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Electrical Panel Concerns
Electrical Panel Concerns By Steve Vacha Most of us have an innate respect or fear of electricity. Be it our parents warning us about it from an early age or maybe having the outlet spark on us as we tried to plug in a damaged tool or appliance. Our homes today have...
Energy
Energy Steve Vacha Where would we be without it? We only have to remember how out of sorts we get when there is a short power outage at our homes. The cost of energy is going up. We pay more and more to heat our homes and keep the lights on. The cost to the...
Steps of Biblical Proportion
Steps of Biblical Proportions By Steve Vacha My wife recently came home from a Bible study and told me the steps to the main Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, are not consistent. They were purposely laid out in an irregular pattern to emphasize to the pilgrim...
Garage Safety
Garage Safety By Jon Vacha With the rise of “never stop improving” and “more saving, more doing” more and more home owners are becoming do-it-your-selfers. Every now and then we will run into the handy work of someone who didn’t go about things in the best possible...
Lots of Hot Air and Gases
Lots of Hot Air and Gases By Tim Krof As winter approaches and the thermostat plummets below zero, we will all be depending on our furnaces to keep us warm and toasty. The monthly costs to run this appliance will vary depending on outside temperature, thermostat...
Keeping Heads Out of Gutters
Keeping Heads out of Gutters By Jon Vacha Most gutters are designed to perfectly fit those gutter clips that Christmas lights hang on to. Gutters are also good for grabbing on to if you slip on a roof during an inspecting and start to slide off. When it rains they...
When It Rains It Pours
When It Rains It Pours By Steve Vacha My father was fond of saying that. He usually wasn’t talking about the weather. Our recent weather does fit this saying. Who can remember rain like we have been having? Homes that have never taken in water have had water in...
Roof Inspections Important
Roof Inspections Important By Steve Vacha During inspection walk-throughs one of the biggest questions buyers have is “what is the condition of the roof?” Home insurance companies are starting to focus more and more on that the same question. 10 years ago most...
Inspecting Houses is a Gas
Inspecting Houses is a Gas By Jon Vacha “CSST gas pipe needs grounding.” Have you ever heard that from a home inspector? Chances are you have, it’s a common home inspection topic. Any house built before 2009 that has CSST (corrugated stainless steel tubing) gas pipe...