Roy's Blog, Inspecting the Southwest, El Paso, Texas

Its not uncommon to see an electrical outlet underneath a sink inside a kitchen cabinet. But what got under my skin was that the home seller was boosting about the builder how great he is and they had the house inspected by a so called reputable inspector when they bought the house and that I wa...

  Written by Greg Nino Houston Texas Houston , TX More about me… RE/MAX West Houston Professionals When you go to the doctor you hope the expert whose about to cut you open & save your life is both qualified and licensed to do so. You also are assuming he’s using the best tools possible for the ...

                    This weekend we were invited to one of my son's friend birthday party at Bob-O's. There is a place, that even as a grown up can act like a kid and get away with it. They have attractions for just about any age there. There is Laser Odyssey, batting cages, 18 Hole miniature gol...

  Charles Buell is an inspector out of Seattle, WA wrote about  Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters and are not to be confused with Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters there both go to electical systems in todays home, but with different functions and different locations.     Arc Fault Circuit Interrupt...

  This here is your standard conventional hot water we are noramlly use to seeing in a home. Within the last few years a new type of hot waters are starting to be installed in new homes.                                            Demand water heaters are common in Japan and Europe. They began app...

               This is blown insulation in an attic.                    The purpose of insulation is to provide a continuous thermal barrier to minimize heat flow through the walls, ceiling and floor. Insulation serves to keep a home comfortable and reduce costs for heating and cooling. The home ...

This is very informative and a little technical, But very well written by Steven L. Smith an inspector in Bellingham, WA. I think one will find it very interesting. The information in this post goes beyond the standards of a normal home inspection. It is rather detailed. However, the issues descr...

Lanette Branch, - Bel Air, MD REALTOR wrote this post and I found it very interesting, is longer inspections better or not. I'll preface this post by saying that I always advise my buyers to hire a home inspector and have a thorough inspection done on the property they've decided to purchase.  Ad...

Charles Buell is an Home Inspector in Seattle, WA. He has been around the housing and inspection industry for our 33 years.      If you have sent your kids to public school you know what I am talking about.  Sooner or later parents become nit pickers.  So----sooner or later----as an inspector, I ...