ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2013
Book ‘Em Danno. Breaking the law when it comes to your home. There you are with hammer in hand then out of the shadows you hear a voice “Drop that hammer and put your hands on the wall… NOW”. The authority comes up and grabs one of your hands and throws a cuff on it. Then the owner of the voic...
11/26/2013
Your window desiccant is a now doggy doo, Trouble in Vinyl Windows. Building material manufacturers are always looking for ways to get better materials out at a cheaper price, one such building material is your windows, and sometimes cheap is just that. Seeing that on a construction project t...
11/14/2013
When Lightning Strikes- Whole house Surge protection Surge protection devices (SPD), surge suppressors, transient-voltage surge suppressors (TVSS), lightning arrestors and such are devices that are designed to limit excess energy from the electrical system to provide protection of ...
11/11/2013
Weatherproofing Commercial Buildings- Sealants and Adhesives Performing commercial inspection is quite a bit different than Residential Home Inspections. Systems are bigger and usually a bit more complex. The clients objective are bit different also and for the most part they have less personal...
11/09/2013
Pre-punched - Phase inspection of window Installations I do several phase inspection a year. I will look at installations of the various components of the home and perform in essence quality control. During a recent phase inspection of a new construction I saw the contractor installed the win...
11/04/2013