Home Inspection

When it comes to home inspections, it’s important to test the house for safety and functionality of all systems.  This story, is a sad reality of the dangers of CO poisoning.   A family in Ohio sadly died after being poisoned by CO gas from their hot water tank.  The police were called after a family member notified […]

After this many years in the home inspection business, we thought we’d seen it all, but this story surprised even us. A couple in Washington bought a home and soon after they moved in their son became ill. They had the home tested for mold (thinking that was the issue), but they had a big and expensive

Home Inspection Defined Home inspections started in the late 1960s/early 1970s as a brief  “look around”, usually without a written report.  The American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI ) was founded in 1976.  Over the years, inspection standards were developed to keep home inspections to a reasonable scopeand in response to what the “market” is

There’s no such thing as a perfect home (even though the picture above looks close). Last week realtor.com came out with an article about inspection issues that can “torpedo” a sale. It’s fairly basic information but it’s a good reminder all homes have issues but proactively addressing these areas, as simple as it sounds, really