On March 23, 2011 around 5:00 p.m., our house was pummelled by a hail storm in Blair, Nebraska for a solid 15 minutes with mostly golf ball-sized hail or larger. The temperature dropped from 70 degrees to 50. As the hail was falling, it immediately filled the gutters and water/hail ran straight
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03/24/2011
This tract built home in Omaha, Nebraska located near 150th & Maple was built in 2000. I performed the home inspection for the Buyer, who will be the 3rd family to purchase the home. The original owner and current owner apparently never had home inspections and never went in their attic. The B
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03/23/2011
HUGE SAFETY WARNING FOR HOMEOWNERS!!! While performing a home inspection in Glenwood, Iowa, I was checking the A/C sub-box's wiring. I went to put the metal cover back on and the cover hit the lugs, sending sparks flying. Luckily, I had my hands in the reflex position to contract away from the
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03/21/2011
This was a beautiful 3,000+ s.f. home located in Elkhorn, Nebraska. Inspecting the plumbing didn't take long being all of the accessible copper supply lines had been stolen. At least when the thiefs ripped the piping out, they didn't damage the ends and left plenty of line leading over the fini
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03/20/2011
Look closely through this exterior wall and you'll see carpet. While performing this home inspection in Papillion Nebraska, I was checking out the attic area over the garage and to my surprise I could see straight through the exterior wall into the Master Bedroom to the carpeting! This was a ho
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03/18/2011
The home I inspected a week ago in Ceresco, Nebraska had a unique approach to installing a wood stove in the basement. Obviously, the Buyer won't be able to use their main floor fireplace. Retrofits like this make me cautious. It might be safe, but I referred a Certified Chimney Sweep to look
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03/17/2011
When you walked into this Bennington, Nebraska home, the entire back half of the home noticeably sloped downhill. I put a 4' level on the floors and they sunk 1" to 1 1/4" throughout. The front half of the home was level. Exactly where the beam ran from gable end to gable end right down the mi
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03/16/2011
It really doesn't seem to matter what neighborhood these bank owned properties are in. The bank takes over the property and turns off the utilities. In the moist Spring, Summer, and Fall, there's no air conditioners running in these homes to keep the humidity at bay. If the foundation leaks wa
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03/14/2011
This 9 year old 80% efficiency Armstrong Air natural gas forced air furnace with a serpentine heat exchanger has a crack in the heat exchanger. The crack is located in the center of the picture around the bottom half of the eyelet. Luckily for my Buyers, I have the professional HVAC Training, k
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03/13/2011
When a homeowner goes the extra mile to install high-quality items on his home, you expect the items to last. This 9 year old 3,000+ square foot ranch had a mostly brick exterior with steel siding, commercial grade gutters, and a 50-year asphalt composite shingle roof. With the sun's reflection
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03/12/2011
