by Jon Boyd | Feb 27, 2019 | Construction, Home Inspection, Home Ownership
In the summer of 2017 I witness one of those really strange occurances. A lightning strike set the neighbor’s yard on fire. Or at least that is what it looked like. It turned out the lighting current went out into the yard via the steel gas line and it actually... 
by Jon Boyd | Feb 27, 2019 | Home Inspection, Home Ownership
We were helping a university professor and family purchase a home on Ann Arbor’s Eastside a while back. The home was very nicely maintained, so this was a real surprise. This home is about 60 years old and you can tell by the size and style of the chimney that... 
by Jon Boyd | Feb 27, 2019 | Construction, Home Inspection
Here is a video of a full roof replacement. This was a ~1,500 square foot home with long overhangs and a large 2.5 car garage so the total roof area was about 3,000 square feet. Since we have witnessed hundreds of home inspections we know that roofing is an area where... 
by Jon Boyd | Oct 26, 2017 | Construction, Home Inspection, Home Ownership
In this video, our agent Laura Degiovanni discusses a common problem we see on new construction where a builder takes a shortcut that gets past the municipal inspector. It typically doesn’t become a problem until long after the builder is gone, but by saving on... 
by Jon Boyd | Oct 26, 2017 | Condominiums, Home Inspection, Tech, Thermal Imaging
We recently helped a luxury condo buyer and during the home inspection, the buyer noticed a mysterious hiss sound in the hallway to the master bathroom. Between the buyer’s sensitive ears, the inspector’s curiosity and our thermal imaging camera, we were... 
by Jon Boyd | Oct 26, 2017 | Home Buying, Home Inspection, Home Ownership
We had a home inspection of an Ann Arbor luxury home built about 50 years ago. When the inspector was on the roof he discovered a lot of problems with the chimney. It was actually coming apart on all four sides. This was quite a surprise as the seller hadn’t... 