Rick McCullough's (alerthome) Blog

Hello Again,, Your Friendly Home Inspector Here.. Rick McCulloughA Tip for Your Sellers From Your Friendly Home Inspector.When your home is scheduled for an inspection please have your clients do a couple of simple but important and very helpful items,, First is the DishwasherEither load only dis...

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A Mother's Dictionary Amnesia: Condition that enables a woman who has gone through labor to make love again. Dumbwaiter: One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert. Family Planning: The art of spacing your children the proper distance apart to keep you on the edge of financial disaster....

 As you might have heard Denver was to get upto 12 inches of snow the past couple of days. What did we get Nada, zip, zilch, Airlines even cancelled flights from the the information the forecasters broadcast. So I thought this would fit the bill in anycase. "10 to 90 Percent chance of Snow, accum...

Tips and Advise when LISTING a property. This is drawn from experience on some of the many 1000's of Home Inspections I have completed here in the Denver area. I have gotten into the habit of asking for and looking at the listing flyer and Disclosure Statement on what is included and the conditio...

Hello, I'm Rick, Rick McCullough, Alert Home Services in Arvada ColoradoYour Friendly Home Inspector Inspecting Along the Front Range and the Denver Metro area. I have been reading lots of Blogs here and decided to open up a Tips Blogs where I plan on writing about simple and easy items Sellers c...

Here's a little video about Bush on Global Warming,, Think you will like it as much as I did. Very informative stuff here to think about. http://www.glumbert.com/media/globalwarmingHope you all laugh as much as I did, Will Farrel is great.Any other good vidoes out there?Enjoy a good laugh and giv...

I find grading problems on almost every home that I inspect. Most flooding will occur in the spring when the ground begins to thaw and spring rain arrives. The grade  is just like a roof on a house. A grade that slopes towards a home can direct water to the home. This can be critical during the w...

The following is a good article about foundation cracking. Cracks in foundation walls, to the untrained eye, are all serious when in fact that is untrue. As a native of the Denver Metro area and very knowledgeable of the expansive soils here it is in the best interest of your client that you have...