Why is a sump pump check valve important? A check valve is the same diameter as the discharge pipe into which it fits and is usually a different color. A…
A lot more than you'd EVER wand to know about sumps First, what IS a sump pump? Sump pumps are self-activating electrical pumps that protect homes from moisture intrusion. They…
You can repair your leaky roof vent boot yourself. It's easy! As a home inspector in the Stillwater, MN area, one of the reasons that I make a point of…
In 1962, house builders started installing outlets with ground wires attached. Grounded 120-volt receptacles in the United States have a small, round ground slot centered below two vertical hot and…
Why don't chimney sweeps wear top hats anymore? They keep falling off. Boring but true. Nothing about a chimney sweeps's job can be described in breathless narrative. Well, until there's…
An easy fix that doesn't involve tearing out the ceiling in the room below the bathtub As a home inspector in the Stillwater area, I make it a point to…
Do you remember heating up water on the stove to take a bath? Me neither. But that's how my mom took a bath when she was a little girl in…
Illustration credit: GreenBuildingAdvisor Chances are, you have the equivalent of a 2 - foot hole in your ceiling, letting heat out of the house. It doesn't look like a 2 - foot…
Did you ever forget to winterize you hose bibbs and NOT have a split water pipe due to freezing? I bet I know why. You either have a newer house,…
Insert bad pun about tankless jobs My job as a home inspector is not at all what the realtor does. The real estate agent is a lot like a matchmaker;…