by Home Standards | Dec 13, 2024 | Foundation, Home Inspections
The Challenges of Tornado Damage: A 100-Year-Old Farmhouse in Bennington At Home Standards Inspection Services, we often see homes with unique stories to tell. Recently, Steve Vacha, Home Standards president and one of our ASHI certified inspectors, had the...
by Home Standards | Nov 14, 2022 | Basement, Buildings Exterior, Foundation, Home Inspections
Inspector Aaron recently found a few foundation concerns while doing an inspection on a 100+ year old home. AARON NILIUSCertified Inspector (Residential & Commercial Properties) aaron@hsinspections.com Mobile:...
by Home Standards | Oct 17, 2022 | Basement, Buildings Exterior, Foundation, Home Inspections, Safety, Structural
Inspector Paul inspected a 122 year old home recently. He discovered bowing walls of more than an inch and the wall is actually moving out. There are a number of temporary support posts. These temporary posts are meant to be put in place before permanent posts and...
by Home Standards | Aug 31, 2022 | Basement, Blog, Electric, Foundation, Home Inspections, Radon, Safety
During a recent home inspection, Steve discovered a very unique radon mitigation system. Radon mitigation is used to reduce radon gas concentrations in buildings. Radon is a significant contributor to environmental radioactivity and has been proven to cause serious...
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...