From incandescents to CFLs to LEDs, American households have seen their lighting options multiply in recent decades, and not without some confusing strings attached. As new technologies and scientific findings have been developed, with the next ‘new-and-improved, ultra energy-efficient’ light bulb seeming to stock itself at the local hardware store every other week, it’s not […]
Case Study 3: GFCI Outlets
If there was ever an element of the home that the world’s quick-fix DIY handymen (AKA most dads and grandfathers) should avoid, it’s wiring. If starting a fire in the house is the aim, then faulty wiring is a sure-fire way (no pun intended) to attain that outcome. An integral part of the modern home’s […]
Case Study: Attic Ventilation & Insulation
When the winter weather finally gives way to the warmer signs of spring, many people experience what’s known as hay fever – an allergic reaction caused by proteins released from blossoming trees and blooming flowers. It’s normally a small sacrifice, particularly for folks in the Midwest who have just experienced five months of ice and […]
Case Study: Negative Grade and Poor Lot Drainage
Most home inspectors will agree: the number one money-sucking threat to any home isn’t faulty wiring or poor ventilation. It’s not even your spouse constantly nagging about updating the kitchen or knocking down that wall for a more ‘open concept.’ In fact, the biggest and most common threat that’s sure to make you dig into […]
Older Home Inspection
As any retired grandfather with a toolbox knows, living in an older home can often mean substituting Sunday football for weekend fix-ups. Seldom will the seasons change without a new issue springing up – a new floorboard creak here, a leaky faucet there; the house can be a handyman’s paradise. For that reason, Certified Home […]