Air conditioning actually removes heat from the home and this takes allot of electricity. Keeping you’re A/C system maintained will help keep costs from rising. Before it gets to hot it’s time to check out the A/C to see if it up to the task. First check the filter. A dirty filter restricts airflow making [...]
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Are You Ready to Save On Energy Costs? Are You Ready to Help Your Clients Save on Energy Costs?
The Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) is the most under-utilized and misunderstood loan out there. Have you ever heard of it? Have you even taken part in one? If your answer is no you’ve missed out greatly. Why would a buyer want an EEM? Well that answer is very simple. The EEM allows the financing of [...]
Venting about Excessive Attic Moisture
When damage from excessive moisture in attics is seen the first thing that comes to mind is to increase ventilation. This common solution may or may not do anything to reduce the moisture damage in the attic. Attic ventilation is important and required for not only roof longevity but also prevention of ice damming. We [...]
Holidays are about giving, but for Burglars it’s about taking.
I will be stepping a little outside the box this time for the Home Inspection blog. Some of the points made in this one are related to home maintenance. I have a background that includes Security and Law Enforcement and I have seen the impact burglary can have on people. The Holiday Season can be [...]
Not all Home Inspections are created equally.
A good thing for consumers is that in Nevada the home inspection process is regulated by the Nevada Real Estate Division. These rules are called Standards Of Practice and are available for review here http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-645D.html#NAC645DSec450 . Many Home Inspectors like myself also join associations. These associations also have their own Standards of Practice. While these association [...]
Don’t dive into pool ownership without an inspection
In the heat of the summer nothing is more fun than a swimming pool. Unlike southern Nevada our pool season is pretty short here in Reno. This accounts for less pools up here but these gems on a hot day are occasionally sought out by home buyers. Just as important as or possibly more important [...]
Water. We need it, our Houses don’t.
Water is one of the most destructive forces on earth; after all it carved out the Grand Canyon. Water is a structures worst enemy. A home has to defend against one of its worst enemies on a constant basis. The house is built to be water resistant, not water proof. At the same time we [...]
You Don’t Want to Hit the Deck
With the warm weather and longer days coming to town we will spend more time outdoors. This often happens on one of the 40 million decks located in the US and 20 million of those are believed to be in need of repair or rebuilding. There is an estimate 1-2 million decks built a year [...]
What is a Home Inspection? An Inspectors Opinion…
As a Home Inspector I think many of my clients and many Real Estate professionals would have a hard time describing exactly what a Home Inspection is. There is more to this than the standard description: To determine the property condition. A Home Inspection is technical and complex. What the inspector finds is his opinion [...]
