Sometimes inspectors find examples of construction where either the cart is ahead of the horse, or where the cart is actually on the horse. As you can see in the following picture we have a very nice outdoor fireplace---open on three sides with a patio all around. I can only guess that the new
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05/30/2012
One can “hope” that this nice entryway is just not finished yet, but then again it has been this way for quite some time. Forget the building code for a moment, and think about this high use area and then you decide whether you think there should be a Guard at the drop-off into the stairwell.
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05/29/2012
I am pretty certain that all of the Active Rain inspectors have, at one time or another, posted about bathroom exhaust vents terminating in attics. When we first started installing mechanical ventilation in bathrooms, the requirements for where they terminated, merely stated that they needed to b
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05/23/2012
Nope---what the listing info says is of little interest to me except as it might pertain to my buyer being misinformed or even mislead. Now, while I will let lots of what makes a bedroom a bedroom by current standards slide in older homes, egress is not one of them. There is a long list of thi
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05/21/2012
In the following picture on the left, you should be able to see a little area of different texture. If it does not jump out at you take a look at the picture on the right where I have outlined the area in red. This is indicative of something. It is indicative of where a support post has been
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05/20/2012
While there are some site considerations that happen around the home on the ground, the inspection process starts in earnest on the roof. If there is a chimney that extends through the roof, the chimney will be inspected at that time. Here is a picture of a chimney on a recent inspection.
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05/18/2012
I inspect LOTS of showers---no big deal---and this is not the first time I have found this particular defect. When I find this particular installation at a home one would generally assume it was a homeowner remodel. I can imagine the remodeler finding a tub at “Second Use” or on E-bay that wa
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05/13/2012