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real estate inspection: Bellingham Home Inspection (King of the House Inc): Log Houses - 08/30/07 11:48 PM
  
Inspecting log homes is a specialty in itself. In fact, there are specialists in that field. In our region of the northwest, even with mountains and woods there are still not that many of these homes. So such inspections ore only occasional things. A problem with logs is that the pests can love them, from various wood boring beetles to carpenter ants and so forth. On thing, in looking at and inspecting a log home, is to follow the water. If trying to track corruption they follow the money. In this case, follow the water. Logs look durable, tough, etc. But, … (0 comments)

real estate inspection: Bellingham home inspector(King of the House): This photo will shock and disgust you! - 05/29/07 11:40 PM
Okay, it is not as bad as the headline makes it look but, if you understand what you are looking at here, this is a pretty evil arrangement. Prior to the home inspection, it was mentioned to me that the bathroom had an "off smell."  This is the attic view of the home over the bath. Off to the left, the white flex duct, is from the bathroom fan. What is it attached to? You assume it vents out through the roof or the side of the house, right?. Wrong! This vent is spliced or cut into the sewer vent system. … (36 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

Office Phone: (360) 676-6908

Cell Phone: (360) 319-0038

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