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Water Pressure
A common question that clients ask during home inspections is: “Does this house have good water pressure?” When you’re searching the housing market and touring homes, it’s important to look for a few key indicators of the home’s water pressure and how those systems...
5 Easy Steps to Decluttering Your Home
The Benefits of Decluttering Your Home Is your home driving you crazy because it is so cluttered? If you can’t find items you need and have trouble freely moving around your home, you are ready to experience the benefits of organization. Since it's hard to know where...
Why You Should Hire An Inspector Before Listing Your Home
When you're getting ready to list your residential property on the real estate market, there are many steps to take to prepare it for potential buyers. Improvements and upgrades will attract more buyers and increase the value of the property. Here are a few reasons...
5 Winter Home Improvement Projects To Keep You Busy
During the winter season, you'll likely be spending a lot of time inside your home. While some people get restless indoors, others are motivated to use the time to improve their homes. Being stuck inside your home in cold weather is a great time to complete household...
4 Ways to Prevent Household Plumbing Leaks
Plumbing leaks are not something homeowners usually think about until they happen. A plumbing leak can cause expensive damage to a home including flooding, mold, and structural rot. Going into winter, it is smart for homeowners to take some steps to prevent household...
Infrared Thermal Imaging in Home Inspections
Infrared thermal imaging is a technique used by some home inspectors during inspections. An infrared camera shows the inspector temperature differences that would not be visible without this tool. These variations in temperature are used by professional inspectors to...
6 Ways to Prepare Your Home for Fall
Cool air and autumn leaves are right around the corner, and if you own a home, you should be thinking about all of the things that you need to get done before cold weather hits. When the weather gets cold, you'll be glad that you prepared your home ahead of time. To...
The 5 Steps to Starting a Fall Garden
You’ve harvested the early crops that you planted in spring and now it's time to begin thinking about starting a fall garden. The best garden is one that produces crops through the first frost, and this is doable if you follow the correct steps. This post covers how...
5 Tips To Reduce Summer Cooling Costs
Reduce Summer Cooling Costs With These 5-Easy-to-Follow Tips Most people think that to keep the temperature in your home down your power bill has to go up. This is not necessarily true. Taking the proper steps to use your air conditioning effectively could cut your...
Five Ways to Protect Your Home While On Vacation
Summer is finally here and many of us are planning our vacations. When you head out on a well-earned trip away from work and daily responsibilities, you want to focus on relaxing and having fun. You don’t want to worry about what’s going on at the place you live. If...