Real estate blog entries tagged with blaine wa home inspections

Blog entries tagged with "blaine wa home inspections":

blaine wa home inspections: Blaine WA Home Inspection (King of the House): These Photos Will Floor You! - 01/30/08 12:01 PM

Last night I was writing about floor damage, primarily around tubs and showers. The specific topic had to do with failed caulking. For a simple topic, this garnered a surprising amount of interest as it is a problem everyone sees on occasion or maybe even more often than not. In that … (8 comments)

blaine wa home inspections: Bellingham WA Home Inspector (King of the House): I Smell A Big Rat - 01/25/08 03:40 PM

I am sure that you have heard the term "I smell a rat", in fact I used that expression today when a tele-marketer was trying to put me in a hammer lock. Maybe you have even heard the old song of that name. It was by Big Mama Thornton, who was best known … (7 comments)

blaine wa home inspections: Point Roberts Home Inspection (King of the House): Pyromaniacs Inside Your Walls! - 01/23/08 11:43 AM

The title above might be there to get your attention, but the problem is very real -- electric baseboard and in-wall heaters that are unsafe and are known to cause fires. I see lots of them out there and, over time, an inspector kind of learns which ones to be suspicious … (4 comments)

blaine wa home inspections: Bellingham WA Home Inspections (King of the House): Unsafe Railings - 01/15/08 08:05 PM

Home inspectors see lots of times when steps, decks, and landings, do not have adequate handrails or guardrails. A basic rule with outdoor structures is that anything over 30" tall, or with four or more steps, should have handrails and/or guardrails that meet certain minimum safety standards. The photo below, while … (3 comments)