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My blog discusses various items I see on a daily basis while performing home inspecions. I hope you find it interesting and educational. Sometimes I will blog on personal stories and interests also. I hope you will see the value of a professional home inspection. Be safe out there. You can contact my calling center at 888-7-PILLAR to schedule a home inspection.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
Part of being a good home inspector is being familiar with recalls.  One such recall is listed below. AFCI breakers were instituted for safety beginning in 2002 and are required in bedroom circuits.  They provide protection against arcs, which could lead to scorching, overheating and fires.  They...
03/02/2009
You might have a roof leak if...   ...your shingles and roofing paper are torn up, damaged and missing.   ...your shingles are overlapped improperly and there are exposed nails that essentially just put a bunch of holes in your roof.   ...if you have a big huge stain on the ceiling with high mois...
02/18/2009
There are some items in condos that separates them from a normal single family residence home inspection.  One of those items has to do with the picture below.  Can you guess what it is?   Okay, I admit it, this is a tough one, especially when you're just looking at the picture and weren't on-sit...
02/12/2009
Sometimes there are certain things we find during a home inspection that just "cries" out for our services.   The roof was definitely crying out for some repair.     The tree was defintely crying out for some more room.  How dare that house creep up on it like that!     And I don't know what they...
02/10/2009
Stairs are always a concern during a home inspection because they are one of the most likeliest places for an accident or injury to occur.  An important aspect of safety are the hand rails.  Hand rails are needed so you can grasp on to something in case you lose your balance.  Having lived in 2-s...
02/10/2009
Have you ever heard of a bollard?  Probably not.  Don't feel ashamed, you're one of millions of Americans that simply are in the dark on the subject.  It's actually a very rare Northeast African bird... just kidding. Maybe the picture below will help you?   Okay, that was a trick, I admit it.  Th...
01/29/2009
There are so many items that are looked at when Pillar To Post performs a home inspection. Some are major and some are informational or suggestions.  We don't expect that everything on our home inspection will be taken care of immediately, but we want to provide a list that one can go through and...
01/23/2009
Below are some nice and looooooonnnnnnnnnnnnngggggg stairs to get to a house.   Of course safety is always the first concern on our minds during a home inspection.  Can you imagine walking down these stairs and losing your balance?  That would be disastrous.  Or what about a young child, an elder...
01/21/2009
Do you see any problems with the shower below? No, I'm not talking about the paint and decorative scheme.  Yes, a shower is supposed to get wet (obviously) as the title of this blog reads, but there is an issue...   The shower head is too high for the shower enclosure.  The yellow wall is not wat...
01/21/2009
Many people have heard of galvanized plumbing.  They are commonly found in homes built in the 1960's and earlier in our area.  The problem with this type of plumbing is the pipes rust from the inside.  So like an artery that gets clogged with cholesterol, the galvanized pipe will rust from the in...
01/15/2009
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