Greater Chicagoland Home Inspection

This is a great warning from my friend Charles about the problems associated with shrubbery and home ownership.      If one insists on planting stuff so that it can climb on one’s house, one is only asking for trouble.       Not only can we not see what the vegetation is physically doing to the h...

I woke this morning with the intention of focusing my efforts on my goal of writing my 100th blog post, inching over 50,000 points, and by the Grace of God, getting a featured post.  I was quite surprised that my blog  Can You Live in 89 Square Feet? became a featured post.  What an honor! You se...

I read an article the other day about a gentleman named Jay Shafer, who gave up living in his 4000 square foot home to live in a hand built 89 square foot house.  Amazingly, by taking some of the design styles that Frank Lloyd Wright incorporated into his architecture, Jay was able to build a hou...

  Geneva, IL Arts Fair July 24 - 25, 2010   Jennifer Edgley, Oil Painting      We invite you to join Jen and I for a day of shopping at Geneva, Illinois' juried outdoor gallery of fine art. Victorian homes-turned-businesses in the downtown historic district serve as a picturesque backdrop for the...

    Best Places to Live: Top-Earning Towns: Naperville, IL   CNN just put out its list of the Best Places to live for 2010.  In the category of best earning towns, Naperville, IL is in its Top 10.  The expanding population of 143,000 and a Median Family Income of $125,702 per year make Naperville...

Jen, Travis and I returned from Santa Fe on Friday for a well deserved family vacation.  We absolutely love the natural beauty of New Mexico as well as the hospitality which, coming from Chicago, is truly a breath of fresh air.  While we rode horseback, perused the art, rafted the Rio Grande and...

  During the summer months, there are many maintenance items to look for.  It is important to monitor these items, fix them, or call in a specialist to keep your home in proper order.  If you are looking for professionals in the area to help, don't hesitate to call Greater Chicagoland Home Inspec...