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The home buying process can be stressful - no doubt about it. Will our offer be accepted? Is the inspection going to reveal any landmines? Is the seller going to be flexible in negotiations or be a hardliner? Will we close on time? It's enough to make you lose sleep....

In this edition of Tools of the Trade we’ll look at a couple of indispensable ones – Moisture Meters and Infrared Moisture Meters Water, so essential to maintaining life, can be damaging to home materials and structure when it gets into places where it’s not...

 Your home inspection came and went smoothly.  You were even able to join the inspection near the end and we answered your questions and went over a few of the more important issues we discovered.   Later, our inspection report lands in your...

The most important tools a home inspector has are their eyes, ears and nose.  Based on their knowledge of homes and their systems they use these to determine does something look right?  Does it sound right?  Does it smell right (or smell when it’s not...

First in a series intended for first time home buyers. Your home inspection.  Who should, and should not attend? SO, you’ve found a house you love and hope to make it into your dream home.  You’ve made an offer, it was accepted and now you are under...

A roof is a critical component of any home and a subject of any competent home inspection.  While a home inspector will inspect a roof from the roof surface itself whenever possible, sometimes this cannot be done.  This can be for a variety of reasons: Roof...

As home inspectors one of our jobs is to inspect the water heater and report any deficiencies.  While not a requirement here at Gumshoe Property Inspection we also use an infrared thermometer to measure the water temperature when run on full hot.  We usually...

Short answer: No.  But maybe you received an inspection report telling you your water pressure was normal at say 57 psi, but that the flow rate at fixtures in the home are low.  So how can that be?  Great question, so let’s dive in and look at the differences. Water...

Your main sewer line isn’t something most homeowners think too much about – out of sight and out of mind.  And probably for good reason.  When you flush the toilet and everything goes down it’s all good right? Ehh...maybe.  The thing is your sewer line...