Making sure you properly install your hose bibbs with a proper angle and it is very important to remove the hose from the hose bibbs/faucet prior to freezing weather. Every year during a home inspection I will find a hose bibb/faucet that has split and is leaking because people forget Read more…
Loose conduit connection at the Air Conditioner can create abrasion of the conductors that could lead to shorting of the circuit and damage to the AC Unit. Conduits need to be properly secured and attached to all enclosures.
Running wires haphazardly behind cabinets can lead to issues later. Here we had an home owner run into a wire with a hole saw. Not a good day.
As home inspectors I find that we often see some conditions that many in a specific trade may not. Recently during a home inspection a truly odd one happened. As I was tripping an exterior GFCI protected receptacles, as I have done hundreds and hundreds of times. I trip the Read more…
Improper hangers used for copper piping. This has a potential for galvanic corrosion though it most likely not happening. ” Galvanic corrosion is caused by self-induced current created by electrical potential of two dissimilar metals in contact with an electrolyte. “ Fresh water is typically free of a lot of Read more…
Just all wrong, DIY-ers are often not plumbers or should think they are.
In this photo from the field we have a dryer duct that is venting into the garage. Let alone a really bad idea on many levels, it is not allowed to have a duct terminate in the garage. From the 2015 IRC R302.5.2 Duct Penetration Ducts in the garage and Read more…
A photo from a recent home inspection. Here we have a distribution panel. The did not properly isolate the neutral and ground and the bar is bonded to the enclosure. Then in case of working harder to do it wrong, they re-identified the white conductor (should be neutral) to ground Read more…
Infrared (IR) cameras have come a long way and can be a handy tool during a home inspection. Here we have a section of a vaulted ceiling wall that has not been insulated. The IR camera quickly shows the deficiency. This will lead to higher cooling cost and most likely Read more…
During a home inspection I found this Alate stuck on a sticky trap in the attic. ” Carpenter ants are members of the genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae). The name “carpenter ant” comes from the nesting habits of many species, which excavate wood to construct nests for the queen, workers, and brood. Read more…