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RECENT BLOG POSTS
I have lost my penchant for blogging lately. I am trying however to get a land surveyor who has been in business since the early 1950's on AR cause a friend of mine works for this gentleman for 20 years now. After being in business this long, I am sure this guy, Fred Pokorny, would have quite a l...
08/10/2012
Lead based paint is not going away anytime soon. I will still be with us for many, many years, and as such you need to know how to deal with it. Some people don't want to deal with it, and puit their head in the sand. You cannot just hire someone to work on your house anymore. Contractors that di...
06/11/2012
I have heard the term 'grandfathered' often enough at home inspections and wanted to speak a little about this term. Agents, buyers and sellers all use this term, as well as mortgage people, but the term itself is misleading. It refers to something that is old, and outdated, but is still magicall...
06/11/2012
I find items I enter into my reports that licensed professionals seem to miss, and today was no exception, and so was yesterday. Today, I found signs of water infiltration into the service panel, and rusted circuit breaker screws were visible, indicating water is currently entering the service pa...
06/08/2012
I recently took the 'Lead Safe Work Practices' class that the contractors here in New York should be taking. This certification is needed for any contractor that works on your house and disturbs more than 6 square feet of surface if painted with lead based paint. Disturbing old paint, and creatin...
05/24/2012
I found out there is a new company using a name so similar to mine, it is obvious they are attempting to ride on the coattails of Meticulous Home Inspection Corp. While less than honorable business practices abound here in Suffolk county, I am dismayed, but not surprised at this behavior. It must...
05/24/2012
Many contractors you hire these days do such poor work, but some will actually put you and your family in harms way, as was found at this inspection performed recently in Dix Hills, NY. The contractor has installed a wood burning stove with an exhaust pipe too close to a bedroom window, and is a ...
05/24/2012
Many renovated older homes I inspect on Long Island and in the NYC area have beautiful new floors, whether it is tile, or wood flooring, or the many other types of flooring available. But when you have a low step into any room, this low step can cause trips and falls, and is duly noted in the rep...
02/24/2012
I see so many of the same issues at the houses I inspect, and document these in my reports. One of the biggest causes of foundation problems is poor grading and drainage around the foundation of the home. In this case, the two front corners of the home dropped 2-3 inches, and caused a large crack...
01/26/2012
This is the class that contractor are supposed to be taking so they do not cause lead paint to become friable (make dust that can be breathed in) while performing repairs and/or renovations. Many home owners perform their own renovations, but are also at risk if they are ignorant to these importa...
01/20/2012
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