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Do you have floor joists in your crawl space that look like the one to the left? In case you can’t tell how bad it really is,just click on it to see a bigger version. When you do,you’ll notice the ‘furries,’as one of my friend called the microbial infestation growing on that wood. What’s going on here? Why is stuff growing on the wood down in the crawl space? Continue reading 3 Reasons Your Crawl Space Has High Humidity &Grows Stuff May 10th,2011 | Tags:Crawl Space | Category:Air Quality,Crawl Space,Design,Home Inspection | Leave a comment | So,I was out on a field test with a new HERSrater the other day,and we took a look up in the attic. The scuttle hole is right next to the closet where the natural gas water heater lives,and the flue comes up into the attic right there where we poked our heads up. The photo at left shows the flue pipe going up and then making a turn before exiting the roof. See that little offset there right above the turn? If it looks like it’s not making a good connection,that’s because it’s not making a good connection. In fact,when the new EVER rater went up there first,it looked worse than what you see here because he’d already put the two sections near each other when I got a chance to take the photo. Continue reading Combustion Safety Rule #1:Remove Exhaust Gases from House April 25th,2011 | Tags:Air Quality,Combustion,ventilation | Category:Air Quality,Combustion,Home Inspection | Leave a comment | More and more,people are connected to their online lives all day. With smartphones we can carry computers in our pockets,it’s easy enough to listen to music while checking email on the bus. But how aware are we of the water we use everyday? Can smartphones actually keep us more connected to our water usage? They can. Continue reading 5 iPhone Apps That Will Help You Save Water July 5th,2010 | Tags:apps,iphone,Sustainability,Water | Category:Green Living,Home Inspection,mississippi,Thinking Green,Water Savings/Efficiency | Leave a comment | A new home today is built to consume less energy than those of just a decade ago. Such a home is nearly airtight with controlled fresh-air ventilation for energy efficiency and improved indoor air quality. To heat and cool a home built for high performance,a professional builder can… Continue reading Heating and Cooling System Care January 29th,2010 | Tags:heating and cooling,HVAC,Maintenance | Category:Customer Service,Energy Efficiency,Home Inspection,Indoor Air Quality,Sustainability | Leave a comment | Here’s an interesting concept. Gather information about the true cost of energy consumption of the home you intend to purchase “before”you buy it. Now that’s a concept! Can you think of any other purchase you’ll make where information before the cash register rings might “steer”you away from buying? How about owning an automobile? Continue reading Residential Energy Rating System…Lemons into Lemon-Aide? October 20th,2009 | Category:Building Green,energy,Energy Efficiency,Home Inspection,Sustainability | Leave a comment | The big concern that is not talked about in the many news articles is the fact that the U.S. is going to be faced with much higher priced material in the future. Continue reading The Future of the Construction Industry June 27th,2009 | Tags:Construction,economic forecast,economy,future,home building,home construction,material supply | Category:Opinion | One comment | I was asked not long ago by a fellow home inspector how they should/could explain to their client that the house they just inspected is a piece of crap and not worth any amount of money? How can I tell my customer to RUN,not walk away from this deal? My response: Report what you Continue reading Run,Don’t Walk… |  Trades Topics Place Type
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