by Jay Birkholz | Feb 20, 2018 | Featured, Home Inspection Tips
The service panel in most homes contains circuit breakers, which look like little switches. Older homes may contain fuses, but they serve the same purpose as circuit breakers, to stop the flow of electricity when there is a problem. As a homeowner, you need access to...
by Jay Birkholz | Feb 1, 2018 | Home Inspection Tips
Pro-Check Home Inspections is committed to helping its clients discover, document and understand mold related issues. We provide Mold Testing and Mold Inspection and consulting to the Colorado Springs area including: Teller, Douglas, Pueblo Counties. MOLD...
by Jay Birkholz | Dec 23, 2016 | Home Inspection Tips
WHY RADON TESTING? We recommend Radon testing be done because you cannot see, smell, or taste radon. But it still may be a problem in your home. When you breathe air containing radon, you increase your risk of getting lung cancer. In fact, the Surgeon General of the...
by Jay Birkholz | Oct 20, 2016 | Featured, Home Inspection Tips
Pro-Check Home Inspections includes infrared thermal imaging (Thermography) in each of our inspections. It is an advanced, non-invasive technology that allows us to show our clients things about their home that can’t be revealed using conventional inspection...
by Jay Birkholz | Aug 14, 2016 | Featured, Home Inspection Tips
Check roof – Examine shingles, flashing, cracked boots around vents from the ground with binoculars as part of regular home maintenace. Anything questionable, call a professional who’ll inspect for free. Clean gutters – Leaves, pine needles and other...