See anything wrong? Missing a P trap needed to prevent sewer gases from escaping into the home. Flex piping the handyman’s duct tape repair. Flex piping will clog over time and should not be used. Plumbers putty, again handyman’s duct tape. If this was installed by a ...
Why Choosing the Right Color for Exterior Doors Matters!
As you can see with door number one, which is west facing, the paint is noticeably peeling. The picture of door number two was taken with a thermal camera during the winter. The outside temperature that day was only 12 degrees but the temperature of the door was 144! You can see that the paint ...
Exterior Doors and Energy Loss
This is a thermal picture of a front door facing south that gets sun exposure. Two interesting points to note, it’s 32 degrees outside and this door is heating up 69.6 because it’s behind a of the glass storm door. Glass storm doors act as a magnifying glass. Even more important, ...
Are you using a nasty sock as a clothes dryer vent?
The sole purpose of a clothes dryer is to dry your wet clothes, not to heat your house. It exhausts to the exterior because warm moist air can cause mold. Mold grows in places with lots of moisture. I’ve personally seen it growing on drywall, ceiling tiles, and wood structures ...
Are you receiving a complete home inspection?
A home inspection is a limited, non-invasive examination of the condition of a home, often in connection with the sale of that home. Home inspections are usually conducted by a home inspector who has the training and certifications to perform such inspections. The inspector prepares ...
Installing a new roof over old…not a good idea
Two layered roofs, 2 different homes. Looking to install a new roof? Most big box stores carry shingles composed of a heavy fiber glass mat base and ceramic-coated mineral granules that are tightly embedded in carefully refined, water-resistant asphalt. Installing a new roof ...
How not to vent a bathroom fan
Here we have a bathroom fan vented into the drain waste vent pipe…a wet vent pipe. When the bathroom fan is not running the occupants get to smell sewer and methane gases, 24/7. Different house, we have the bathroom fan vented into the kitchen range hood. Picture if you will the range hood ...
Mice infestation
With winter coming, unwanted pests trying to get warm by entering homes. Any holes along your domiciles exterior can become an access point for rodents. These rodents which are most commonly mice, can pick up on heat loss from poorly insulated homes. In this article I’ll cover the most common ...
Which flood light to choose?
For comparison I have three 65 watt rated recessed lights installed, LED, CFL and Incandescent. Using thermal imaging you can clearly see the difference on energy output and costs. Ohms Law: Watts = amps x volts Heat / watts is just "wasted energy", when you use a certain ...
IR it’s not X-ray vision but sometimes its close
I was called to inspect an older home on a lake. Often these small homes start out as a small camp and owners throughout time add additions to them. With many of these homes the construction is substandard and anything goes. This is a foreclosed home with no information on the ...
