OK, I'm new at home inspecting. Got all my ducks in a row, out pounding the pavement drumming up business. BUT! There is one question that kinda sticks with me. What is the best way to get your pre-inspection agreement signed and get your payment if your client DOES NOT attend the inspection? Haven'.....Read More
I have long heard the terms 'dry vent' and 'wet vent' pertaining to venting systems for plumbing. It appears that a wet vent is simply a dry vent that also has drain water running in it (such as the typical PVC DWV system in the home above the highest drain connection (sink, tub, etc.) in the home).....Read More
OK, all you stucco experts out there: What is the name for this traditional stucco finish that looks like the stucco was literally spattered on. They actually used a tool that flicked it on the surface with metal tines like you'd see in an old music box. It's not pebble-dash - no pebbles. Just strai.....Read More
I stopped referring to 110 volts about 30 years ago but I still hear folks talk abouit 110 volts. Are there areas where there is still 110v? I thought everything in this country had been bumped to an average of 120 these days.....OT - OF!!!....M...Read More
I inspected a farm house built in 1890 in Johns Island SC yesterday. The home owner claims this is the original roof covering (which I dont doubt). Im wondering what the exact name of the roof material is, if there is a correct name, or what I should call it. ..Thanks,..Kiel ......Click to View<.....Read More
Well, here's an interesting one for the brain trust:....I see this about once a year: It's a rural property. About 20 feet from the back porch is a utility pole with a step-down transformer and a service drop from the transformer to the house. The pole is probably 21 feet tall +.-. Primary and neut.....Read More
I came across these sewer standoffs at an inspection of a 75+ year old home. I was able to pop a lid and look down, I saw water and the depth looks at least 8 feet. I thought that these mayu have carried gutter runoff at one time but i am not sure. There is no discharge at the road but I guess it co.....Read More
Hi All,....Those of you who're environmentally conscious and reluctant to rinse caustic chemicals into your yard, you (and your clients) might be interested in Stain Stealer, a concrete cleaner that uses live microbes to literally consume the oil that seeps into a concrete floor. ....It uses a foam.....Read More
Who says you can't use a trash can lid for a drain pan? So what if it doesn't even have an actual drain.......Click to View..http://www.inspectorsjournal.c...oads/AHI in AR/tn/tn_2010831234813_HPIM5379.JPG.. 81.51 K...Read More
