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2011
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Chelan Home Inspections- Duct and cover As home inspectors one of the items that we seem to find frequently is poor dryer ducting. This usually has couple main reasons, the ducting is inaccessible or in a place that no one has ventured in many years and everyone seems to be very familiar with th...
01/30/2011
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Wenatchee Home Inspections- House Moving Ever wonder what happens when a house gets moved? This is the ultimate recycling project. It is estimated you could save 10-15 old growth trees or about a 100 new growth by moving a house. Here is a home that has been moved in Wenatchee Washington. It weig...
01/29/2011
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Wenatchee Home Inspector- Do I measure up? Square footage is a funny subject and can be interpreted in different ways. As home and structural pest inspectors we only usually generalize this measurement for our reporting purposes. I have been asked can I give an accurate square footage of a home. ...
01/21/2011
Chelan and Wenatchee Home Inspections- In Hot Water The CPSC (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) estimates each year, approximately 3,800 injuries and 34 deaths occur in the home due to scalding from excessively hot tap water. Most of these accidents involve the elderly and children under...
01/19/2011
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Chelan Home Inspections- Built in Beetles While doing a home inspection I came across fairly extensive amount of beetle damage from Buprestid beetles. This usual happens when the wood has not been kiln dried which can kill the grub. Buprestid beetle lay their eggs in the bark of fir an...
01/17/2011
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Wenatchee Home Inspection- Water and Ice Winter has gripped the Entiat valley transforming it into a winter paradise. Winter is always a beautiful time of year in the valley. Ice is one of nature's greatest marvels; along with water it can transform mountain ranges in mere r...
01/17/2011