Last month, Certified Home Inspections was brought out to investigate radon levels in twenty Crown Point homes. Of those, nearly half were found to be exposing the homeowners to elevated levels of radon gas. In each case, the homeowners chose to play things safe, and radon mitigation contractors were brought out to reduce the […]
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Infrared Thermal Imaging in Crown Point
Infrared Thermal Imaging is an incredibly useful tool for home inspectors, and it’s a side of home inspections that many homeowners don’t even know exists. Particularly useful for first-time homeowners, infrared thermal imaging helps to identify potential problems that aren’t immediately obvious to the naked eye. What is Infrared Thermal Imaging? In a nutshell, infrared […]
Infrared Thermal Imaging
Certified Home Inspections utilizes Thermal Imaging with infrared technology to locate “thermal anomalies” and detect/interpret temperature differences of building materials and mechanical systems to discover hidden defects in a non-invasive manner. This process reveals valuable information about the condition of a structure or mechanical system that would have otherwise gone unnoticed during a standard inspection […]
The Best Bulb for You
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 […]