The steel I-beam supported by a standard steel post supports all the weight of the house, all the upstairs bedrooms and bathrooms as well as the roofing system and shingles. This home built in the mid 80’s has been bought and sold numerous times without anyone taking a closer look at the baling twine. The […]Read More about Baling Twine is Not a Structural Fastener
Forgotten Dayton: Rike’s Department Store
In Englewood inspecting this lovely one owner ranch and came across this box in the garage. It’s “dated” color and design invoked a happy memory of Rike’s, one of Dayton’s lost landmarks. The owners of the house bought it new in 1961 and may have had the box for years, the box has to be […]Read More about Forgotten Dayton: Rike’s Department Store
Forgotten Greats….. Dayton Company Long Gone
At the time I saw this when inspection an older home in Dayton I thought nothing of it, other than this is an old furnace with a name that has disappeared and no longer builds furnaces. For sentimental value I took a photo of the manufacturers tag and thought I would be able to find […]Read More about Forgotten Greats….. Dayton Company Long Gone
Selling Your Home? Access Required To Inspect
Have you ever thought of the home inspection that will be performed on your home? The inspection requires the inspector access all the areas of home home including the attic or crawl space, along with access to all the components like water heaters, electric panel, main water shut off. The inspector will want to remove […]Read More about Selling Your Home? Access Required To Inspect
Basement Damp, Moisture Management System
You are in a basement and at the bottom of the exterior foundation walls there is a plastic or metal panel along a section of, or all round the room. What is it? You wonder, looking further you will notice that the floor was removed and filled back in with a concrete patch and there […]Read More about Basement Damp, Moisture Management System
Window Fogged, Glass Seal Failing
It’s not privacy glass even though it works as one. Insulated glass that is standard in all modern windows is made up of two panels of glass separated by a filler piece. The seal between the filler and the glass can develop a small hole allowing air into the enclosed space between the glass panes. […]Read More about Window Fogged, Glass Seal Failing
Incorrect Home Energy Certification
In the basement of the house taped to the electric panel was the home’s energy certification which stated the R-value was 49, which would be 22.5 inches of insulation, a far cry from the twelve we measured. Then we looked at the date on the certificate, and again a surprise. The legally mandated certificate that […]Read More about Incorrect Home Energy Certification
Dryer Vent Option
This often evokes the question, what is that? It is not a chimney, it’s not a plumbing vent, an oil tank filler or any of the other suggested uses we have heard.The answer is simple, it’s an exterior clothes dryer vent.This vent remains sealed when the dryer is off, air from the dryer opens it […]Read More about Dryer Vent Option
Door Opener the Unwanted Key to Your Home
Would you leave a key in your front door lock when leaving your house, your garage door might be its equivalent.
20 Year, Member of the Dayton Board of Realtors
It’s hard to believe that we have been in business since 1999 and members of the Dayton Area Board of Realtors for all that time. For years we taught classes at the DABR to help new Realtors understand what a home inspection is all about and how to deal with needed repairs. There have been […]Read More about 20 Year, Member of the Dayton Board of Realtors
Lead Water Main Pipe is a Health Hazard
In the basement of a home from the mid 1800’s there was a heath hazard that no one noticed. Various buyers over the years, the current owner who had purchased the home six months before, real estate agents and our clients all walked past this piece of pipe as they anxiously looked for potential issues […]Read More about Lead Water Main Pipe is a Health Hazard
Door Bell Transformer Identified
This funky and worrying thing with wires hanging out of it is often found in the oddest of places. They can be found on the wall in a closet, in the basement or in the ceiling joists, beside the breaker panel, just about anywhere in a home.Nervous buyers often stare at those wires with anxious […]Read More about Door Bell Transformer Identified
Drains Not Draining, Venting Frustrations
There is nothing worse than badly draining sinks, tubs, and showers, not to mention toilets that need three flushes to finish the job. A call to a drain cleaning company did not help. They looked down the drains of the three year old home with a camera scope, all the way to the city sewer […]Read More about Drains Not Draining, Venting Frustrations
When Wood Siding is Not Real Wood, Problems
Video about the rush to build houses cheaper, its often the beautiful wood lap siding that becomes a major financial liability for the home owner.
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