Right now Chelan county ranks #2 in the number of Home Inspectors to population ratio at One Home Inspector for every 3800 people in the county. Kittitas County ranks #1 in ratio Home Inspector ratio with an One Inspector to every 3100 people. If you combine Chelan and Douglas together Read more…
Che When evaluating homes for structural pests such as Carpenter Ants, Termites or Anobiid Beetles looking for small details can often be a determinate factor. As with Carpenter Ants it is often difficult to know if you have just wood shavings from construction or is actually ants doing the damage. Read more…
A relic of the mid 70’s wiring in residential applications was the Copper Clad Aluminum (CCA) Wiring. Due to the copper shortage of the mid 1960’s and early 70’s aluminum became an option as a cost effective materials for residential branch wiring. The issue was that these early aluminum alloys Read more…
It is that time of year when carpenter ants are starting swarm and create new colonies. This is when we will start see winged reproductive males and queens. The colonies will only start producing reproductives when the reach a mature state. Typically the colony will be 6 to 10 years Read more…
Many will have issues with what is referred to as “Edison-Base” fuses because they can be tampered with so easily. Then then there is just convenience, when a circuit trips with any fuse you have to replace the fuse. What often happens in these older installation is the fuse gets Read more…
Knob and Tube creates a mixed reaction when you discuss electrical systems in homes (dwelling units). Knob and Tube was the main standard of wiring of homes in the 20’s and 30’s. These wiring systems typically Read more…
Though structural fires are not on everyone’s mind it is a something we should be thinking about when such an unfortunate event occurs. Sometimes jut having a simple plan can save a life. Here is four basic steps you should take. Everyone should have plan Mark two ways out of Read more…
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. Cables such as Romex (NM) have to be Read more…