When is a vent a vent but not a vent? Not trivia, just the facts. When inspecting homes for Desert Sun Home inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico. There seems to be one re occurring theme with builders and home owners that want to do the "Do it yourself jobs". More commonly known in the Real Estate
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03/10/2014
When plumbers fail the inspection. In many cases of "The plumbers were here and the new plumbing has been installed". "The homes plumbing was upgraded last year". That was a good thing since the old plumbing was the old galvanized piping and fittings. The new plumbing is the PEX style plumbing wh
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03/10/2014
Uncle Bob at his finest. Roof inspection and the failings. On this roof inspection for the buyers of this home. There was a concern for leaks, "Make sure to inspect the roof pipes and venting to see if there are going to be any issues". After just a minute on the roof I could see there was a lot
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03/08/2014
No electrical upgrade. There is no way. Seller standing firm. I was warned by the Realtor about this home. "The seller says they are not going to do any electrical upgrades no matter what you find. They feel the home is listed at such a low asking price they shouldn't have to upgrade anything". T
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03/08/2014
The pregnant wall. And the inspector is not the cause. There are times when us inspectors run into things that really need more expertise than we can deliver. Case in point. This looks like the typical kitchen with the frige sitting there ready to be used. All good so far until I make a discovery
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03/07/2014
Where do you start with the issue on this home. Shaking my head. There are times when I have to stand back and take a deep breath and try to find the words to install in my report. I can hear the conversation already. "I want a garage". But we have a carport honey, that's not the same. "I know, I
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03/06/2014
Water will flow uphill. Common sense missing. As inspectors inspect homes. We find issues that are not quite right. In many cases we are dumbfounded by what we find to the point we want to stare at the issue in disbelief. This was the case at a home inspection last month in Roswell New Mexico. Wh
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03/05/2014
More than meets the eye. What we can't see. Many of my followers with this post knows we at Desert Sun Home Inspections in Carlsbad New Mexico now offer a 90 day warranty along with a Recallchek for the appliances in the home. What's the catch you say? The 90 day warranty is just that. A 90 day w
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03/04/2014
What is wrong with my steps. The buyer wants them fixed. At Desert Sun Home inspections in Carlsbad, New Mexico I try and be very fair when it comes to inspecting a home for a buyer. I know that there are certain minor things the buyer is going to take care of. Then there are these things that ne
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03/03/2014
She say's I need 100%, I say you can't have it. Draw inspection Hobbs, New Mexico. At this draw inspection in Hobbs New Mexico, the borrower asked me to give her 100% showing in the reports back to the lender that the home was finished. But the home was not finished. She told me the home would be
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02/28/2014
