Bettendorf, IA Home Inspector Hanson Home Inspections

Bettendorf, IA Home Inspector Jim Hanson has performed many inspections both residential and commercial.  I've noticed a new trend, as far as the popularity of rubber flooring.  Home owners are not replacing their tile and carpet with rubber...but I've been to three different properties recently ...

Are you looking for a Certified Home Inspector in the Quad City area? Finding a good home inspector can be difficult.  It may be one of the few times in your life where you hire someone before you ever meet them face to face.  You have many choices, but buyers and sellers are better off working w...

Are you looking for a Certified home Inspector in the Davenport, IA area? Finding a good home inspector can be difficult.  It may be one of the few times in your life where you hire someone before you ever meet them face to face.  You have many choices, but buyers and sellers are better off worki...

Are you looking for a Certified home Inspector in the Bettendorf, IA area? Finding a good home inspector can be difficult.  It may be one of the few times in your life where you hire someone before you ever meet them face to face.  You have many choices, but buyers and sellers are better off work...

I just finished reading an article in my local paper about a Davenport, IA man who has passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning.  Very sad story...a preliminary investigation indicated that the man and his wife were exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide because of an improperly installed ve...

  Manufacturers can make it very difficult to determine the age of appliances.  Seems like it would be much easier just to put a tag the unit that reads...THIS UNIT WAS BUILT DECEMBER 2011.  Anyway here is a chart from the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors that I use to help ...

“McMansion” is a pejorative term used by critics to describe a multi-story house with no clear architectural style, and judged to be pretentious or poorly designed for its neighborhood. Among their major drawbacks, these homes are inherently energy-inefficient. Along with the expanding size of Am...

While the considerable advantages offered by solar energy move some proponents to ignore the budding technology’s comparatively minor flaws, these imperfections must be acknowledged, lest their resolutions be stalled. We should take an honest look at the system’s disadvantages and seek to refine ...

Ozone generators intentionally produce the toxic gas ozone and are sold as air cleaners for commercial and residential applications. Specifically, they are advertised to deodorize, disinfect, kill or remove dangerous or irritating airborne particles in indoor environments.   What is Ozone?   Ozon...

Tobacco smoke creates an odor that is notorious for its ability to saturate living spaces and persist long after its source is gone. Inspectors may be asked by clients who recently purchased a smoke-infused home, or by sellers before their house goes on the market, about how to remedy the situati...