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Our Home Page - Articles and Advice - Our Reports - Testimonials - Our Company - Services Since this is such an unusual cold snap in the Seattle (18 degrees this morning here), I thought I would pass along this article on thawing frozen pipes, just in case this happens to you.  The plumbers of t...

  Our Home Page - Articles and Advice - Our Reports - Testimonials - Our Company - Services Last Sunday we set our clocks for standard time.  There are several home maintenance items we need to think about this time of year.  My number one item on my list, carbon monoxide (CO) detectors.  If you ...

Our Home Page - Articles and Advice - Our Reports - Testimonials - Our Company - Services I had a fellow home inspector share this video on just how fast someone can break into garage.  I never thought it would be so easy.  Watch the this demonstration and see someone get in just 6  seconds.   O...

Our Home Page - Articles and Advice - Our Reports - Testimonials - Our Company - Services We found this in a closet yesterday, and reminded me to write about this very common and overlooked safety hazard.  This type light fixture is the suspected cause for the fire in Fremont that killed 5.  Bar...

Our Home Page - Articles and Advice - Our Reports - Testimonials - Our Company - Services   These units are a good alternative for homes with electric heating sources.  They have 2 components, and interior air handling unit(s) and a outdoor compressor.  Conduit connects the 2 parts with electric...

I always tell our clients that are buying an older home it is.  The company you hire is very important. Don't hire the companies that also repair sewers.  At $5000 to $25,000 for a major repair, it is cheap insurance.  Ask if they pull toilets if necessary. We were on an inspection yesterday and ...

Does your home have LP siding?    Be sure to check for any damage, diligently caulk and paint it.  Keep shrubs, trees and plants a minimum of one foot from the siding, keep sprinklers away, maintain gutters and downspouts.  See our tip sheet for more information on recognizing LP and maintenance ...

If you have a freestanding range, be sure it can't tip over.  Old ranges weighed so much they were hard to knock over,  but even a very young toddler can knock over a modern one.  Half of all fatal accidents involved kids less then 2! http://www.cpsc.gov/volstd/ranges/ranges.html 206-295-4330   I...

We found this under a sink last recently. This is a basement kitchen that is below the sewer for the home and they have installed a sanitary pump to push the waste water up to the sewer line. It STUNK, literally!  It was allowing sewer gases to escape under the kitchen cabinet. These tanks must b...

Spring is here and we found our first carpenter ants of the season yesterday. Everyone in western Washington should know how to recognize these destructive pests. They cause more damage to homes then any other insect in our area.  If you find anything like these, call us and we will positively id...