by Home Standards | Jul 5, 2022 | Basement, Foundation, Structural
Recently Inspector Paul was reviewing the structural elements of a home’s basement and found someone in the past had cut the sill plate, only supporting it with a little block of wood. He had noticed a dip in the floor that’s pretty bad on the main level...
by Home Standards | Jun 24, 2022 | Basement, Foundation, Garage, Home Inspections
While inspecting a tri-level home recently, inspector Aaron discovered settlement cracks have happened and mortar is starting to pop out. We will recommend a basement foundation contractor come out to review further. https://homestandards.com/ HOME STANDARDS...
by Home Standards | Jan 23, 2018 | Basement, Bathrooms, Laundry Rooms, Newsletters, Plumbing, Safety
While inspecting a 127 yr old commercial building in Missouri Valley I saw some real “artwork”. We still see a lot of cast iron sewer lines, however these had recently been resealed with the traditional lead/oakum seals. It has become very rare to see...
by Home Standards | Jan 4, 2018 | Basement, Laundry Rooms, Newsletters, Safety
This inspection was seriously limited by personal possessions!
by Home Standards | Dec 20, 2017 | Attics, Basement, Newsletters
Disposable cup holders have other uses. Actually no, no they don’t………..
