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Home Inspector - Superior Home Inspections - Greater Albuquerque Area - InterNACHI 10041206

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2012 

Lots of times attics in homes are a place that people store "stuff"... but your contractor doesn't get to use it for a dumping place! I recently done an inspection on an older home that had just been upgraded with a new, efficient A/C system. It worked great, but when I went up into the attic to ...
11/29/2012
Why do Home Inspectors climb up on the roofs during an inspection? It is acceptable to view from the eaves by ladder, or in some cases by binocular from the ground! I actually like to walk on the roof surface unless I deem it unsafe for me or the roof surface. I will not walk on clay tiles, or ev...
11/23/2012
November 9th 10th 11th of 2012 23 Years of “ROCKIN’ RIBS - HELPIN’ KIDS” Vinoy Park,  701 Bayshore Drive NE, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701   This three day charity fundraiser helps a variety of youth oriented causes.  Ribfest features the best BBQ ribbers in the world, national touring bands pla...
11/10/2012
  Well we made it! I set out on Monday thinking about what songs were written for the days of the week, I was surprised to see that there were many for each day of the week! So, I posted some of the lyrics here and let you guys see if you could guess the name and artist. Thanks to you all that w...
11/08/2012
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    Wow, not too many songs about Thursday, but I found a few... can you guess them?     1.  "Something about me stood apart, A whisper of hope that seemed to fail, Maybe I'm born right out of my time, Breaking my life in     two" 2. "Shake your head and rattle your brain, Make you act just a bi...
11/07/2012
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    Here we go... can you name the songs relating to Wednesday by seeing the lyrics? Monday and Tuesday were fun.... so waddya say? How many can you get?       1. "I can hear the soft breathing, Of the girl that I love, As she lies here beside me     Asleep with the night, And her hair, in a fin...
11/06/2012
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  I thought it would be fun to see how many songs I could think of about Tuesdays, did Monday yesterday... hopefully we get some more interest! Tuesday songs are a little more thin except for the obvious! No cheating, do you know these songs by seeing the lyrics?       1. "I'm looking at myself,...
11/05/2012
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      I thought it would be fun to see how many songs I could think of about Mondays... No cheating, do you know these songs by seeing the lyrics?         1. "Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee     That Monday evening you would still be here with me." 2. "The silicon chip insid...
11/04/2012
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No, this post is not about some handyman that built a room onto the back of his house. It is about a new addition to my family! My oldest son and daughter-in-law gave me my third grandchild on Halloween night!!   Meet Judah, born 10/31 at 9:35PM... 7lbs 14oz.    He already is looking around... I ...
11/02/2012
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Most of the time when I am doing an inspection, even if the house is pristine clean and the house is in good condition, the showers are something that is always a tell tale. I mean, that's where we go to cleanse our bodies right? I have seen some that I would not step into to save my life!   I wa...
11/02/2012
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