily familiar to the average Jack or Jill. For example, an inspector often cannot see much underneath them because they have a built in vapor barrier. This is up … (6 comments)

bellingham washington wa home inspection: Home Inspection Bellingham WA (King of the House): Vinyl Siding Damage - 08/14/07 11:18 AM

Vinyl siding is prone to damage. That includes damage from lawn mowers, weed wackers, baseballs. As it gets older, more UV exposure, it gets more brittle too. It is kind of amusing when you know the answer but over and over buyers or realtors will ask why the siding has this … (0 comments)

bellingham washington wa home inspection: Bellingham Wa. Property Inspection (King of the House): Estimating Electric Service - 08/14/07 10:46 AM

Electricity is complex. In an older home there can be all sorts of issues: knob and tube, two conductors without the equipment ground. Generally, an inspector or an electrician has to try to figure that out, as so much of th system is only visible in the attic or the crawl … (5 comments)

bellingham washington wa home inspection: Household Pets (Pests) As Conducive Conditions - 08/10/07 06:09 PM

In Washington State, where inspectors are regulated by the WSDA, there is a term known as conducive conditions. It includes things that are likely to lead to damage from wood destroying organisms. Examples are wood to earth contact, leaking gutters and faucets, failed caulking, bad roofs, poor flashings. You get the … (3 comments)

bellingham washington wa home inspection: Bellingham Home Inspection (King of the House Inc): Good Intentions - 08/10/07 06:03 PM

Sometimes homeowners have good intentions but the follow-through is just not up to snuff. Case in point is the downspout extension below. The people knew it was good to get the water away from the foundation, but notice that the extension runs uphill. Water does not unless it is pressurized. The … (1 comments)

bellingham washington wa home inspection: Asbestos Fibers In The Attic? - 08/08/07 12:36 AM

I have been blogging about asbestos lately. Not sure just why. However, here is one concern that pops up every so often in the form of vermiculite attic insulation. While vermiculite is a mineral that is different than asbestos, the problem is that vermiculite mined prior to 1991 came from a … (2 comments)

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