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attic: Raise The Roof - 05/26/11 04:43 PM
 People come up with all kinds of ways to make a small house bigger or appear bigger  by knocking out walls, building additions, using different paint colors, turning the attic into a living space or cathedral ceilings.
When taking on a task such as extending a home out or up you have to consider a few things. Whether or not you need to make changes to the plumbing, electric and/or HVAC should be part of the planning stages and not something you "realize" or consider when the project is already underway. This is referred to as the 6 P's: Proper … (4 comments)

attic: Step By Step Inspection Process - 03/12/10 06:35 AM
  Home inspectors all have their own way of performing the inspection based on what they feel is efficient. My procedure has always been to start on the roof, complete the exterior, move to the interior, basement and lastly the attic. Unless there's a crawlspace, I always do that last. Following this step by step process allows me to keep track of where I've been so I don't forget to inspect anything.
That step by step process has been my way of inspecting for years but I still find myself going over the inspection in my head as I pull … (8 comments)

attic: HOT HOT HOT!! - 06/17/09 03:20 PM
 It's that time of year again here in Michigan when attic temperatures can be dangerously hot. Often times I enter attics at temperatures of 120° F or more which for those of you down south is probably on the cool side. Staying in an environment like that with an extra layer of clothing and respirator is just torture. One of my early investments was in a cool vest which I put on under my attic clothes. It lowers my core temperature allowing me to work in an attic longer and will less danger of heat exhaustion.
Another important purchase was in … (5 comments)

attic: Downspout Extensions - 02/19/09 07:00 AM
This should have been added to my Common Issues Blog being one of the most common installations. While installing downspouts so they terminate above the roof surface isn't a "defect" I always recommend routing downspouts to the gutter below. In this application there is about three fee between the downspout and gutter. Adding an extension here would have been simple.
The below images show an extreme example of what could happen. When I walked up to this house the first photograph I took was an image of the entire front of the home. Next I photographed the downspout terminating on the … (8 comments)

attic: Home Inspection - Attic Storage - 12/09/08 01:20 PM
Client: "Can I store things in my attic?
Me; *show them a photo of a sign in their attic*

While I admit my garage attic is well packed with various objects, not temperature sensitive objects, the attic over my home has only insulation. Have any of you seen a sign like this in an attic? It was a first for me but I like the idea of it.
 
 
 
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