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Home Inspection Coram NY: Maintain your boots on the roof as these deteriorate due to UV rays.   Rubber and plastic does not stand up to the sun for very long, and the cracks you see can cause interior leaks.   I tell my clients if you can't maintain your roof, you need to hire someone every 3-5...
08/19/2023
Kew Gardens Home Inspection: Copper piping is soldered with a flame, also known as 'sweating pipe', and as such is susceptible to 'unsweating' if a fire were to originate in the basement near the tank. This is why steel piping should be used, and steel piping does not need to be soldered so no op...
08/10/2023
Home Inspection Syosset. This is improper support, and the termite damage is extensive. Jack posts are NOT lally columns, but many people purchase these posts and don't know that they need footings under them to provide proper support.Concrete floors are only 4 inches thick, and may be thinner. A...
07/23/2023
Home Inspection Woodmere NY: This is the underside of a small extension on a home I found Sunday with an extreme amount of spray foam sold under the name 'Great Stuff".This is not great stuff if you don't know how to use it, or in this case over-use it. So much was used it broke the wood panel/pl...
06/13/2023
All you need to do is take a shower in this house in Cambria Heights NY and you too could get zapped.About once a year I see something so unreal I just wonder what someone was thinking. The shower head is less than one foot away from the light fixture - which is somewhat melted - and was never me...
02/21/2023
When you are looking for homes, some people fall in love with the charm of an old house, but in most homes I have inspected from around the 1850's, unless it has a proper foundation, you may find an original stacked stone foundation like this one. This one needs major structural repairs. On Long ...
02/13/2023
Home Inspection Ridge New York: Granite tops can break if not supported. This countertop overhangs the cabinet by 15 inches, and if you drop something heavy on it, it could break. Corbels or angle brackets should be installed if your stone/quarts tops overhang by more than 8 inches.Trying to matc...
01/12/2023
This is a picture of an air conditioner with a bracket that was cut as its no longer needed, but this can cause water intrusion issues into the walls which could lead to damage and mold issues.Sometimes you don't find out its a problem until years later, and the longer it happens usually the wors...
11/23/2022
This is a handmade railing that was found at a home inspection in Woodbury NY, and when you stop laughing, you will see it’s not very safe, nor plumb. This may or may not help you if you fall down the stairs, but should you really take a chance? I recommended to my client it be professionally re-...
09/13/2022
Home Inspection Manorville: Tree roots can cause foundation cracks and lifted flooring at its worst, so trees this close to the house should be removed, and the stumps ground down so termites don’t have a reason to forage towards your house.We bring a separate full service pest control contractor...
08/05/2022
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