Shawn Snow's (ssnow) Blog

  Over the last several  inspections i have done lately I seem to find on most homes the vegetation / plants around the exterior are climbing up the home or just planted so close that they are in contact with the structure.   I realize that these plants are pleasing to the eye , but they are actu...

 I had a inspection yesterday for a client and was checking the heating system and ducts, the home owner was there and i had asked when was the last time the unit was serviced after not seeing any evidence of prior servicing dates on the exterior of unit. His  response was " we have never had a p...

  I just wanted to say how many houses I see daily in whatcom county and sudden valley area that have moss growing on the roof and siding ! Moss does thousands of dollars in damage to homes and is quite easy for the average joe to maintain. Just on my block  90 % need treatment before major damag...