What the heck is with an old furnace anyway? Man – they built them to last for – FREAKING – ever in the 1970′s. I guess they figured that gas would always be cheap and that new technology would pass furnaces by. Well – not true. A furnace built in 1970 was about 60%-65% efficient [...]
Summary of Article Throughout our 6 years inspecting properties in the Springfield Missouri area, we have found many homes where we have recommended a moisture barrier be installed in the crawlspace. However, many people don’t realize what a moisture barrier is, what function it performs, or when to use one effectively. These are excellent questions [...]
A home inspection is a very in-depth visual inspection of the accessible components of a property for the purpose of assessing their condition. This means that home inspectors don’t see through walls, but are highly trained to evaluate all visible clues of defects in a property that can be harmful. Read more to find out some of the things that make a home inspection worth the investment.
Summary I frequently run into situations where I am asked to provide information that is out of the scope of a traditional home inspection. Things that specialists do. Yet it seems that there is a grey line as to where that is and what that means. This grey line exists for those of us who [...]
I finished school as a home inspector in May of 2003. There were so many things they teach you in such a short amount of time. Water heater good, roof leak bad, me make fire (but never on an inspection . Now, I am unique as a home inspector for many reasons, but one is [...]
