How to Hire a Home Inspector
So, you are buying or selling a home and you feel that you need an experienced professional to inspect the property so that you go into the sale/purchase knowing every…
Read MoreOnions – Peeling Back the Layers of Conflict of Interest
Wood pests, wood destroying organisms, structural pests, termites and dryrot, or, fungus, whatever or however you refer to them, they are the uninvited, unwanted guests that can degrade the wood…
Read MoreAfraid of Home Inspections?
No matter whom you talk to that is involved in a home sale transaction, whether it be the owner, buyer or real estate agent, everyone has a certain amount of…
Read MoreThis Site Hosted by Sustainable Solar Energy
You’re looking at a web site that is 100% SOLAR POWERED. It’s the responsible thing, but it’s also the smart thing to do. Why? Read on… In California, where we’ve…
Read MoreTo ‘Treat’ or not to ‘Treat’, that is the question
We live in a time and society of ‘it has to happen now…I mean RIGHT NOW! Or else!’ But, maybe that is working against us – big time. I mean,…
Read MoreAs we head out of spring into summer…
For those of us here in the mountain counties region, but specifically the Tuolumne County area that is served by Tuolumne Utilities District (T.U.D.) for our water, the up and…
Read MoreOh No, We’re Not Go’in There Again, Are We?
We find ourselves going into springtime and looking forward to warm sunny days and all the outdoor activities that go along with the spring and summer time of year. But…
Read MoreThe “silent killer”
Just when you thought that your home was the safe, secure and a rejuvenating place that you want be…I guess I’m on a roll about things that can show up…
Read MoreRadon What To Who?
January was designated as “National Radon Action Month” by the Environmental Protection Agency (E. P. A.) in an attempt to raise the awareness and general understanding of radon and its’…
Read MoreHome Buying/Selling Rhetoric
Happy New Year! You’re probably tired of hearing that and all but ‘through’ with the holiday thing, however, here we are several days into the new 2013 year with all…
Read More‘Ol Man Winter is here – It’s getting cold!
So, with winter upon us, short days, wet and windy storms with colder temperatures, just how is a person to keep the heating bill from skyrocketing without feeling like you…
Read MoreBears and Lions…I’m Off the Beaten Path!
Mountain lions and brown bears – have you ‘lost it’ Ron? What in the world do those animals have to do with Home Inspections and WDO/Structural Pest Inspections? Well, I…
Read MoreFire Proof Your Property
As we edge towards the end of summer, the fire danger is very high here in our area due to the dry winter we had and the hot, dry, low…
Read MoreLucky you owning a pool!
At this time of the year, I always envy people that own a swimming pool. What a way to beat the heat and to enjoy the company of family, friends…
Read MoreMobile/Manufactured Home Quirks and Thoughts
A part of my inspection business includes inspecting homes that people are buying or selling that were actually built in a ‘factory’. No, seriously, just like a car, these home…
Read MoreHow About Proactive Rather Than Reactive?
Since the beginning of time, pest control has been almost completely reactive rather than proactive. It kind of stands to reason that someone isn’t going to be really motivated to…
Read MoreTuolumne and Calaveras County Burn Restrictions
About a week ago, Cal Fire (California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection) lifted the seasonal restrictions on burning and burn hours. This occurs every year around this time as…
Read MoreHeh, is that winter just around the corner?
From a couple week stretch of 100 + degrees (a whole month of 90 + degrees) to low 70’s daytime/40’s at night with light rain basically overnight is a real…
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