It is amazing how much stuff people accumulate. Seldom used or items we want to hold on to often wind up being stored in the garage or attic. Month after month stuff collects and gets packed into boxes and stored along walls. It does not take long for the two car garage to become a one car g
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06/15/2014
Sometimes life throws us curve balls when we least expect them. One thing is for sure, we often take our health for granted. Our bodies were designed to perpetuate themselves. However, sometimes the machinery breaks down. I got a text earlier today from one of my inspectors that the machiner
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06/15/2014
Wow! It’s Sunday morning, Father’s Day and Flag Day all rolled in one. Gosh, I wonder if Hallmark has a Happy Father’s Day, Happy Flag Day and YES! You made it through another week; Unfurl your flag; Toot your horn; Kick-back and chill card? Probably not. I could design one and yes, it would
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06/14/2014
Back before and just after the burst of the bubble, builders and developers were throwing up stuff like a cat throws up a fur ball. It was pedal-to-the-metal construction and new construction became my worst nightmare. It was harder to find what was right than what was wrong. I have been
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06/13/2014
With our warm humid summers, some water around a compressor unit is normal as the cooler suction line will cause water to condense and pool around the inlet side of the unit. A lot of water around a compressor unit is not normal. This is an indication that something is wrong. Ice forming
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06/12/2014
Earlier today I read a post from Andrea Swieder about what one can expect from a reputable home inspector. She makes some valid points and I have to commend here for educating her clients. Most do not. I still like to ground folks in the reality of the business by explaining to them that the
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06/11/2014
Needless to say, HVAC systems suck. They are constantly sucking dirt and debris into the air filter. What happens when the air filter gets too clogged? That gets sucked in too. Now all the dirt and debris is being sucked into the unit’s coils or is being distributed throughout your duct work
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06/10/2014
Time. Many articles and books have been written about it. It has been lamented over, wished for, sung about and wasted. Man has tried to leverage it, manipulate it, maximize the use of it and organize it. Time has slipped through our fingers, stood still, moved at a snails pace or flown by. Somet
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06/09/2014
Yesterday was going to be one of those days where I was going to kick back, relax and catch up on some blogging. Well, that was until I stepped out in my sunroom and was looking at a pond that did not have any water. My heart sunk. All I could imagine was peering over the edge to see a bunc
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06/08/2014
15 down - 2 to go. This has been a long week for me. My other inspector is out of town and I am busy catching his work load and mine. However, there comes a time when I have to say No. I have worked very hard in building this business to support 5 other families plus my own. With one of my i
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06/06/2014