Winterize Your Home – Protect Your Real Estate Investment

Here are some common sense tips and advice of things to do prior to the winter season arriving. It is better to be snuggled up in front of your fireplace once old man winter arrives, rather than rushing around repairing items that some fall maintenance would have...

Spring Maintenance for Your Home

Spring is just around the corner and it is time to start planning those maintenance jobs that will prevent damage from occurring around your home.  This is known as preventive maintenance and is a yearly event. A good way to start is to go out to the curb and take a...

Eave Troughs – Winter Maintenace

Eave Troughs – Care and Maintenance   Winter and eave troughs – This is where most home designers fail to take winter into consideration when designing homes.   Most home owners buy homes in the Spring, Summer and Fall, and never think about their homes eave troughs...

Attic Ventilation – Protect Your Home

Attic Ventilation – Protect Your Home   Ice on your roof or shingles curling, look no further, your attic needs proper ventilation. As a home inspector, one of the most common problems I find is improper or inadequate attic ventilation.   According to building code...

Moisture – The Un-seen Enemy In Your Home

Every week I receive calls from people asking for advice of information about wall movement, drywall cracks and humps in floors. Usually I try and answer these questions on the phone although some people are quite insistent that I visit their home to see for myself....