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My blog is intended to provide information related to home inspections in Seattle, surrounding communities and anyone else interested. Sometimes I will provide information that has nothing to do with home inspections. Enjoy!

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2009 

     Awhile back I inspected a 3 story condo that had a flat roof that was also a walking surface/deck.  Originally this roof deck had nice barrier walls all around the roof.      At some point a previous homeowner decided that a hot tub would be a cool addition to the property.  There were many...
01/30/2009
   While I would like to think that my job is “essential,” I am all too painfully aware of how “inherently” un-important my job actually is----if----you look at it from the stand point of the Market Place. While I would like to think that my job is inherently important, I know that I really only...
01/29/2009
     There can be lots of places for leaks to develop under bathroom sinks.  One of the most common places is where the pop-up stopper arm enters the drain.  If the nut that holds this arm in place is too tight, it will be very difficult to move the control arm up and down.  If the nut is too lo...
01/28/2009
01/28/2009
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MAKING IT WORK:  The only reason to follow these instructions are if you want to use fonts that are not supported by Scribefire.      To follow up on my previous post, here are the instructions for how to make the whole thing work.  Well, due to some unforeseen aspects of this thing it turns out...
01/27/2009
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       A week or so ago, someone did a post about switching to Firefox  for their Internet Browser.  I wish I could remember who that was so that I could acknowledge them.      I made the switch and it is awesome.  Now I can compose my blogs in Word like I always have----limited only by whatever ...
01/27/2009
     Infrared Cameras (IR) are becoming more and more common.  A good Thermographer (a person certified to use the dang things----like James Quarello) can tell you a lot about your home or building.  While they are touted as being able to “see” though materials and “see” water in walls, ceilings ...
01/27/2009
     Right in the very tire tracks of yesterday’s post about old galvanized drain pipes comes today’s post about inevitable repairs to those pipes.      I have seen all manner of attempts at extending the life of these pipes, and the picture below eloquently speaks for most of those attempts.   ...
01/25/2009
       Galvanized water supply pipes were the most common method of providing water to homes and inside homes from the early 1900’s until the early 1950’s.  While there are a lot of factors that can contribute to how long these pipes will last, it is generally recognized that these pipes have a l...
01/24/2009
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Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters.      My friend in Arkansas, Barbara Duncan, asked me a question the other day about AFCI breakers, and whether it was a serious safety issue for them to be missing in a 2006 house.      First of all what the heck are they?      According to Square D, a leading man...
01/23/2009
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My blog is intended to provide information related to home inspections in Seattle, surrounding communities and anyone else interested. Sometimes I will provide information that has nothing to do with home inspections. Enjoy!

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