by Mike Patton | Feb 13, 2020 | Community, Home Inspection, Home Maintenance, Homeowners, Safe & Healthy Home
You don’t have to be a chemistry major to know that the presence of Radon gas is something you don’t want in your home. Radon is a colorless, inert radioactive gas that is slowly released during the breakdown, or natural decay, of uranium in the ground. This gas...
by Mike Patton | Jan 31, 2020 | A Home Inspectors Role, Attic Inspection
One of the least glamorous, but most important parts of the whole house inspection, is the attic inspection. The attic holds the key for many critical components of the home including structure and energy efficiency. Although an exterior inspection of the roof is...
by Mike Patton | Jan 17, 2020 | A Home Inspectors Role
As you can imagine, a thorough home inspection involves inspecting some parts of the home which are much more technical than others. When you think about the many intricate aspects of the electrical, plumbing, and HVAC components, you realize a home inspector has to...
by Mike Patton | Jan 2, 2020 | A Home Inspectors Role, Home Inspection, News
Some people may not consider the garage as important as other parts of the house when it comes to performing a home inspection. However, due to safety issues that are inherent in garages, inspecting the garage is key. Garages typically provide the storage space not...
by Mike Patton | Dec 19, 2019 | A Home Inspectors Role, Home Exteriors
The exterior or shell of the house is exposed to continual climate changes and should be continuously checked and maintained to prevent deterioration. Even newer homes that are only a few years old can suffer the consequences of thinning paint and shrinking caulking....
