raleigh home inspection: Pier modification for plumbing drain - 10/27/09 08:35 PM
Sometimes the defects found during a Raleigh Home Inspection are not this obvious...
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raleigh home inspection: Raleigh Home Inspection on foreclosure town home - 05/01/09 06:50 AM
Another Raleigh Home Inspection has been completed by Clear Choice Home Inspections. The list of defects was about typical for a town home this size and age (less than 10 years). Some of the items our Home Inspector found include: fungus on interior wall, several slow drains, leaky plumbing supply pipe, … (0 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: Clayton NC Home Inspection; cut floor joist (new construction) - 04/25/09 08:41 PM
Another Clayton NC Home Inspection in the books with nearly 35 items in need of repair (new construction). One of the more noteworthy items is the floor joist that had been cut to allow a plumbing drain pipe to pass through. Joists get cut as construction and planning are not perfect. … (1 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: Home Inspection Clayton NC (outside of Raleigh) - 04/19/09 08:23 PM
We completed a Clayton NC Home Inspection on a new house over the weekend. Clayton is just East of Raleigh and offers a lower price per sq ft and larger lots (typically). Our Home Inspection generated a list of about 35 items - most were typical "teething" issues found in new … (4 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: Raleigh Home Inspection - crawl space photo - 04/16/09 09:22 PM
We completed another Raleigh Home Inspection today and found a messy crawl space. The biggest issues with this home were the 3-4 rotten window sills (quite a bit of rotten trim/siding as well). So badly damaged that water had entered the holes and damaged the siding under the windows. Additional damage … (1 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: Raleigh Home Inspection - 04/05/09 08:08 PM
We completed another Raleigh Home Inspection on a home built in the mid 1980's. Typically houses of this age have exterior wood decay issues; this Raleigh Home Inspection validated that. The siding had swollen areas at joints and nail heads affecting approximately 20% of the house while approximately 5% was very … (0 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: Raleigh Home Inspection - moisture in basement - 02/20/09 07:20 AM
We were hired to complete a Raleigh Home Inspection last week on a 1960s home that had a basement. All told, we identified approximately 50 items for repair. Several of the more notable (ie expensive) issues were stained and damp drywall on the interior basement walls, evidence of water damage to … (0 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: Raleigh Home Inspector finds problems with a sealed crawl space - 12/27/08 10:21 AM
During a Raleigh NC Home Inspection, it is critical to assess the crawl space for moisture problems - even on a new home. A sealed crawl space can create additional concerns and problems if all components are not installed and functioning properly.
The last crawl space inspection we completed … (0 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: Pre-drywall Home Inspection in Cary NC - Home Inspector found roof defects - 11/28/08 09:47 AM
We recently completed a pre-drywall Home Inspection in Cary NC (just outside of Raleigh NC) and discovered some surprising roofing defects. As Raleigh NC Home Inspectors, we look carefully at roof flashings due to their importance for keeping moisture from traveling behind siding and under the roof. This new home was … (2 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: Home Inspector Raleigh 27607 finds defective cast-in sink - 10/23/08 08:42 PM
Another Raleigh NC Home Inspection in 27607. New construction and this home inspector found the overflow passage in one master bath sink had a leak. This was a cast-in, cultured marble top and these leaks are somewhat uncommon but I check them all just in case. We found a flashing issue … (4 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: Raleigh Home Inspection - high Radon Levels - 10/20/08 09:12 AM
During our Raleigh Home Inspection a few weeks ago, we found radon levels at approximately 8 picocuries per liter. The EPA safe limit for indoor air is 4.0. All is not lost as the levels can be reduced through ventilation installed by a radon mitigation company. And, remember that radon levels … (5 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: Raleigh Home Inspection 27610 - inspector finds foundation cracks - 09/24/08 07:56 PM
This poor house. Only 7 years old and due to the poor location of gutter downspouts (at least it had gutters), a large amount of water has been entering the crawl space at the right font of the house. Our Raleigh home inspection noted that this water ran toward … (2 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: Raleigh Home Inspection 27616 - builder warranty - 09/16/08 09:26 PM
We inspected a one year old house today in Raleigh NC (27616) and surprised the owner. We were hired to perform a Raleigh Home Inspection and found about 20 items that need repair. The most interesting one is that both air handlers in the attic had large holes in them (about … (0 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: Another Raleigh NC home inspection - 09/13/08 08:29 PM
Clear Choice Home Inspections inspected another home in Raleigh NC. This was a 1950's house and it looked ok from the outside - new roof, decent siding, interior was pretty decent too. The crawl space in this home revealed a different story. Massive damage from wood destroying insects (read: termites) had … (0 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: Raleigh Home Inspection on a foreclosure - less than 10 years old - 09/03/08 08:51 PM
We did a Raleigh Home Inspection the other day on a foreclosure and we discovered a plumbing leak under the shower, a heating and air unit (heat pump) that did not work, and overfused wire in the main electrical panel, flashing around a roof vent that was tucked under the shingles … (0 comments)
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raleigh home inspection: South East Raleigh NC home inspection done with radon testing - 07/09/08 05:40 PM
The home I inspected today was built in 2003 and was on a concrete slab. The particular neighborhood had a house I inspected last year that came up high on radon levels. Mitigation cost was $1,800. Good thing that buyer, and this one, decided to pay the minimal radon testing fee … (0 comments)
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