Servicing High Efficiency Water Heaters Is it time to service your high efficiency water heater? New efficiency standards for water heaters have been set by the Department of Energy and these standards went into effect as of April 16, 2015.…
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Electric Heaters: Are They Safe?
Electric Heaters According to the National Fire Protection Association, heating equipment was responsible for over 50,000 structure fires in 2011. Roughly half of those fires were due to storage of personal items such as curtains and furniture too close to…
Blistering Paint
Blistering Paint: Solving the Problem I was raised in several colonial and Victorian era homes on the New England coast and from the moment my father first taught me how to paint our house, my summers consisted of more hours…
What Are These Black Stains On the Walls?
Eliminate Ghosting in 4 Steps Understanding Ghosting “I have strange black stains on my walls and ceilings and I’m afraid I have a mold problem, can you help?” This request came from a nice older woman who was inquiring…
Water Pressure is Tricky to Understand
Does This House Have Good Water Pressure? A common question that my clients ask during home inspections is: “Does this house have good water pressure?” What they actually want to know is whether the flow from the showerhead will be…
Infrared Cameras for Home Inspection
Using Infrared Cameras on your home inspection What do infrared cameras do? The first thing you need to understand is that infrared cameras are just fancy thermometers; they translate surface temperatures of objects into colors thereby creating an image comprised…
Home Inspections Kill the Deal?
The 3 Most Common Reasons a Home Inspection Kills the Deal One of the many difficult parts of being a home inspector is delivering bad news. Nobody enjoys delivering bad news. But when you are hired to evaluate…
Limited Pre-Inspection?
Are You Considering a Limited Pre-Inspection? With record-low levels of housing inventory, historically low interest rates and swarms of eager buyers in bidding-wars over the same house, getting a home inspection done on a property these days is harder than…
Condominiums: Full Inspection or Interior Only?
Condominium Purchases: Full Inspection or Interior Only? Knowledge You Need When Buying a Condo: Buying real estate involves risk. The purpose of a home inspection is to help you, as a home buyer, reduce that risk by providing perspective on…
Liability of Buried Oil Tanks
Buried Oil Tanks A hidden liability? On a scale of good to bad, buying a house with an abandoned and leaking oil tank falls distinctly onto the bad side of the ledger. The good news: properties with tanks in…
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