Inspector Mike's Blog

Is that politically correct? Just wanted to share this with those of you that may have small children. Plus I'll bet that most people are not aware that these toilets are availible. Now if you have guest over you may want to let them see this before they get up in the middle of the night to use i...

One of the best compliments that I have ever received was from a Realtor. He said "Mike is NOT like Chicken Little". I guess what he was saying was that when I report something and /or explain something to a client, I do not make it sound like the sky is falling. That is one of the advantages of ...

Before you jump the gun and start looking for the bad drywall called out in these  article: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/11946/chinese-drywall-toxic-2.html http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/case/chinese-drywall-problems.html?ref=article11946 http://www.bizjournals.com/southflo...

Home inspection ‘defects' may not necessarily be so. Some of the time those defect should be listed as recommendations rather than defects. One important thing that most individuals that perform home inspections, Home Inspectors, Architects, Professional Engineers, etc., forget is that an install...

In 2006 The state of Ohio adopted The Residential Code of Ohio (RCO). All homes now have to meet this minimum standard. Even if there is no building department where you live. In areas with no building department builders and re-modelers do not realize that they must meet these minimum standards....

On the 29th of June 2007 I post information about corrugated stainless-steel tubing also known as CSST.  In case the link does not work: http://activerain.com/blogsview/135061/CSST-lawsuit The Columbus Dispatch had an article on this product on Sunday February 8th 2009. http://www.dispatch.com/li...

 UNDERSTANDING NEW HOME INSPECTIONS IN OHIO   Inspecting new homes in Ohio requires an understanding of the 2006 Residential Code of Ohio (RCO). When selecting someone to inspect your new home you may want to ask the Home Inspector if they have any of the certifications offered by The State of Oh...

If you want to learn and understand truss construction may I suggest that you join the Structural Building Components Association. If you are doing new home construction inspections and do not know this information you ARE not doing a good inspection. You will find no better information on trusse...

Here is a resent recall of a do-it-yourself book.   Faulty Instructions Prompt Recall of Electrical Wiring How-to-Books by The Taunton Press; Shock Hazard to Consumers Wiring a House, 3rd Edition and Wiring Complete, Expert Advice from Start to Finish Instructional Books    Home improvement store...

If you live in Oregon you may want to read the following article: http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/902148-35/story.csp From the atricle: ""The measure recognizes that people are already doing it (without a permit) - and doing it in an American tradition. It's kind of like tossi...