Your radon testing is done and your results are in what should you do now? As a local home inspector I often here this question. Here are a few things you should know: a. High radon levels can be reduced. The EPA recommends that you take action to reduce your home’s indoor radon levels if […]
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Old historic home buying
An old historic home may have a lot of character, and is often very beautiful. But buying an old historic home also has its on set of inspection challenges. If you are buying an old historic home. WatchDog Inspectors can help Click here to… Inspecting for Defects in an Old Historic Home by Nick Gromicko While you can’t predict the lurking […]
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Home Smells Odor Removal Strategies
Odor Removal Strategies for home smells You’ve been searching for the perfect home with in your price range and you walk into one where the home smells. What should you do? Perhaps you’re considering purchasing a home with unpleasant home smells or currently own one. Most likely you got a great deal in hopes that […]
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Electrical Safety
Electrical Safety- Electrical Safety is important. Electricity is an essential part of our lives. However, it has the potential to cause great harm. Electrical systems will function almost indefinitely, if properly installed and not overloaded or physically abused. Electrical fires in our homes claim the lives of 485 Americans each year and injure 2,305 more. Some of […]
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Septic System Inspections
Septic System Inspections by Nick Gromicko and Kenton Shepard Septic system inspections are important for the longevity and health of a septic system. The septic system receives, treats and disposes of unwanted wastewater and solids from a building’s plumbing system. Solids are partially broken down into sludge within a septic tank and are separated from effluent […]
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How your Septic System Works, and How to Keep it Running Properly
Septic systems treat and disperse relatively small volumes of wastewater from individual and small numbers of homes and commercial buildings. Septic system regulation is usually a state and local responsibility. The EPA provides information to homeowners and assistance to state and local governments to improve the management of septic systems to prevent failures that could harm […]
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