by Jon Vacha | Jul 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Flashing missing – can allow moisture to get being the synthetic stucco which can lead to mold. Below the flashing is there, but it doesn’t quite kick the water into the gutter. Moisture staining, mildew growth was evident on the stone below. Below, this...
by Home Standards | Dec 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
While Inspector Aaron was checking out a fuse-style electrical box in a home recently, he found evidence of arcing, a fuse rated too high for the socket, and aluminum wiring missing antioxidant paste. He let the buyer know about the concerns so they could have it...
by Home Standards | Oct 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s almost Halloween, so Jon wasn’t too surprised to discover a bat lurking in the attic of the home he was inspecting. If you find bats in your home, the main goal is to get them to leave, and then prevent them from reentering. Netting or other exclusion...
by Steve Vacha | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized, Newsletters, Prelisting Inspections
Where have all the listings gone? Sounds like a sad country song. 2021 was the wild west, houses often sold above asking price and in a few days with multiple offers without inspection contingencies. So far in 2022 there are still multiple offers, but often from folks...
by Jon Vacha | Aug 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
by Steve Vacha Like many, the home inspection industry was caught off guard by the pandemic and all that has transpired because of it. We did not have in place inspection as many options as we do now to help buyers and sellers due to lack of inventory and high demand...
