The Intricacies of Re-Inspection: A Comprehensive Guide
When it comes to home inspections, a re-inspection offers its own unique set of challenges. Unlike the initial survey, which provides a broad overview of a home’s condition, re-inspections focus on specific areas that have undergone repairs. In this article, I’d like to explore the layers of expectation, expense, and authority that should be clarified […]
Mississippi Improves Building Code Ranking Says MPR
Last year Mississippi adopted stricter building code rules and the law has moved the state up the insurance industries ladder of coastal waterways says IBHS.
7 Truths Buyers Should Know About The Home Inspection Process
Would-a Could-a Should-a … Here are 7 truths you should know about the home inspection process that will leave you with sound advice.
What is That White Powdery Stuff on My Brick Wall?
We know that efflorescence is a fine, white, powdery deposit (see photo at right) of water-soluble salts left on the surface of masonry as the water evaporates. These efflorescent salt deposits tend to appear at the worst times, usually about a month after the building is constructed, and sometimes as long as a year after completion. Three conditions must exist before efflorescence will occur. If one is left out, efflorescence cannot form.
Brass Has No Class!
Jeeezzzz, I remember choosing this fixture for ALL my spec homes back in the 80’s and we didn’t think our homes were “cheap”! According to Mary Umberger of Inman News in her recent post at “Rooms for Improvement”, brass has no class when it comes to impressing buyers.