Nalliah Thayabharan's (expertinspector) Blog

Upgraded PlumbingUpdated plumbing means new bathroom fixtures or new pipes? If it is about new pipes, whether all pipes within the house were replaced or just the accessible supply pipes in the unfinished portion of the basement?  All copper plumbing means the waste piping as well? From the mid 1...

The term “new roof” is confusing in that it implies the new roof covering, the new roof sheathing and new rafters or trusses. The word “new” is rather nebulous as well. “Roof shingles replaced in 2006 or Roof re-shingled in 2006″ is a more accurate description.One person’s idea of a total renovat...

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) in Ontario issued a re-interpretation regarding the scope of the refrigeration and air conditioning trade (including the residential AC trade) that permitted limited access to the electrical panel (for purposes of installing new AC systems).T...

Ontario Power Authority (OPA) Cool Savings Rebate Program will be renewed commencing April 1st, 2007. The rebate offers under the new program have changed somewhat from last year’s program as well as the more recent Hot Savings Rebate Program. The offers under the new Ontario program are as follo...

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced a voluntary recall of 75000 units of VENMAR Heat Recovery Ventilatorsmanufactured by Venmar Ventilation Inc., of Quebec, CanadaThe motors in these units can overheat, posing a fire hazard. Venmar Ventilation has received four reports of venti...

Nalliah Thayabharan, Registered Home Inspector, Member of CAHPI-Ontario and Certified By ASHI, Expert Building Inspections Ltd., Markham ON 905 940 0811 www.expertinspector.comCarbon Monoxide poisoning is the leading cause of poisoning deaths in North America. It accounts for greater mortality an...

By Nalliah Thayabharan Registered Home Inspector. Member of OAHI & CAHPI-Ontario ASHI certified Inspector. www.expertinspector.com Expert Building Inspections Ltd 905 940 0811 There is no single government authority, which provides written certification that any given basement apartment is legal....

By Nalliah Thayabharan, Registered Home Inspector, Member of CAHPI-Ontario and Certified By ASHI, Expert Building Inspections Ltd., Markham ON 905 940 0811 www.expertinspector.comWhen the home buyers are caught up in the speed, drama and pressure of bidding on a home that they may willing to skip...