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Hey Active Rain Friends!  Our Regional Manager in the East, recently visited the Biltmore in Asheville, NC.  Here's his blog post.  Have you ever been there?  Also, if you have a cool, unique property in your area, we'd be glad to include it in our Unique Properties Blog.   Where is America’s Lar...
09/29/2011
(My colleague, Chrissy Doremus, at U.S. Inspect, submitted this blog post yesterday. I found it very worthwhile and wanted to share with my readers at AR.  There's no need to create a honey-do list from scratch!  It's all right here!) Here on the east coast, Hurricane Irene was THE event of the ...
09/27/2011
On Friday, this past week, U.S. Inspect celebrated its 25th anniversary. We had a nice party at our HQ office in Chantilly, Viriginia, attended by past and present employees. We also showed a video that captured the company's evolution from radon to home and commercial inspections. In the video,...
09/27/2011
  Answer: Leaking Floor Drain This homeowner's HVAC condensate line was routed properly to the basement floor drain, but the floor drain was not properly sealed at the edges and was allowing water to escape down the side of the drain piping, falling into the crawlspace below. (This was an enginee...
09/24/2011
      Answer:  Missing Outlet Cover Initial thoughts of the inspector upon encountering this situation: "Crossing the hot and neutral might keep you warm, and you’ll never have to count sheep again! Poor little fella." What we have here is a small mouse attempting to emerge from the uncovered out...
09/17/2011
Answer:  Absolutely Nothing! There's actually nothing wrong with this picture at all! It's simply the detailed service history sticker posted on the side of an HVAC unit. So why did our inspector snap this picture? Well, if you look very closely, you will see a technician's service notes on the ...
09/12/2011
    Answer:  Panel Interior Not Accessible Caption:  "I just have to have a full length closet shelf at this height. Nothing else works for me!"  (We're not sure where this owner was getting that thinking!) Description:  The industry electrical panel clearance rule is 30 inches to each side, top ...
09/03/2011
  For the women in our audience, you've probably heard your father, husband or boyfriend comment at one time or another, "You can never have enough tools!" Especially, if you're married to the type that likes tinkerin' and fixin'! But, seriously, if you had to choose your "5" most important tools...
08/29/2011
  Answer:  Extremely Dirty Air Filter! A recent inspection took me to a fairly nice townhome complex, but a neglected and very unclean single family unit. What I found were grossly stained carpets, holes in the walls, missing doors, etc. My next 'find' was this extremely dirty air filter from the...
08/29/2011
ANSWER: Improper function, poor planning, danger.                                                                           Look closely at the metal chimney. What do you see? Exhaust vent too close to the structure? Loose chimney cap? Rusted? Venting appears to be compromised? In the inspection...
08/19/2011
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