Mike Gillingham's (mjgill1) Blog

My eight year old son asked me the other day about success. "What is success daddy?" Interesting question. I must have been running my mouth to my wife about different perceptions of the topic. I have to admit the question caught me off guard a bit. Fortunately, I think that is when the real trut...

Today I would like to discuss furnace filters with you. As a home inspector that services Cedar Rapids IA and Waterloo/Cedar Falls IA, I see a lot of furnaces on a weekly basis.I think a basic description of the method in which a furnace works is a good place to start.  A furnace heats our home b...

Well, here we are smack dab in the middle of winter. Some of the things we should be thinking of when it comes to the state of our home are our furnace filter that we probably haven't looked at since summer and Carbon Monoxide if we have gas fired appliances. As a home inspector I see these items...

    As promised, today I am going to talk a bit about thermal imaging. As a home inspector that services the Cedar Rapids and the Waterloo/Cedar Falls areas I am happy that I am certified in Thermal Imaging. Thermal imaging allows me to see moisture intrusion long before it becomes visible to the...

   As a Home Inspector that services both the Cedar Rapids and Waterloo/Cedar Falls area I keep very busy. I enjoy my work immensely as I am able to teach people about their new homes during the home inspection. Each home inspection takes between two and three hours depending on the condition of ...