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You know your sump pump is working overtime when there is a growing gully spreading from the outlet pipe. This homeowner needs to at least put a splash block under the sump outlet, and would also benefit from a battery … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Things, Inspection Tales
Tagged drainage, strangeness, sump pump, water
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What Home Inspectors do is not rocket science. We are trained to look for defects in a methodical way and we have an extensive list of what we are looking for, but that doesn’t mean YOU, the buyer, can’t be … Continue reading
Posted in Bad Things, FYI, Inspection Tales
Tagged DIY, Doors, drafts, Electricity, energy, Furnace, Gas, HVAC, Inspection, water, Windows
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Is the rainwater flowing through your gutters and into your downspouts really going where you think it is? Often during Home Inspections, or home checkups, I explain to my clients that I can only surmise where the water from the … Continue reading
Posted in Common Sense, Maintenance
Tagged basements, drainage, gutters, rain, sump pump, water
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