by Jay Birkholz | Jul 2, 2016 | Home Inspection Tips
Choosing the Right Roofing First, a roof inspection is one of those preventative maintenance jobs that’s easy to overlook. Don’t. Add a once-a-year reminder on your calendar to go out on a warm day and fix any problems you find. It’s easy to fall into the pattern of...
by Jay Birkholz | Jun 11, 2016 | Home Inspection Tips
Your Home Inspection Before you buy a home, one of the things you should do is to have the home checked out by a professional home inspector. Buying a home is expensive. So why would you choose to fork over another $300 if you’re not required to? In this post,...
by Jay Birkholz | May 9, 2016 | Featured, Home Inspection Tips
1. Clean the House This sounds so simple yet home owners often overlook this tactic. Home inspectors are people first and inspectors second. As people, they carry preconceived ideas of how well a home has been maintained. Clean homes say you care and take care...
by Jay Birkholz | Apr 29, 2016 | Home Inspection Tips
Here are some basic rules for steps: • Most deck stairs have open risers (the vertical space between stairs) that are not safe for children. Risers may be open, but should not allow the passage of a sphere 4 inches in diameter. • It’s typical for steps in the same...
by Jay Birkholz | Jan 19, 2016 | Home Inspection Tips
One tactic increasingly bringing buyers and sellers closer together is a property pre-listing inspection are obtained by the seller before the home is even listed. A seller’s pre-listing inspection report is not in lieu of one commissioned by the buyer, but it...
