Damage From a Water Leak Can Cost As Much As The Average Luxury Car Whether it’s a fire, plumbing flood, or burglary, you probably have insurance to cover your losses. But simply having your stuff replaced doesn’t account for the turmoil or disruption that one of these disasters causes. Water damage repairs cost an average […]

UNDERSTANDING WINDOWS Any opening in a building’s envelope – in its outer shell – is technically called fenestration, a term that includes windows, skylights and doors. Obviously, fenestration is important if you’re concerned about energy efficiency. A typical house can lose 30 percent of it’s energy dollars out the windows and doors, according to the […]

Revealing Hidden Defects A recent inspection was taking its normal course. Appliances, Electrical, plumbing, HVAC etc. were all checking out OK. Our client was very happy, as they had done their homework and researched houses built in the 1970’s. They had downloaded our “What to Expect When Buying a House Built in the 1970’s” white […]

Shorten Long URL’s for Twitter or Text Sending a link to a listing or website is a great way to share information. But try sending a link for a listing to someone via text or Twitter. Many links, or URL’s, are so long that you will exceed the 140 character limit of most text messages […]

Finally, there is a “fix” for people who have cell phone deficit disorder syndrome. Do you or someone you know suffer from poor cell phone coverage at their home or office? A Cell Phone Dead Zone? I had to run out my back door every time my cell phone rang so I could talk to people […]

Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs) are special types of electrical outlets and circuit breakers designed to detect and respond to potentially dangerous electrical arcs in home branch wiring. How do they work?   AFCIs function by monitoring the electrical waveform and promptly opening (interrupting) the circuit they serve if they detect […]