Reuben's Home Inspection Blog
Home inspection topics in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area.
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2009
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If you hear about a house getting MAC’d, it usually means that some high-quality “Green” improvements have been done to a house near the MSP airport. The purpose is to minimize noise issues with houses, and that’s great, but I think some of the best benefits of the MAC program have to do with e...
09/28/2009
Below is a list of commonly misused or mistaken terms that I hear every day – sometimes from other home inspectors, but mostly from clients. This will hopefully clear up some misused or mistaken terms. Feel free to add to the list! Fire Wall This is a term that only applies to commercial prope...
09/21/2009
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Today I'm going to share a bit of home inspector folklore, and I'm going to set the record straight on electrical inspections. We Can't Remove Panel Covers? I've heard from several other home inspectors in Minnesota that we're not supposed to remove electric panel covers. Yes, that's right. Th...
09/14/2009
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While doing a Truth-In-Sale of Housing re-inspection today, I noticed a radon monitor present in the crawl space. This home didn't have a basement, just a trap door that led to a 5' x 5' crawl space with a water heater, water meter, and gas meter. My first thought: Huh, someone is doing a ...
09/07/2009
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Would you call a retail store and ask “How much do you charge for a TV?” Probably not. You’d have to do research and decide what you want to buy before asking for prices.One of the toughest calls that I get as a home inspector is “What do you charge for a home inspection?”Home buyers ask me th...
09/01/2009
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Home inspection topics in the Minneapolis / Saint Paul area.