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... by Jon Boyd | Jan 31, 2016 | Home Buying, Home Inspection, Home Ownership
I’ve posted before about the concern with poison drywall from China. It is a big problem in Florida and a number of other states. You can find more legal information about the Chinese drywall here. And it looks like there have not been problems reported to date in... by Jon Boyd | Jan 31, 2016 | Buyer Agency, Home Buying, Home Inspection, Home Ownership, Tech, Ventilation
I heard an interesting story yesterday from a home inspector that works in the Washtenaw County area. It was about one of those enlightening moments in his career and it happened ten or twelve years ago. He was at an inspection and he was talking to the home buyer...