Jack Gilleland Home Inspection Services

This deserves as much exposure as possible,  Thanks Jay for bringing this to our attention.After hurricane Katrina there were shortages of various construction materials.  There was too much that needed to be done at one time.  One thing in short supply was drywall.  This immediate need inspired ...

Thought I would put these up before we got more snow tomarrow and I don't venture outside at all.  Our local gov't. decided that they would save some money not salting or scraping the roads untill all the snow fell.  Not sure if that means April or what.  As you can see we've been working on it s...

I just hate it.  It's snowing (3") and I get a call.  Yes it is Sunday, yes I'm doing something other than work, but that doesn't matter.  I tell all my clients that they can call me anytime (sometimes I'm not very bright), anytime at all.  Clients don't call very often, but friends and relatives...

When I was younger I had an Uncle that thought that a clothes hanger was the ultimate tool, the answer to everything that was broken.  Later on that Uncle discovered duct tape and this took the load off my aunts supply of clothes hangers.  Even later in life he discovered flex-duct and the world ...

"I don't understand why a home inspection costs so much?" I hear this so often that I want to record a response and play it back.  Numerous times I have listed costs that are required (yes required) for a good inspector to perform just one inspection.  For a short time (when I first started out) ...

For those of you on the East Coast, bundle up.  I know it is cold already, but last night it was - 13 here, yes that is neg. 13 on my back porch.  Of course, there is some consolation, it is suppose to hit 3 today.  Look at your doors and windows and make sure they are closed tight.  If you have ...

I've been putting together a package for my father, who is in the hospital recovering from a fall, of his Naval Career.  So the first thing I had to do was find his Naval Career.  He actually talked so little of WWII that I had little information to go on.  This blog is a portrait of the ship he ...

Jay Markanich has written an exceptional blog explaining why you need an inspector for new construction.  Code Inspectors don't work for the buyer and even if they do an excellent job, albeit necessary, that job is not what the buyer needs.  Why is there no time to do it right the first time, but...

I've often wondered about the quality of the work done by a contractor at their own home.  Many times after inspecting a situation comedy that passes for a new or recently built home I wish I could find the contractors home and inspect it.  Would the contractor do the same things in his own home ...

I am absolutely amazed.  I was playing around online, looking for some healthy dog treats and I came across a site that had receipes for homemade dog biscuits.  Now my normal sceptisism kicked in, but I figured what have we got to loose. The name of the site is bullwrinkle.com and they have a num...