- March 31, 2017
Preventative Maintenance
- March
31
2017 - 1839
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The Luke Skywalker of Mold, Fungus, & Rot: Weakness in Your Battle Station (Crawl Space).
Every component of the home is important to examine in a home inspection. However, the one that is most crucial and where I spend a great deal of time is the crawl space and/or foundation. Allow me to get my Star Wars-nerd-on for the rest of this blog. Your crawl space is just like the
- March
- October
31
2016 - 1792
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Water Damage-The Home Owner Scare Champ
Today is Halloween. Cue the music from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960’s slasher/thriller Psycho. Outside of what happens November 8th it’s the scariest day of the year! Later this evening, “TRICK-OR-TREAT” will be heard in neighborhoods all across our America as little ghouls, witches, and spooks hold out their candy bags in search of high fructose corn
- October
- June
5
2016 - 1653
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Don’t Want Mold Gremlins? Make Sure Your Bathroom Ventilation Sucks.
Raise your hand if you like moldy fog? Unless you’re the Toxic Avenger you didn’t raise your hand. I want to make sure you understand the importance of why your bathroom ventilation needs to suck. Let me explain what I’m talking about. What Bathroom Ventilation Is and What It Does Bathroom exhaust fans are designed
- June
- May
8
2016 - 1585
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Air Duct Cruelty- What it is and How to Avoid It
Most Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Manufacturers (HVAC) recommend that their units are serviced once per year by a licensed or certified HVAC contractor. This is important in order to ensure that the equipment is running efficiently and that you get the most years of service from it. Replacing the entire unit can be very
- May
- April
15
2016 - 1871
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Avoid Catching your Home on Fire- Dryer Safety
According the National Fire Protection Agency, Clothes Dryers and Washing Machines accounted for almost 17 thousand house fires in 2010. Those fires resulted in 51 deaths, 380 injuries and 236 million in property damage. The leading cause of these fires was failure to clean the appliance. Think about that. Taking just a few seconds to
- April
- January
16
2016 - 1905
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Homeowner Preventative Maintenance: Changing the HVAC Filter
Owning a home comes with the responsibility of regular home maintenance. One task that is often overlooked is changing the air filter for the HVAC system. HVAC systems should be serviced once a year by an HVAC contractor but changing the air filter is a task that the home owner can do themselves. I inspected
- January
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