by Home Standards | Jun 23, 2022 | Attics, Home Inspections, Pests, Roof, Wildlife
Inspector Aaron discovered a bat mitigation system while inspecting the roof of a house recently. 🦇🦇🦇 This is a one-way door device designed to aid in the removal of bats from inside buildings. The tube allows bats to exit the structure at dusk...
by Home Standards | Jun 10, 2022 | Attics, Home Inspections
During a recent inspection of a home built approximately 20 years ago, inspector Aaron discovered an attic truss that has been cut and no longer serving its purpose. We find many things like this during our times exploring spaces homeowners typically don’t...
by Home Standards | Jun 6, 2022 | Attics, Patio and Decks, Pests, Wildlife
During a recent inspection of a 5,000 sq ft home in the metro Omaha, inspector Aaron found guano droppings on a curved balcony. When investigating further he found a bat roost. We recommended a pest contractor be brought in to resolve the situation. Bats require...
by Home Standards | May 6, 2022 | Attics, Insulation, Safety
On a recent inspection we found some vermiculite insulation in an attic. Vermiculite insulation was created with the naturally occurring vermiculite mineral that was heated until it popped like popcorn, making it light and porous and suitable for insulation. The...
by Jon Vacha | Jul 7, 2021 | Attics, Newsletters
The type of bats we find in attics used to migrate to warmer climates in the winter, but ever since we humans started building all these houses, bats have found our attics to be nice winter homes. Babies are born in attics, and eventually generations of furry flyers...
by Jon Vacha | Dec 5, 2018 | Attics, Newsletters
Many homeowners are increasingly conscious of the benefits of improving the thermal rating of their homes. Recently at the GO-ASHI meeting, Todd from USA Insulation spoke to our group of ASHI inspectors about some of the ins and outs of an existing residential home’s...
