dangerous inspection: Upstairs Ceilings Can Bulge For A Reason, Or Many, Many Reasons! - 03/29/13 09:37 PM
When on a home inspection the group goes to the upper level, and when looking around notice a serious bulge in the ceiling drywall, well, upstairs ceilings can bulge for a reason, or many, many reasons! 
Some things surprise even a seasoned home inspector, to whom, people will say, "Gee, you have probably seen everything!"
I can tell you with a straight face that home inspectors will NEVER see everything!  And when we think we have we can be shocked to our cores!
The bulge did not photograph well. 
Some things don't.
But it sure did demand some further investigation!
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dangerous inspection: A Very Sad And Dangerous Inspection - 09/28/11 12:16 AM
I was called on to do a very sad and dangerous inspection.
The homeowner and a local County found me on line and teamed up to hire me to literally condemn a house.  I have never been called on to do that before.  Of course I have no ability or authorization to condemn anything.  But my report can be used by County officials to justify it.
THE STORY - a soft-hearted homeowner hears of a circumstance of an 86 year-old lady, who's husband had recently died, and a doctor has just "opened [her] up to close [her] back up giving [her] … (210 comments)

 
Jay Markanich, Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia (Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC)

Jay Markanich

Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Bristow, VA

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Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC

Address: Bristow VA 20136

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