Do you need a Prenuptial Agreement with your Inspector? While Home Inspectors are often accused of being in bed with their agents, I for one, hope that is never really the case. Likewise, being in bed with one’s buyer should also be avoided. The Pre-Inspection Agreement is a little bit like a
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03/31/2012
Some woods are naturally rot resistant---like black locust and the heart wood of redwood and cedar. Other more readily available woods can be made rot resistant by treating them with creosote---as has historically been done with telephone poles and railroad ties. Part of the ambiance of fooli
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03/29/2012
There has been a ton of confusion around implementation of requirements for installation of Carbon Monoxide Detectors in homes in Washington State. Given the near total agreement for their necessity, I find it a little odd that there is still so much confusion. I finally got to the bottom of th
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03/26/2012
I cannot begin to fathom the motives that led to someone doing what they did. In the end, it most certainly would come down to something like, “Because they could.” Not knowing the “story,” in no way diminishes the effect of discovering what was done. The amazement, the laughter---that deep ti
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03/25/2012
Like most of us I am sure, I wish that I had a better understanding of how the mind of Google works. We have all been taught the importance of keywords, keyword stuffing and the importance of titles in having your information found by the search engines. I got a glimpse into the mind of Google
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03/23/2012
Because water runs down hill, it is important that the electrical service wire from the street have a loop in it just before it attaches to the home or service mast. This loop, commonly called a “drip loop” provides a place for water to drip off when water runs down the wire. Without a proper d
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03/21/2012
This building is a multiple unit Condominium. The Unit that I inspected is on the top floor---its deck is visible at the top center of the picture. Certainly at this height the deck guard/barriers had better be adequate. Of course when this deck was built the spacing between the vertical met
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03/18/2012
The title of this post reminds me of an old Beatle song. At a recent inspection, of a vacant 3 unit apartment building, I had keys to all three units except the top unit---2-1/2 stories above the ground. Not wanting to have to go back to the building at a later date---which would have incurred
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03/16/2012
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