Reuben's Home Inspection Blog
Home inspection topics in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area.
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2009
One of the most common defects that I find in old Minneapolis and Saint Paul houses is missing cleanout plugs in floor drains - especially during Truth In Sale of Housing Evaluations. Missing cleanout plugs can allow hazardous sewer gas in to the home, and often indicate a clogged floor drain. ...
07/27/2009
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One of the most common places that I find plumbing leaks during home inspections is at the showers. Steel showers always leak, glass doors frequently leak, and tiled shower floors will usually leak if they’re installed wrong. Any time I inspect a home, I do my best to find these leaks. Today ...
07/20/2009
Last week I wrote about how bedrooms don’t need closets to legally be called bedrooms. That post got me thinking about this similar but opposite topic. If a room doesn’t have a proper means of egress, why call it a non-conforming bedroom? I’ve only heard the term “non-conforming bedroom” appli...
07/13/2009
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Everyone knows that you need a closet in a bedroom to call it a bedroom, right? While this is a universally accepted standard, good luck finding any type of authority that will back this up. The funny thing about the ''requirement' to have a closet in a bedroom is that there isn't anything in t...
07/06/2009
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Home inspection topics in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area.