Do You Have Space on Your Circuit for Adding a Receptacle? Wiring is basically simple if you are adding a receptacle. First, look at the circuit you want to add the receptacle to. There can only be a total of 10 receptacles on a 20 amp circuit that uses 12 gauge wire or 8 receptacles […]

We recently arrived to inspect a pre-inspected home in the Dayton area. This home had a “Pre-Inspected, Seller-Certified” sign right in the front yard. This should say that there is nothing significant for us to find wrong with the home. The sellers wanted to repair or be aware of everything, or they would not have […]

If you are buying a property and there is one of these you would want to check out what the issue is. These are monitoring wells to determine if chemicals are leeching into or out of your property. Most often found in commercial properties that have had an industrial or automotive use or a dry […]

Climbing up on the roof of a large commercial building and looking at the HVAC units lined up there, it struck me how unrealistic some buyers are when they hire us to inspect commercial properties. This client only hired us for a half day despite our office suggesting that it would not be enough time, […]

It’s nice to remember the days when everything was reparable, this outside hose bib was not only repairable, they even made it so easy the instructions were printed on it. Even today, faucets are one of the few items in a home that a home owner can repair in a few minutes with parts that […]

When buying a house don’t think that your home inspector is all you need to make sure your new home is all you want it to be. That junk car in the neighbors driveway has been there for years and it will be there for you to see every day when you purchase the home. […]