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2010 

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When one hires a professional to perform work on their home, one would thus expect the work to be done professionally with competence and care. Oh yes and for a fair price. Yet this is not what always happens. Sometimes professionals perform their jobs like trained chimps, demonstrating no skill ...
12/16/2010

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  James Quarello2010 SNEC-ASHI PresidentNRSB #8SS0022JRV Home Inspection Services, LLC To find out more about our other high tech services click on the links below: Learn more about our Infrared Thermal Imaging & Diagnostics services. Learn more about our home energy audits, the Home Energy Tune...
12/15/2010

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The title conjures up images of a man with blood and other assorted body fluids on his white coat. Now imagine that same man kneading a loaf of bread. Not an appetizing thought. Tradesman will at times do jobs that would actually be another tradesman job. They do this basically to get the job don...
12/14/2010

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I recently did an inspection where right away I noticed the beautiful new copper flashing on both chimneys. Copper seems so regal. It makes you believe that a quality job has been done and this must be an expensive home. And usually that is the case. But does the job and material stand up under c...
12/12/2010

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Fireplaces seem to be a desirable feature and many homes in Connecticut have at least one. Wood and pellet stoves are becoming increasingly more common place as an alternative to the fireplace. Some of these stoves are installed into the fireplace opening. I very often see problems with a stove t...
12/11/2010

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The invention of tape has to be one of the monumental moments in human history. Think about it; what did people do before there was tape. Messy old glue has been around for millennia, but how did people wrap Christmas gifts or more importantly fix things around the house before tape. Could you im...
12/10/2010

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30 years is a long time. It seems like only yesterday that morning I was lying in bed listening to the radio, procrastinating getting up to go to school. My bed was so nice and warm in the dusky blanket of that early December morning. When I heard the announcer say that John Lennon was dead I was...
12/08/2010

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A few days ago I wrote about a phone call I received from a past client regarding a heating issue. She had an energy audit performed by in the hopes it would help resolve her problem. Instead the company that performed the audit and the other companies that followed, tried to seller her equipment...
12/07/2010

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Every year when the weather turns cold they come; the attic rains. Sure as the heats on, water will be dripping in someone's attic. Nor is this a once in a blue moon event, but a regular cold weather phenomenon. The reasons for an attic rain forest can be several; Over humidification inside the h...
12/06/2010

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The stove or range has to be one of the most important appliances in the home. Without a stove you would be left to eating Spam and other kinds of precooked canned glop. Yum, yum! What I find, actually quite often, is stove tops with what I would call a cooking restriction. No it's not some type ...
12/05/2010
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