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blaine wa home inspections: Blaine WA Home Inspection (King of the House): These Photos Will Floor You! - 01/30/08 12:01 PM
Last night I was writing about floor damage, primarily around tubs and showers. The specific topic had to do with failed caulking. For a simple topic, this garnered a surprising amount of interest as it is a problem everyone sees on occasion or maybe even more often than not. In that blog, I made reference to what I consider to be a poor judgement call -- expensive wood floors in areas where water might end up spoiling them. Personally, I know something about this as a door in my house, from outside, opens onto an oak floor. If I was to … (8 comments)

blaine wa home inspections: Bellingham WA Home Inspector (King of the House): I Smell A Big Rat - 01/25/08 03:40 PM

 I am sure that you have heard the term "I smell a rat", in fact I used that expression today when a tele-marketer was trying to put me in a hammer lock. As a home inspector I wear a respirator usually. So, truth be known, I do not usually "smell" any rats but I sure see lots of them. If a person has a problem with rodents, and deceased cats, then home inspecting is not the profession to get into. I have included a couple crawl space photos below that you are sure to enjoy immensely. At least I sure enjoyed … (7 comments)

blaine wa home inspections: Point Roberts Home Inspection (King of the House): Pyromaniacs Inside Your Walls! - 01/23/08 11:43 AM

The title above might be there to get your attention, but the problem is very real -- electric baseboard and in-wall heaters that are unsafe and are known to cause fires. I see lots of them out there and, over time, an inspector kind of learns which ones to be suspicious of. I operate all heaters and try to look inside covers on these heaters, if I think they might be recalled units. There are a number of heaters, from various manufacturers, that have been deemed unsafe. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we see a lot of recalled Cadet fan-assisted in-wall … (4 comments)

blaine wa home inspections: Bellingham WA Home Inspections (King of the House): Unsafe Railings - 01/15/08 08:05 PM
Home inspectors see lots of times when steps, decks, and landings, do not have adequate handrails or guardrails. A basic rule with outdoor structures is that anything over 30" tall, or with four or more steps, should have handrails and/or guardrails that meet certain minimum safety standards. The photo below, while less frequently called out than the scenario described above, is another problem. It is a staircase, inside the home, that has multiple steps and no handrail. Clearly, this can lead to a fall that might be prevented with a graspable handrail. This is usually defined, if round, as being 1-1/4 … (3 comments)

 
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Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector

Bellingham, WA

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King of the House Home Inspection, Inc

Address: Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, Blaine, Sumas, Nooksack, Lake Whatcom, Lake Samish, Anacortes, Mount Vernon, Whatcom County, Bellingham, WA, 98225

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