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Pacific Coast Inspections covers the entire San Francisco Bay area. Today, I found myself in a quiet neighborhood on the outskirts of Walnut Creek. The older house had been completely upgraded: new roof, new stucco, new kitchen and bathrooms. While walking on the roof… I saw that the spark-arr...
09/20/2011
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As I rounded the side of the house during a recent home inspection, I noticed a damaged air conditioning condenser… Yep, another attack by a male dog. The main component of a central air conditioning system is the condenser unit that sits outside the home. This unit consists of a pump called a ...
09/02/2011
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More people are injured by trips and falls, than any other hazards. Most homeowners don’t give stairs a second thought, but The House Whisperer at Pacific Coast Inspections do. Step height can be too low or too low. Steps can be loose, damaged, or missing. Handrails at stairs can be too wide,...
08/25/2011
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Recently I was on a house roof at a Livermore home inspection. I looked up to see this glass shed in the next door neighbor's backyard with what looked like a bear watching me. I did a double-take... It was definitely staring at me. I walked to the left... the eyes followed me. I walked to the r...
11/15/2009
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Disclosure... As a home seller in California, it's all about real estate disclosure. Through the 1960's, real estate agents represented the seller. The unwritten rule was, "let the buyer beware." The laws did not require the agent or the seller to disclose property defects. If a buyer failed to...
06/16/2009