Securing cables to panelboards. Quite often I will see cables, such as Romex (NM Cable) entering into a panel (panelboard) without a proper clamp or connector. This leaves this cable subject to damage and can be pulled on. Read more…
Pipe or Conduit, it matters! Conduit is piping or tubing designed to enclose and protect the wires. Or as the dictionary states “a tube or trough for protecting electric wiring” Pipe, though it could be a conduit is generally Read more…
It was not required when it was built. Garage Fire separation. Wenatchee Home Inspections As a home inspector I have heard this little phrase all too often. Was it required when the home was built? Often I may reply Read more…
STOP… Step away from that wire and put down the wire strippers!!! In the land of home inspections we see this all too often. Home owners, Uncle Bob’s (do not know what Bob has done to deserve this) and various other people Read more…
Wenatchee Home and Pest inspector- Do you really need a pest inspection? As a Wenatchee Home and Pest Inspector I calculate that I see insects and/or damage from wood destroying insects in about 10 to 15% of the homes I inspect. That Read more…
Signs of the Times- Wenatchee and Chelan Home Inspector Signs have a fundamental element in providing information and direction or symbols of trade, commerce, and industry, from the ancient world to the present. In another context it can be a token or Read more…
Shaking it up with wood roofs- East Wenatchee and Quincy Home Inspections Wood roofs- Is it a Shingle or Shake? This at times is very difficult to really know because the modern milling techniques for shingles can mimic shakes, but Read more…
Where there is Smoke there is Fire- East Wenatchee and Quincy Home Inspections During a Douglas County home inspection there was a grim reminder that electrical wiring issues can have grave consequences. This home had an electrical fire that ended up taking someone’s life. Read more…
Concrete, Moisture and forces of Equilibrium- Wenatchee and Leavenworth Home Inspection On a recent home inspection my client asked me to look at a part of the foundation that he thought may be failing. After evaluating the issue it was obvious the Read more…
It is not Rocket Science- Or is it? Hot Water Heaters and TPR valves Wenatchee Home Inspection The TPR (Temperature, Pressure. Relief) is most underestimated safety device in the home. This little device keeps your hot Read more…