dryer installation: The Most Dangerous Appliance In Your House - 11/10/09 12:06 PM
What do you think it is?  The microwave?  Toaster?  Hot tub?  Computer (for lots of reasons...)?
Actually, it is none of the above.
The most dangerous appliance in your house may be your dryer!
Think about it.  Dryer fires cost Americans as much as $100 million annually!  They result in almost 50,000 fires that require the fire department, and average 400 injuries and 15 fatalities - annually.  They cause more fires than electrical problems.  And 81% of them happen in residential homes. (1)  That is dangerous!
Most dryer fires are reported in the laundry room.  In the olden days, that meant … (22 comments)

dryer installation: How To Eat An Elephant - 02/04/09 08:32 PM
Sometimes when I am outside the house with a client we see indicators of what may be a problem once we get inside.  Such was the case on this particular house.
Outside along the rear of the house, a driveway had been added years after the house was constructed.  The bricks at that location were disturbed, sagging, the mortar had been patched, apparently more than once, and water was pooling next to the foundation. 
Once we got inside, and after moving some artfully arranged (hiding a problem?) boxes, this is what I found!
Yes, that is poly-foam!  And only a portion … (17 comments)

 
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Jay Markanich

Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

Bristow, VA

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Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC

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