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My blog is intended to provide information related to home inspections in Seattle, surrounding communities and anyone else interested. Sometimes I will provide information that has nothing to do with home inspections. Enjoy!

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2012 

Kitchen range hoods must vent to the exterior of the home to be fully functional.  Just moving the air from the kitchen is not good enough if it just dumps it into the attic. Kitchen air has moisture in it from cooking---much the same way bathrooms have moisture in the air from bathing.  Kitchens...
11/29/2012
  Many do. Air bypass into the roof structure (attic) is one of the biggest challenges to the home’s roof structure---from the “inside” that is.  Everyone is aware of the damage that can occur from failed roof coverings and roof flashings, but most are not aware of air by-pass issues.  Certainly ...
11/27/2012
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I don't reblog very often but this one by my friend Rene Fabre is just great.  We are in the Google age and as near as I can tell it is a great time to be alive!Consulting Google I like Google. I use their programs often all day long. My favorite browser is Chrome and I use Picasa 3.9 to edit my ...
11/27/2012
It is always interesting to watch the power of advertising in action. Today I want to talk about the advertizing used to support the various guard-guard systems that are available on the market.  Of course if you look at the promotional advertising from all of these companies they will each tell ...
11/25/2012
As a student, math and I didn't get along very well.  I really only understood geometry---all the other types of math were a great mystery to me.  You may have to humor me in my attempt to use math to convince you that human beings as a whole are seriously lacking in more than just math skills. W...
11/24/2012
Everyone knows that the only reason that ActiveRain allows home inspectors on the site is because we provide a level of entertainment that could not be paid for.  Who else is daily going to gross out the reader? Who else is daily going to amaze the reader with the bizarre things that homeowner’s ...
11/23/2012
I think many people have a mistaken idea of just how effective their electronic air cleaners are.  Newly installed and clean, they are very effective at cleaning the air going through your heating system.  Most air cleaners have pre-filters associated with them that catch the large particles in t...
11/23/2012
This post came just in time for Thanksgiving---and I am eternally thankful for that! I got a call the other day from a very nice lady I met at my doctor’s office.  She wanted to talk to me about a water leak on her back deck.  She was having a difficult time figuring out where the water was comin...
11/20/2012
One of the most frustrating things I have to deal with as a home inspector is expensive improvements done to the home---that are done wrong.  In this case we are talking about a brand new roof. It is frustrating because I feel sorrier for the materials than I do for the pocket book of the person ...
11/18/2012
  Time for world famous, coma inducing, cinnamon buns.  Time for eggs over easy, toast and home fries.  Or perhaps pancakes is more our thing.  Or maybe just great coffee and great conversation with some of your ActiveRain buddies is all you really need for breakfast. Whatever---it is time for th...
11/15/2012
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My blog is intended to provide information related to home inspections in Seattle, surrounding communities and anyone else interested. Sometimes I will provide information that has nothing to do with home inspections. Enjoy!

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