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Home Standards: Providing a Higher Standard of Service
Tips for Summer Maintenance
Tips for Summer Maintenance by Steve Vacha Every season has its maintenance and things to remember. Number one problem for most home owners is not controlling surface water. Extensions as needed and keep gutters clean. Maintaining sprinkler systems: Verify...
The Importance of a Home Inspection
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Troublesome Roof Leaks
Troublesome Roof Leaks by Steve Vacha There are few things that concern a prospective buyer as much as moister penetration into a home. When it comes in the form of a roof leaks, it can really raise red flags for them. If roof leaks are not addressed in a timely...
New construction blunder
Even new construction should be inspected, especially if you are not familiar with the Builder. Here is a spot over the master bedroom/bath area I recently found around the side of the garage attic area that somebody forgot to insulate...whoopsie!! -Tim Krof
An Interesting Roofing Manuever
I love the resourcefulness of people in this city. What do we do when we run out of shingles? Do we buy more? NO! We find a piece of sheet metal and use a lot of caulk.....a LOT of caulk!! -Tim Krof
Wildlife Encounters
Tim actually found one of these little guys hanging out in a disposal during a recent inspection. Don't worry he was released outside. It is crazy to find the areas critter can get into in a house. This was a case of the bat probably making its way down a plumbing...
Types of Cracks
Types of Cracks Concrete does two things; it gets hard, and it cracks. When looking at a crack in a house’s foundation wall, the type of crack can often indicate what is causing the crack to occur. Vertical or stair step cracks indicate settlement of part of...
Concrete, The Magical Mud
Concrete the Magical Mud. by Steve Vacha Concrete is an integral part of home construction. Throughout the centuries and in many places still today, people live in mud or earth homes. As society has progressed, our building materials have improved. The ingredients...
Garage door safety mechanisms
In the picture you can see that the safety beams are in this garage are installed in a very wrong location. They are up in the rafters of the garage. Periodically we see people do this just to make sure the beams are never broken. Of course, they should be at either...