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…
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 think they can handle electrical work. This is not to 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 indication. Or is it a conventional or arbitrary mark, figure, or Read more…
Don’t want a gap in my teeth- Cle Elum and Okanogan Home Inspection There are appropriate places for gaps, my teeth is not one of them. But on your home there are many my places you want an appropriate gap and there is not one. One of the most often Read more…
Zinsco Service Panels- Home Inspection Wenatchee and Chelan. I had mentioned in an earlier post I seem to get an item that comes up in a series of homes during my home inspections. This one has been Zinsco service panels that have had a fire or an issue with the panel Read more…
Cashmere and Okanogan County Home Inspections-Site StormWater Control Private Facility Inspection and Enforcement Protocol “The Eastern Washington Phase II Municipal Storm-water Permit requires that we protect water quality and reduce the discharge of pollutants into receiving waters. As part of the Permit, the regional counties must reduce pollutant discharges from storm-water management Read more…
Wenatchee Home Inspections -Water Issues As a Home and pest inspector I have to ask “what is a home’s biggest problem?” As a Wenatchee Home Inspections service in Chelan County, Water is the answer. Water will most likely be the main culprit to many issues found in homes. Excessive moisture Read more…
Leavenworth and Cle Elum Home and Pest Inspections- Carpenter Ants and Conducive Wood Debris. As a home and pest inspection service in Leavenworth and Cle Elum I report on conducive wood debris and ant potential as well as other wood destroying insects and organisms seems repetitive. It seems that we all want to stack Read more…
Quincy WA and Chelan Home Inspections- Private Wells When performing a home inspection in more rural areas quite often the home will be served by a private well. Private well are not governed by EPA like a municipal water system. The home owner is responsible for the maintenance and function of their well. Read more…
Cashmere and East Wenatchee Home Inspections- Call of the Wild In route to a recent home inspection in the Kittitas county I came across this herd of elk (or wapiti). Elk, to me, are one of the most beautiful of the deer family. The elk is a large, powerful animal with an adult weight Read more…