Real estate blog entries tagged with emerald lake home inspector by Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector (King of the House Home Inspection)

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emerald lake home inspector: And the Walls Came Tumbling Down - 10/19/08 10:31 AM

A little over a week ago, I wrote a post about a runaway garbage truck that ran into a home in Bellingham. At the time, it was disclosed that the home was a total loss. Well, that was made official in the last couple days. The house was demolished, as in knocked down, and … (5 comments)

emerald lake home inspector: Bellingham WA Home Inspector (King of the House) -- A Pest Infestation - 06/09/08 08:36 PM

Everybody knows what a pest is, or at least I think they do. In the field of home inspection, the pests include the wood destroying organisms (wood boring beetles, some ants, termites) and also members of those species commonly referred to as "vermin." But, even if those species are present, what … (8 comments)

emerald lake home inspector: My Achin' Gutter - 06/08/08 06:43 PM

The list of problems an inspector might find with gutters and downspouts goes on, seemingly, forever. A few of the most common problems include: bent, rusted, sloped wrong, cheesy plastic material that leaks, metal gutters or downspouts that leak, assembled wrong, missing gutters, missing elbows, downspouts that dump next to the … (4 comments)

emerald lake home inspector: Triple-tapping In Real Life - 06/04/08 12:40 PM

People hear inspectors talk about double-tapping. It refers to attaching two or more wires to a lug in an electric panel that is designed for but one wire. While an inspector should cite that as a potential problem, it is seldom the case that we see any obvious consequences of the decision to … (7 comments)

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