Plumbing involves the installation, maintenance and alteration of piping, fixtures, appliances and accessories in connection with sanitary or storm drainage facilities, venting systems and public or private water supply systems. A plumbing system consists of three systems: (1) water supply (2) drain and waste (1 comments)
home inspections: 10 Easy repairs the homeowner can make before the home inspection - 06/15/07 03:08 PM
1. Prune vegetation away from the house. 2. Clean the gutters. 3. Replace or clean dirty furnace filters. 4. Repair leaking faucets. 5. Install missing covers on electrical switches, outlets and junction boxes. 6. Replace all smoke alarms installed before January 1, 2002 to comply with current standards. 7. Replace burned out (18 comments)
home inspections: Common Defects In A Typical Home Inspection - 12/31/06 02:29 AM
No house is perfect. Even the best built and best maintained homes will always have a few items in less than perfect condition. Below are some of the items we most commonly find when inspecting a home: Roofing Problems with roofing material are the single most common defect we find. Usually it (2 comments)
In most cases, homeowners are unaware of existing sewer line problems. However, any of the following may indicate sewer line damage. Frequent need for drain cleaning Rodent holes near the sewer line Settlement damage to driveways, patios, foundations and retaining wallsPotential causes for sewer line trouble Age of the sewer line (1 comments)
home inspections: The Value of a Home Inspection - 10/24/06 07:00 PM
Please feel free to contact me with any question you may have. Shawn Martin Martin Home Inspection Services http://www.martininspect.com/ (0 comments)
home inspections: Some FAQ I Get About Home Inpections - 10/04/06 01:31 AM
What is a "Home Inspection"? A Home Inspection is defined as: "...A visual examination of any or all of the readily accessible physical real property and improvements to real properly consisting of four or fewer dwelling units, including structural, lot drainage, roof, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning and such other areas (2 comments)
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