Plumbers take another route. As I looked at this bar sinks water supply lines, I thought how easy it would have been to run the lines the right way. I mean how hard could it have been? It seems as often as I inspect a home, the more and more of Uncle Bob's work I see. But in this case, the plumbi
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06/29/2012
Furnace install, what were they thinking? During a recent home inspection, I ran across this furnace that was installed in the attic. The home was built in 2008 and was really built well. Too bad the plumber and the mechanical contractors were not thinking along those lines. Here is the furnace h
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06/27/2012
Don't take your family's life into your own hands. It happens everyday. Some where some how some one takes the batteries out of a "chirping smoke detector". Don't take your family's life into your own hands. Too often while performing home inspections I see this, I guess the home owner wants to s
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06/26/2012
They moved out when? A look at days gone by. I was coming back from a inspection when I happened by the place. I could only imagine the stories it could tell. All I could think of Rob Thomas in Bristol Tennessee. He do'es a lot of barns and homes from days gone by. Sorry Rob I had to use the line
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06/24/2012
WARNING NREIS, or Secure Lending Services Hello every one. I have a really good friend in need. NREIS has been holding payments for another Active Rain member. If there is anyone who has a number for Kathy to call then e-mail her with the info. I don't re-post ever. This is my very first one. I
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06/24/2012
It's Saturday, why don't we go to the drive in for a show? Here in Carlsbad, New Mexico we have a drive in theater. Yep, just like the ones you used to go to with the family back in the day. Or should I say back in the evening when it was about to get dark. Here in Carlsbad, we have a drive in Th
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06/23/2012
All heating and A/C contractors should be held accountable. It seems that recently I have seen a spike in the number of heating and air conditioning installs. Everyone wants to save energy, but at what cost. How about the safety of the tenants of the home? Why is it the contractors who perform th
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06/17/2012
Permits, electricians and inspectors. What's next? When the electrical is upgraded in a home, you would think that the electrician would make sure the work is right so it will pass inspection by the electrical inspector. In this case neither did the right job. Did the electrician know the permit
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06/17/2012
Home inspections in Chaves county New Mexico. Attic safety. There are a lot of different types of attic's that can be in a home. In this inspection I found a "KNEE WALL ATTIC". This attic was not protected from the invasion of children. Children are inquisitive. They will check out things even w
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06/11/2012
Uncle Bob at it again. ARGH. I have yet to receive a comment or even a letter from "Uncle Bob". I see once again he was hard at work in the city of Artesia, New Mexico He really needs to go to some classes on how to run plumbing and electrical. Not to mention all the rest of the trades he thinks
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06/10/2012
