Building Consultant
An iron-oxidizing bacteria causes the rusty stain. You may find it ponding in low spots on your lawn and oozing from the ground after heavy rain during the summer. During the winter, a high water table can push it to the surface,
If you’re considering buying a home with ivy-covered exterior walls, know that a visual inspection cannot address hidden defects. Ivy can cover important information you may need to consider during the investigative process, most commonly cracks and painted surfaces. If I can’t see it, I can’t report it.
Let’s start where most homebuyer’s questions start. Do building codes require gutters? And if they do, what action can I take to address the fact that I don’t have gutters installed on my new home? No, and it can be a complicated
Rustication is a range of masonry techniques giving visible surfaces a finish that contrasts in texture with the smoothly finished, squared-block masonry surfaces called ashlar.