home inspection: Are you "Ready for inspection"?
- 03/13/09 02:58 PM
From routine maintenance, to detecting conditions that could signify the need for major repairs, there are many simple steps your seller can take ahead of time to prepare their home for a professional home inspection. In addition, on the day of the inspection, attention to a few details can go a long way to ensuring that everything goes smoothly. DISCLOSURES Disclose past catastrophes such as fires or floods Provide building permits and plans for any major renovations Disclose any work that was completed without the proper permits Provide invoices and warrantees for major improvements, termite treatments, roofs, furnaces, air conditioning, … (9 comments)
home inspection: Protect your A/C from dogs........oh and humans too
- 03/13/09 02:32 PM
Yes you need to protect your a/c condensor compressor unit (outdoor section) from dogs. Mans best friend is an air conditioners worst enemy. We all know dogs lift their legs and urinate on things to mark their territory. What most of us don't know is that the urine is acidic and very harmful to the metal components on your a/c unit. The acid in the dogs urine will cause corrosion and possible major damage to the metals on the unit, especially the softer metals, like the aluminum fins and copper coils. I have come across many a/c units where the … (2 comments)
home inspection: Keeping your poker face on.
- 04/01/08 02:36 PM
One of the things you must learn when doing home inspections is to keep a good poker face for your client. After all, it is what it is. Very few defects found or reported on at a home inspeciton are not repairable, and most are. Over the years I think I have gotten pretty good at keeping my poker face. I have to admit though, it was not easy on this inspection.
Yes that is a foundation.....or what is left of it. This is a view of the foundation from a crawlspace. The wheel you see is on the ride on mower … (11 comments)
home inspection: I always wondered how they got there????
- 03/21/08 03:16 PM
I do a lot of inspections of waterfront bulkheade properties. I see bulkheaders making repairs and building new bulkheads all the time. The houses ar quite close together so most of the excavation has to be done from a barge. I always wondered how they got the barge to the house. I was lucky enough to be doing a bulkhead inspection when one came around a bend getting pushed by....what looked like a tin can that had a large deisel engine. Took some pics. … (4 comments)
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