Archive for Home Maintenance
Federal Pacific Electrical Panels
Article came out in the Dallas paper to aware homeowners about these defective panels. These panels can be located anywhere around the Dallas/Fort Worth areas. These panels have been around for sometime. Some have not had any issues YET. I’ve reported on many of these panels to be replaced during home inspections in Arlington, Fort [...]
Homeowner Tips on Saving Energy
Being a Fort Worth and Dallas area home inspector has taught me some simple methods homeowners can perform to help reduce your energy bills. Homeowners can easily conduct a simple home energy audit for themselves to find and repair obvious issues. With a simple walk-through, you can spot many problems within the house. Locating Air [...]
Is your A/C Duct Leaking
Fort Worth Dallas Home Inspector on Leaking A/C Ducts. Central heating and cooling systems use an air distribution or duct system to circulate heated and/or cooled air to all the conditioned rooms in a house. Even when properly designed, duct systems must be installed correctly to be efficient, maintain uniform temperatures throughout the house, operate [...]
Cleaning and Maintaining your Jetted Tub
I recently performed my routine maintenance on the jacuzzi tub we have in the master bath. I thought I would share some of the tips I’ve picked up during my home inspection career. I’m always seeking to better my knowledge on questions that may come up during one of my home inspections. All whirlpool bathtubs have [...]
Caring for your Landscaping during Heat Wave
During the hot Texas summer heat waves, all our hard work from the spring can go right out the window on our lawn and landscapes. Extra care needs to be done in order to keep the plants in our landscapes alive during the summer and especially during a heat wave. Here are some tips to [...]
Do You Have Bed Bugs
When people think about blood sucking insects, they first picture a mosquito or tick. Did you know bed bugs are also blood suckers. The tiny, sneaky insects are spreading so rapidly across the United States that almost no region or area is unbitten, a new survey suggests. The United States has seen a 50-fold increase [...]
Sloppy Evaporator Coil Install
Came across this a/c systems evaporator coil today. It’s amazing how lazy some people are. If you pay a professional to do a job, you expect to get a professional job done. The coil was so off level, condensation was standing on the left side of the pan whenever the a/c was running. Here in [...]
Roof Flashing by a Fort Worth Home Inspector
The main purpose of a roof is to protect the home from the elements. Rainfall is the #1 culprit of water getting underneath the roof structure. Water needs to be shed away from valleys, chimneys, ridges, eaves, rakes, skylights, roof penetrations and roof to wall intersections. Water built up in these particular locations can cause [...]
North Texas Foundations by a Fort Worth Home Inspector
The number one question I get during home inspections is “How is the Foundation”. I decided to write this post to help people understand the North Texas area conditions regarding foundations. Movement in the foundation can be caused by many factors, the most common reason is differential soil movement. In the North Texas area many [...]
Home Chores for Spring Time by a Fort Worth Home Inspector
1. Check gutters for leafs and debris and clean out if needed 2. Low areas in the yard or next to foundation need to be filled in. Low areas (negative grade toward home) will cause water to pond and if not corrected could leave you with some unwanted foundation problems. All grading around house should [...]
