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

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lake whatcom home inspection: When the Obvious is Not! - 10/09/08 09:49 AM

It is always strange to find some deficiency that looks like it should be an obvious problem, yet a seller has not addressed it. The photo below is about as basic as we can get in that regard. Here we have a downspout that is completely missing the drain below. It … (4 comments)

lake whatcom home inspection: No Inspection? Don't Take New Construction For Granted - 08/29/08 11:28 PM

I spoke a week back at a John L. Scott Real Estate class for new home-buyers. One well-intentioned student asked the realtor instructor if there was, financially, any justification to spend money for an inspection at a new property.
The realtor said a resounding "yes" and, when my time came, I … (84 comments)

lake whatcom home inspection: Lake Samish Home Inspection (King of the House): Wood as a Conducive Condition - 10/13/07 12:09 AM

Firewood contact with the structure of the home is a bad idea. It is a way in which wood-destroying organisms might end up in the structure of the home. Fact is, it is not uncommon for firewood to have wood destroying insects inside. I have old firewood by my woodshed, … (3 comments)

lake whatcom home inspection: Bellingham WA Home Inspection (King of the House): When Plants are Problems - 10/02/07 02:44 PM

Often buyers fall in love with the foliage and plants growing around the home. Sometimes the vegetation is spectacular. In Washington state, by law, the home inspector has to throw a bucket of water on the jubilation (and admiration of the plants beauty) if the plants are touching the home. … (2 comments)

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