foundation: What kind of foundation damage is acceptable? - 12/13/08 04:31 PM
I'm always amazed at how people will have an absolute fit when they see a six-inch, hairline crack in the foundation wall of their home, yet no one ever seems to have any problem with out-and-out damage to the foundation wall created by so-called professionals in other industries. For example, I … (4 comments)
foundation: Need help paying your mortgage? - 09/08/08 02:51 AM
I think fully 90% of the home inspections I have done this year have been vacant properties that have either been foreclosed or are in a short sale. Earlier this year I did a vacant property that was actually in pretty good shape. However, when I came down from the attic, … (4 comments)
foundation: Many decades ago, when I was a juvenile delinquent... - 09/04/08 09:56 AM
....I used to hide my "belongings" under our house, which had a raised foundation. I soooooooooo thoroughly enjoyed crawling under the house to admire that which I possessed, so I guess it's only natural that I became a home inspector since crawling under houses is one thing that we do best. … (22 comments)
foundation: Need help paying your mortgage? - 08/15/08 02:25 AM
I think fully 90% of the home inspections I have done this year have been vacant properties that have either been foreclosed or are in a short sale. Earlier this year I did a vacant property that was actually in pretty good shape. However, when I came down from the attic, … (0 comments)
foundation: What the heck were they thinking? (electrical) - 08/04/08 07:33 PM
Sometimes I'm just absolutely amazed at what some people think of to do, and the extent to which they will go to do it.
The following picture shows a "renovated" property that didn't use to have a dishwasher. Since the older electric panel was already full of circuit breakers, and replacing … (12 comments)
foundation: Your laundry room is about more than just washing and drying - 08/03/08 05:13 PM
The laundry area and the garage rank high as dangerous areas in our homes, areas that have the most potential to cause problems on a daily basis. Quite often the laundry area is located in the garage. While most people know that the garage is a dangerous place, we tend to … (11 comments)
foundation: Renovating or remodeling? Start with the foundation. - 08/01/08 10:59 AM
As a former Realtor (Texas) many decades ago, and a property investor/flipper, and now as a property consultant/home inspector, I've had the opportunity to see the best and worst of renovation and remodeling, and my own definition of the two at this point in my life is that remodeling is small … (11 comments)
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I'm always amazed at how people will have an absolute fit when they see a six-inch, hairline crack in the foundation wall of their home, yet no one ever seems to have any problem with out-and-out damage to the foundation wall created by so-called professionals in other industries. For example, I … (4 comments)
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