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 […]
Home Inspection
Walls, Ceilings, and Floors
It often doesn’t take a professional home inspector to point out issues with the walls, ceilings, and floors. Truth be told, sitting in one’s living room and spotting a large settling crack along the wall is just about as difficult as identifying the Grand Canyon from a few yards away. Even a teenager, perhaps attempting […]
The Crawl Space
No matter how much curb-appeal it has, or how much it boasts that trendy and updated interior, you never really know a home until you crawl underneath it. Of course, a house’s crawl space isn’t the most fun place to hang out, but inspecting these cramped cavernous spaces is crucial in assessing the structural integrity […]
Windows & Doors
As our owner Jim Ullom puts it, “Attention to detail on window and door inspections is often overlooked by many inspection companies. Many times buyers will be fully moved-in before they realize they need to replace all of the doors or windows.” Certified Home Inspections isn’t like most inspection companies. No matter what areas of […]
Fire Hazards: How to Keep Your Home & Family Safe
Each year, there are over 3,000 fire-related deaths in the United States, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. For those that occurred in residential buildings, 37 percent of those individuals that lost their lives were attempting to escape, and 31 percent were sleeping. Though these numbers are hard to swallow, what’s more difficult to cope […]