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This is the first blog I have done in a long time, but the situation I face is one all inspectors face daily and I had this come up again today when a realtor called me regarding a home inspection I did last weekend. The buyers of a house in Valley Stream, NY chose not to purchase the house after...
10/04/2013
Foundation problems can be tricky to diagnose, and some people get very afraid when they hear that the foundation needs evaluation and repair. Sometimes it is an easy repair, and other times it can be difficult. In this case, the walls on two sides of this house were bulged inwards, and this was ...
09/17/2012
Some people like to finish off their garage into living space, and here is one I recently inspected in Port Jefferson, NY on Sunday. Looks great right? Well almost right. As you can see the hallway shrinks in width once you get down the stairs, and is less than 36 inches, so I doubt there is a C....
09/16/2012
I bought an epoxy floor coating kit from a company called U-Coat-it, and this is the result. It is a glass-like surface that will not be affected by leaking vehicles, oil, gas, etc. It was quite a lot of work, and the prep work is the hardest and most important part. This was a newly poured floor...
09/16/2012
I performed an inspection yesterday in East Hampton in a large house that was recently fitted with 3 new skylights, two of which were quite large themsleves - 30 by 30 inches. The sellers were very happy with the job until I asked them a few questions. The first one was 'Why was the ceiling in pe...
09/05/2012
Meticulous Home Inspection Corp. is EPA certfied to perform lead based paint testing in NYC, and on Long Island. This certification requires refresher courses every 3 years, and it is not cheap to keep this certification. I also attended a lead safe work practices class to learn what the contract...
09/05/2012
Many recessed light fixtures like this one have a 'warning - risk of fire' tag stating that these fixtures not be covered with insulation, and a 3 inch gap should exist around these fixtures. While all UL listed hi hat cans have thermal overload protection, the tag states that the risk of fire do...
09/05/2012
After leaving a hardware store the other day, I approached two guys getting into a work van that had a well known local name on the side of the van, and knowing they are established and properly licensed, I asked if I could speak with them. I asked how the new "lead-safe work practice' law has af...
08/14/2012
Many people renovate their houses without permits, and do things that can cause serious safety issues. For example. adding a closet where one did not exist previously comes to mind. I see service panels that are difficult to remove the cover from due to a closet that was added during a renovation...
08/14/2012
When you say Craigslist to some people, you get a negative reaction, and others a positive reaction. I have gotten spectacular deals on building materials on Craigs. My most recent find was a guy in the Hamptons who got screwed by a local contractor out there, and he had a pile of 90 sheets of pl...
08/10/2012
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