Are you ready to sell your house, and is it about to be inspected? Here is a checklist of items suggested to make the inspection (and therefore, sale) of your…
Which is worse, scalded skin or Legionnaire’s disease? Until 2006, many homeowners had to ask themselves that question. It has to do with water temperature. Water in a water heater…
Regular home maintenance includes inspecting and maintaining your garage door and opener. To avoid injury and maintain functionality, the garage door and safety components should be checked monthly. A quick…
Does your bathtub take a long time to drain, and does it make a lot of noise? It is likely an issue with the plumbing vents. The sound is what…
Dryer vent lint build-up has caused the most home fires, after cigarette smoking. According to National Fire Protection Association, 17,000 fire-related deaths are attributed to home cloths dryer fires. Your…
How an inexpensive device and 15 minutes of work can save the Thanksgiving turkey At every home inspection, I check for the presence of an anti-tip device on the kitchen…
Besides a cleaver use of the term "sweat", what do you need to know about making copper pipe connections? Are you less than perfect at soldering copper pipes? You are…
A simple formula for matching your bathtub needs with your water heater capacity. Don't bother taking a bath after my daughter takes a shower. She starts singing Adele songs and…
See how I did that? How could it be called a drain if it doesn't drain? Get it? I'm not sure why home centers and hardware stores are allowed to…
There are still a few oil burning furnaces. Most of the houses I inspect are heated with natural gas. (I'm seeing more and more geothermal heating systems, but those are…