Scott's Blog

After seeing in person several homes with Chinese drywall and seeing the Red Flags in those homes of what to look for I have compiled a simple list that will give you a good start in the search to see if your home has this problematic drywall in it: Use you sense of smell.  If you detect a sulfur...

Five Simple Steps for a Happy and Cool Summer! Summer is upon us!  Today in Nashville TN, my A/C was on and it was not the first time this year! Just a few weeks ago we were in the mid 80's.  The following easy steps we help homeowners in preventing a few problems from occurring with their A/C sy...

When the Obama Administration recently announced the Making Home Affordable Program it also opened the door to more mortgage scams!  This was or is not the intent of this program.  It is designed to assist up to nine million American families refinance or modify their loans to a monthly mortgage ...

I have been performing various types of property inspections since 1994 and I have always wondered if the name Home Inspector really was the correct name for my profession?  Home inspections comprise about 50% of my business, the rest are various type of related inspections from bank to commercia...

It appears that the Chinese drywall problem might now be a domestic problem as well. The following link is to a new article with claims about Synthetic Gypsum Drywall market by Georgia Pacific as GP Tough Rock. This product is made in the United States and Canada. It was sold through 84 Lumber an...