As I was trying to figure out what this was, I asked the Realtor if this house was a foreclosure; he said, “Yes”. At that point I realized what I was looking at. The previous owners had taped half of a fish in the fireplace to really stink the place up. I have seen a lot of interesting things that the disgruntled former owners do as they are being forced out of their home, but this was a first.
Posted 1 month ago
Hot LAVA!!!!
I must admit that lava is the first thing that came to mind when I spotted this with my Thermal Camera. It turns out that the bank had new carpet installed in the house and apparently the installer “forgot” to cut out an opening for the HVAC floor register. There was another properly done register in the room so I can only assume it was the end of the day and he was in a hurry.
Posted 2 months ago
This one is not as serious as the last one, but I am still wondering how this was supposed to solve the problem that they thought they had. I guess I am just not smart enough…..
Posted 2 months ago
No pithy one-liners about this photo, the subject is just too serious. This is a picture of the top of a chimney that was “capped” with a concrete stepping stone from the yard. The house had been “flipped” and no-one, not even the selling agent was aware of this situation. It was a good thing that the rain had stopped so that I was able to get up on the roof since the cap was not noticeable from the ground.
Posted 3 months ago
This Infrared Image illustrates one of the reasons I “like” doing a home inspection when it is raining. There was some moisture damage in the lower left corner of the window so I knew, at the very least, the window had been leaking at some point. But since it had been raining all night and during the inspection, I was able to use the IR camera to show that there was water actively making its way into the wall below the window.
Posted 5 months ago
I am not sure as to the thought process that lead up to using a C-clamp to facilitate the repair, but at least they used a BIG one.
Posted 9 months ago
My banner came in! Looking pretty good, if I do say so myself. Now, who needs a home inspection.
Posted 10 months ago
On Tues I showed off my new 2 wheel inspection rig at a local Realtor meeting. I received a lot of positive comments.
As a home inspector, I see a lot of "interesting" things in the course of my work. I will be posting the best of them here.
