David Valley's Home Inspection/Infrared Imaging Blog

Massachusetts Home Inspections is now performing aerial drone roof inspections as a no-charge, as-needed service with my home inspections. If I approach your prospective home and I am unable to safely view 100% of an inaccessible area of the roof from the ground with binoculars, I will utilize my...

Massachusetts Home Inspections is defined as an essential business in order to continue to assist Massachusetts home Buyers and Sellers during active real estate transactions, however, there are strict requirements for a maximum of two people to be on-site during the home inspection process and t...

Choosing the right Massachusetts Home Inspector can be a very difficult task for you and hiring the average home inspector can most likely confuse you. Unlike most professionals, you will likely not get to meet me until after you hire me and actually meet me on-site. Furthermore, different home i...

About me: My inspection standards are always amongst the highest in the industry and meet or exceed every standard set by the Master Inspector Certification Board (Home of the best Board Certified inspectors in the world), Commonwealth of Massachusetts and NACHI (National Association of Certifie...

TYPES OF HEATING Depending upon where you live and how your house was built, your home may have any of several different types of climate systems that help you to enjoy your interior spaces year-round. Forced-air Furnaces, Forced-hot water Boilers and Steam Boilers (fueled by gas or oil) are ver...

I have an excellent resource for all homeowners who are willing to maintain their home and keep (or improve) its value over the years. Please refer your home buyers to my "Know Your Home" guide as a reference point for maintaining their home or to simply obtain answers to their home related quest...

  New LEAD LAWS enacted on April 2nd, 2010 All building contractors performing renovation, repair and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes built before 1978 must now be EPA certified and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination throughout your home. Be...

Why Choose Me To Inspect Your Massachusetts or New Hampshire Home? Benefits of hiring Massachusetts Home Inspections   BOARD CERTIFIED MASTER INSPECTOR - The Master Inspector Certification Board, Inc. supports the inspection industry's advanced education providers and encourages experienced home ...

Though there are many different ways to mitigate a house, Active Soil Depressurization (ASD) (as opposed to Passive systems) is the most common and effective solution for lowering elevated Radon levels in your home here in Massachusetts. These are the type of systems that I see most of the time w...

If you have a finished basement, any concealed foundation cracks, piping penetrations, crumbling field stone mortar and loose joints can allow small amounts of water into your finished area without you even knowing about it until the problem becomes excessive enough that it seeps right through y...