home inspections: The Inside Of Your Gas Fireplace Should Never Be Wet!
- 01/10/14 01:30 AM
One of our Active Rain Friends, raised a very important part for your personal, home and fireplace safety regarding possible signs of moisture penetration from your gas fireplace chimney. Thanks Jay for the excellent tips as usual. Before I turn it on, I always look inside the glass front of a gas fireplace and the inside of your gas fireplace should never be wet!
Outside the house, a gas fireplace chimney flue should look something like this. It would be metal, protrude from the siding, and not melt the siding around it. It is connected directly to the fireplace flue. … (4 comments)
home inspections: Follow The Clues
- 02/28/12 04:29 AM
Once again, we are sharing a post by one of our favourite Home Inspectors (sorry to say that Jay is not here in Greater Victoria). the tips and suggestions Jay makes in his excellent post about following the clues, is all about being aware as to what may be the cause of issues and potential problems in you current home and or the one that you are considering buying. If you are planning to buy and or sell a property in Greater Victoria Area, please contact Peter and Linda Pfann, and we will provide you with all the best possible clues … (0 comments)
home inspections: Wood Pellet Stove Chimney - Up Periscope!
- 02/24/12 07:20 AM
Wood Stoves and Pellet Stoves are Very Popular in and around Greater Victoria, so when I came across this Pfunny yet very scary post by one of our favourite Home inspectors I had to share it with our Greater Victoria Readers...... The issues with this particular property were pretty obvious, but often times, it is not so easy to find out how "creative" some well intended Handy Men (or women) go about making "improvements" Our Motto with Buying a Home..... "If in Doubt Check It Out" Have a good chuckle reading this great article, and be sure to Talk To Peter … (0 comments)
home inspections: "We Won't Fix Anything Unless It's A Code Violation"
- 08/14/11 06:50 AM
Buying a new home and property inspections seem to be a HOT, topic lately, and the question is always, should we even bother.......? Well, once again we turned to our (online) resident Property Inspector "Jay".... and let hime show you just a few issues that he discovered on a recent new home inspection...... In simple terms, if you are buying a home....... HAVE IT INSPECTED, by a reputable local property inspector..... the money you spend may be the difference between a Pfanntastic Home or a pile of burned out rubble, do you really want to take the risk...... In all things … (1 comments)
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