There are two types of clothes dryer plugs and receptacles. The older one with three prongs and typically a gray cord, still in use and perfectly acceptable. Then there are the new four prong plugs, these all have a black cord and plug. The additional pin on the plug adds a ground wire adding an […]Read More about Incorrect Dryer Receptacle
Killer Generator Hook Up
With global weather patterns changing power outages are becoming widespread, outages that were localized are now becoming citywide as hurricanes, flooding and wildfires threaten communities. The answer is a standby generator. There are the permanent types that are installed on a pad outside and the portable type that is generally stored in the garage then […]Read More about Killer Generator Hook Up
A Home Inspection ?
Back in Rome in 35 BC it was all about “caveat emptor “ as Julius Caesar would have counseled his friends when buying a house off the Via Apia! In fact up till the early 1990’s it was the same in Dayton until the first Home Inspection company appeared in the Yellow Pages and gave […]Read More about A Home Inspection ?
How good was the installer
The installer did a great job when this furnace was installed, they dropped a liner down the chimney to be sure there would be no issues. The flue pipe from the furnace only required single wall pipe and they upgraded to double wall pipe. They were doing it correctly. They left the user manual and […]Read More about How good was the installer
A Kind Mail Carrier
Evidently in times gone past the local mail carrier who walked from house to house treated Christmas as a special time. This mail carrier gave all the homeowners on his route a gift , how times have changed. Happy Hollidays, it nice to thank your mail carrier for getting the mail to your door no […]Read More about A Kind Mail Carrier
Submarine in Dayton
You might be forgiven for thinking that this inspector was inspecting a WWII submarine, it looks like a moment from Red October. Down in the basement of an old school in Dayton that has been repurposed into a lovely apartment building are a series of old abandoned distribution panels behind huge three inch thick steel […]Read More about Submarine in Dayton
Radon Mitigation System
If you are looking at buying a home or walking around your neighborhood you may have seen this disk shaped gizmo with a pipe up the side of a house. In the last twenty years there has been a growing interest in testing for Radon (a gas generated deep in the earth as limestone deteriorates) […]Read More about Radon Mitigation System
Hidden Beauty
As often as this church has been used over the last 100 years, the thousands of hours parishioners spent in the pews, the thoughts they must have had of the beautiful sanctuary, I wonder how many people thought of what was above the ceiling. The attic above the sanctuary is twice as large as the […]Read More about Hidden Beauty
When is the right time to replace a roof?
There are basically two types of shingles used for roofing in our area. Three tab shingles, which have a 20 year life and in our area last about 15 to 17 years. Or dimensional shingles which have a 30 year life and last about 25 years in our area. The flatter your roof the shorter […]Read More about When is the right time to replace a roof?
Fabric Softener
No one wants hard scratchy clothing so fabric softener is the answer. There are two types, the liquid softener that is added to the wash or softener sheets used in the dryer. The photo is not of internal body parts but a dryer vent that has choked up with lint, as the lint builds up […]Read More about Fabric Softener
Where Is The Toilet Brush
How dirty can “in floor” heating ducts get? It’s not something most people think about. Vents near a dog food bowl tend to accumulate bits of kibble that escapes the hungry hounds appetite. Candy and small toys that junior looses are often hidden in there, but nothing as bad as the duct in this house. […]Read More about Where Is The Toilet Brush
“A First for Us”
It was bound to happen after twenty one years we inspected our first beauty salon. Retail stores and strip centers, doctors and dentists offices, restaurants, bars and drive thru’s, motels, schools, churches and industrial buildings, but never a beauty salon until now. You got to wonder, business must be so good they just don’t sell […]Read More about “A First for Us”
AC not cooling bedrooms
As warmer weather approaches thermostats are being switched from Heat to Cool in homes across the country. The satisfaction of knowing your system is ready and will be there to cool your house down to a comfortable temperature when it gets unbearable outside. These desires for a comfortable house is not necessarily the same in […]Read More about AC not cooling bedrooms
Keys not permitted
A dead bolt with a keyed lock on the interior of a residential door is prohibited. The locked door would pose a safety issue if the key was removed and there was an emergency requiring immediate egress. A knob on the inside and a key on the outside is correct.
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