Radon Can Be Home Danger
From The Dalles Chronicle My husband and I recently purchased our first home. As part of the home inspection process, I requested a radon test. I learned about the risks of radon in an environmental health class I took at Oregon State University and wanted to make sure I knew everything about our new home—the good, the bad, and the ugly. B&B Home Inspections, LLC performed the test and set...
Read MoreHome Inspection: Get It Done
When buying a home, you’ll probably do a walk-through numerous times before you give an offer to the homeowner. You’ll probably also have a friend or relative do a walk-through, too, to give you an idea of what kind of shape the house is in. Those walk-throughs are not a substitute for a close examination by a home inspector. “A professional home inspection is a methodical look...
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Vegetation, soil moisture affect foundations The more real estate inspections I perform, the more damage I view from trees near homes. For that and other reasons, trees are double-edged plants. They provide beauty, shade, privacy or food. But they can also damage your home, harbor pests, crack foundations and disrupt plumbing. Short of removing all the trees and shrubs from your landscape, which...
Read MoreHome Inspections: Avoiding a snaky situation
Tired from working his 135-acre homestead, Clem Weber pulled off his dirty work boots, stood them just outside the back door and settled inside for an early spring lunch. When he later slipped his right foot back into the 12-inch tall boot, he felt something squishy, something wrong. Before Weber could recoil, a 2-foot-long copperhead snake sank a venom-packed fang into his foot. Weber, a...
Read MoreHome Inspection Nightmares
Home inspectors find the darnedest things: pipes that go nowhere, collections of dead rodents, makeshift repairs. This Old House has gathered a massive collection of the most horrific and odd discoveries imaginable. We’ll share a few of their finds with you regularly, starting with this first installment. You can find more at thisoldhouse.com. “How ingenious is this: To reduce the...
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