Have you ever had water leaking out of a pipe coming from your eave. Do you know what that is? It is draining from your catch pan under your HVAC system. The pan is full of water because the normal condensation line has clogged. In this video Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina shows a […]
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Air Condition Trouble – Clogged Condensation Line
September 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Home Buying · Home Maintenance · Preparing Your Home for the Inspection
Sealed Crawl Spaces
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Do you have high moisture in your crawl space? Will a sealed crawl space fix it? Yes it will but how does it work. A “normal vented” crawl space actually pulls in more moisture if there are air conditioning ducts there. By sealing off the vents you are preventing new moisture from coming into the […]
Tags: Going Green · Home Buying · Preparing Your Home for the Inspection · Selling Your Home
Difference Between Termite Damage and Moisture Damage
March 19th, 2008 · No Comments
There are many ways the wood on your house can get damaged. If you have damage, Do you know whether its moisture damage, carpenter ant damage, or worst of all, termite damage. Moisture damage leaves a cubicle rot or alligatoring look to it. Carpenter ant damage leaves the wood with a stringy appearance. Carpenter ants […]
Tags: Home Buying · Preparing Your Home for the Inspection · Real Estate Investing · Termites
Termite Damage to the Front Band Sill
March 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Do you know where the No # 1 spot for termites is in your house? Over eighty percent of the time we find termite damage it is in the band sill or the outermost joist adjacent to the front stoop or porch. Why is this? Its because these stoops are “dirt filled” and they also […]
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Trim Damage
March 10th, 2008 · No Comments
Do you have trim damage? Do you have soft wood around windows and doors? What happens here is water gets in behind the wood where it’s not primed or painted, then the pourous wood will suck it up and it will cause damage. Moisture in wood is also attractive for termites. After the moisture has […]
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Are You Dumb Enough to Be Rich?
March 10th, 2008 · No Comments
The cost of living is higher than ever, there
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Seven Tips for First-time Homebuyers
March 10th, 2008 · No Comments
If you
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