Dan Edward Phillips's (danedwardphillips) Blog

Are you considering a 'remodel' of your current home?  Is it an older home?  Is it a two-story home? The place to first focus your attention is the stairway to the second floor.  'Raise' and 'Run' are two very important measurements for stairways.  Steep stairs are not steep; they have a short ru...

If the replacement of an outside stairway is in your future, think about adding a landing.  A landing is just an area to stand in as you open the door and enter the home. I have viewed several older homes recently that had steps to a secondary entrance built without a landing.  The lack of a land...

Living in this coastal area of California has many advantages, one is no snow or cold weather in the winter.  That fact makes it much easier to prepare your property for sale in the spring! If you will be placing your home on the market for sale in the spring, take a good look at your lawn now.  ...

A very interesting post to read on the subject of 'collar ties'.  Many homes in this area built years ago are missing them.  Thank you to James Quarello of JRV Home Inspection Services, LLC in Wallingford, CT for the post.  Please leave comments on James original post. As the days fall away neari...

This was a very good post on the subject of 'squeaky floors' and possible repairs to fix them.  Thank you to David Artigliere, Home Inspector in Collegeville, PA for the post.  Please leave comments on David's original post. Squeaky Floors Screamed Trouble at Home Inspection (Malvern)   Earlier t...

This is an excellent post on the subject of 'double tapping' of circuit breakers.  Reuben Saltzman of Structure Tech Home Inspections in Minneapolis provides very important information.  Please leave comments on Reuben's original post. Double tapped circuit breakers are one of the most common ele...

A post that contains excellent input on the subject of cloths dryer installation.  Thank you to Donald Hester of NCW Home Inspections, LLC in Wenatchee, WA for the post.  Please leave comments on Donald's original post. I would say the majority of us have a dryer in our home. But all too often I ...

This post contains excellent information on the subject of aluminum wiring in a home.  Thank you to James Quarello of JRV Home Inspection Services, LLC in Wallingford, CT for providing the post.  Please leave comments on James original post.In life there are many times through out the day when de...

This post provides excellent input on a home maintenance item often over looked.  Thank you to Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina in Charlotte, North Carolina for the post.  Please leave comments on Preston's original post. Charlotte home inspector Preston Sandlin was inspecting a home o...

This post has some very interesting input on a new type of Radon Testing System.  Thank you to Justin Nickerson of Nickerson Home Inspections in Vancouver, Washington.  Please leave comments on Justin's original post. Nickelsen Home Inspections, LLC is proud to announce that we are now offering t...