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2017
As soon as I saw the dryer vent hood I thought it was clogged.Why? It isn't the proper exhaust hood for a dryer vent that discharges through the roof.That vent is made for a bathroom or kitchen.Aside from being the wrong kind of dryer vent hood, it is perched way up on the roof (that picture is t...
05/05/2017
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Electric panel box access, or not.During a home inspection it is important to be able to get to everything.The idea is to inspect systems and components!Not only could I not get near to the electric panel box in this garage, but could barely get AROUND the garage!The furnace and water heater were...
05/03/2017
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Historic house and moving brick.When I first saw the brick work on this historic 1808 townhouse in Alexandria, Virginia I was concerned. Movement and bulging was immediately evident.The movement was a broad bulge that began between the two windows, and proceeded from top to bottom.The cement lin...
05/01/2017
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