Salem, Oregon Home Inspection Blog

Since the first of August of 2010 some major changes have happened regarding wood stoves and what  needs to happen to them during a real estate transaction. Just like the wonderful smoke detector laws (ORS 479.297) the new wood stove rules will be one of the few requirements that sellers will ne...

Written by:  Jim Allhiser  President/Inspector No this post is not actually about belly button lint but it is about a potential fire hazard in most homes. The consumer product safety commission estimated that in 1998 clothes dryers were associated with 15,600 fires, which resulted in 20 deaths a...