Steven L. Smith
Bellingham WA Home Inspector
Bellingham,
WA
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King of the House Home Inspection, Inc.
Address: 1609 East Maplewood Ave, Bellingham, WA, 98225
Office: (360) 319-0038
Mobile: (360) 319-0038
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.
We home inspectors see accordion style flimsy flex duct over and over again on dryers and air-handling equipment. I would say that it is present in 90% of homes that I inspect. In newer homes it is often a short length behind a dryer. It does not go through the wall but connects to smooth metal ducting that takes the exhaust through the crawl space. However, in older homes, and some that are not so old, I have seen the flex duct leave the back of the dryer and run through the wall and about 20 feet to the outside. That is … (6 comments)
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